night time leg cramps

jab160 · Senior Member

night time leg cramps

sheeds · Veteran Member

I get the same every now and then with "restless leg". All of a sudden a leg will jump around once or twice. Google "Dr Oz",there's everything there on his website. Lay off coffee for a while,drink plenty of water,lay off the salt,eat plenty of broccoli and spinach. And pat the dog!

jab160 · Senior Member

lay off coffee......eat lots of that green stuff.....maaate, you must be joking.

pat me dog..........christ, it near on sleeps with me. ( much to the wifes annoyance )

"restless leg".........that's a goodin. ( ive heard of "throwing a leg over" ).........yet to find the meaning tho.

chicken · Senior Member

Hi Jab160

Cramps can be very painful. I also suffer from them and so I find to drink some tonic water helps. Not all the time just so often have a couple of glasses. Can't do any harm, taste is good and as I said I find it helps. I was on a jury case for almost 4 months a few years ago and all the sitting around started the cramping, but with the Tonic water it was eased quite a lot. Now just in the feet sometimes - hit the tonic water and presto - no cramps for quite a while. Good luck.

Chicken.

Spydermann · Senior Member

One cause of leg cramps is supposedly from lack of potassium. My dad used to have a banana for supper. Missus takes cramp-eze.

brickies · Guru

Cpap machine fixed mine

Delta18 · Guru

A Quinine Tab (Quinbisul) works for me. Swallow one when the cramp grabs me then I don't get another attack for months.

Your Doc should prescribe them if you ask.

Cheers Neil

aussie_paul · Guru

Tonic water also works.

Aussie Paul. smile

Delta18 · Guru

aussie_paul wrote:
Tonic water also works.
Aussie Paul.

As Chicken said above!

jules47 · The Happy Helper

Apparently magnesium works for cramps, and restless legs - worth a try - fluid magnesia, available from pharmacy - old fashioned remedies are sometimes the best. As for the tonic water, it has quinine in it, I think, which they give you for malaria, maybe that is the ingredient that works for cramps etc.

aussie_paul · Guru

Delta18 wrote:
aussie_paul wrote:
Tonic water also works.
Aussie Paul.
As Chicken said above!

Oops, missed that Delta18. doh

Aussie Paul. smile

-- Edited by aussie_paul on Monday 3rd of August 2015 06:28:37 PM

Nomes · Senior Member

Best remedy for me is, put a wine cork in your bed, near your feet so you don't roll on it. Seriously it works.

And you could try soaking your feet in Epsom Salts, lovely lovely!

Chicken strangler · Senior Member

Cramps. First thing I would do is get my blood sugar level tested For diabetes.

Restless legs, remember the fizzy drink Salvital? While not the healthiest drink worth trying once in the morning once at night for a short while.

Ralph

chicken strangler

Woody n Sue · Guru

I used to get the restless legs also called electric legs I would take an iron tablet and within minuets I would be asleep worked amazingly fast for me anyway but since having two blood clots some years ago I can't take iron tabs because they are a blood thickener so have had to put up with them not on rat poison anymore as I use cinnamon on my breakfast as it is a natural blood thinner haven't had many since may be just coincidence though
Just my experience

madaboutled · Guru

Delta18 wrote:
A Quinine Tab (Quinbisul) works for me. Swallow one when the cramp grabs me then I don't get another attack for months.
Your Doc should prescribe them if you ask.
Cheers Neil

My left leg lives in a constant state of cramp varying from mild to intence, with the intence cramps lasting for several days. Quinbisal is the only thing that works for me, but I can only take them max 4 times a month due to the high doseage. So, I have to be climbing through the roof before I can take them.

barina · Guru

I sympathise with you. I get get them now and then and they are like a knife twisting in my thighs and shins. I find walking around barefoot on cold tiles seems to quicken the relief somewhat. Magnesium is good I just forget to take it when I don't get them for a while smile

Just heard this stuff advertised yesterday so I might give it a go and see if it works ok

http://www.carusosnaturalhealth.com.au/product/106/good-nights-slee

Good Luck

Judy