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Severe leg cramps: How do you relax severe leg cramps?
Bones, Joints & Muscles | Last Active: Apr 28, 2021 | Replies (208)Comment receiving replies
My husband has regular leg cramps that he cannot get worked out. He tried theraworks, and it did help. The primary ingredient is magnesium, the rest was just fluff. I did some research and purchased a product called calm, this is a magnesium powder that is an electrolyte replacement. I mix a tsp. In a glass of water and he drinks it. The cramps go away quickly and he does not need it again for sometimes a week. The doctor said these cramps are cause by too much or not enough water, causing an electrolyte imbalance. Your body will eliminate what you don’t need if you add them. Beware too much oral magnesium, it will give you bowel side effects. I have another friend who mixes calm into a lotion and just uses a bit on the muscles and said that helps at a fraction of the price of theraworks. I always look for moderation in any of these products. If it truly works, ask why, then ask if it is safe.
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Hi - it sounds like you discovered the formula to help your husband (carefully).
When my Mom was on numerous meds and getting horrible leg cramps, they did specific electrolyte testing and identified her deficiencies. Turns out she was drinking TOO MUCH water - at less than 5' and about 100 lbs, the 32oz water & ice tumbler she was draining about 3x a day was washing out too much, so the doctor changed her to a smaller tumbler (cognitive issues - she was determined to empty it 3 times) and told us to add a daily specific multi-vitamin/mineral (don't remember which) - she got 90% better over a short time.
Many meds, especially those for heart & BP, can mess with electrolytes - but too many supplements can mess with effectiveness of the meds as well. So if you take meds for heart, BP or kidneys, clear any supplements with your doc or friendly pharmacist to be sure you don't cause a new problem while trying to solve another one.
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So glad to see this comment on leg cramps. I don't get them all the time, maybe several times in the week. When I first got them, they were excruciating. But then when I felt them coming on, I learned how to relax my leg and do a little stretching, which seems to ward off the cramps. I seem to get them mainly when I'm lying in bed, perhaps more often in the morning rather than night. I did notice that on one of my medications it said that cramps (don't recall if it said leg cramps) can be a side effect of it. I was never aware of anything one could take for cramps!!!