@ashby1947

Hi,
I’m jumping in late on this topic but would like to add my thoughts before the Christmas Eve festivities get under way. I’ve had occasional restless legs and cramps over the years. I started taking Magnesium glycinate a couple of month ago (400 mg) for better sleep because it is reputed to have a calming effect.
I noticed that I have had hardly any leg cramps or restless legs.....maybe one in a month or month and a half. I take the Mg right before bedtime. It is one of the many forms of magnesium that it easily absorbed into the bloodstream.

I just want to emphasize that you should not opt for a cheap brand of any supplement. There are many types of calcium and magnesium, for example, and you should research which type would benefit you more Not all supplements are created equal. Research the labs that produce them and the country of origin. The Magnesium Glycinate I take has the the amino acid glycine which is supposed to have a calming effect. It happens to work for me.

Hydration , as several people mentioned, is another important factor for everyone no matter what ails ya. Try stretching your hamstrings before bedtime as that may help. If you find something that works, that’s terrific. Nocturnal cramps seem to happen more often among the older population. I just don’t hear of younger people mentioning it as a problem.

Anyway....they’re the most god awful annoying things to happen when you are trying to sleep and have to jump up out of bed and stumble around in the dark trying to walk it off or massage it and then sliding back into bed when you think it’s over and trying to find the perfect sleep position and not move because it will happen again...argh. There’s a vision I have of all these people doing the cramp dance during the night.

Happy Holidays to all who celebrate

FL Mary