Leg cramps at night

Posted by sparklegram @sparklegram, Aug 19, 2022

Hello everyone. I only have 4 more months on Tamoxifen and my 5 years will be up. I'm having bad leg cramps at night. Has anyone else had this side effect from Tamoxifen?

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Chris, Volunteer Mentor | @auntieoakley | Aug 21, 2022

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hjtkyhl | @hjtkyhl | Aug 21, 2022

@becsbuddy.com…….,hope the tonic water helps you too……hjtk

raebaby | @raebaby | Aug 22, 2022

In reply to @hjtkyhl "My geriatrician suggested quinine…. And I remember my dad, a civil engineer , taking quinine tablets(..." + (show)

I take quinine capsules that I bought on Amazon.

sandy15108 | @sandy15108 | Jul 24, 2023

In reply to @raebaby "I take quinine capsules that I bought on Amazon." + (show)

Do they really help? My legs go into painful spasms during sleep. I feel it has something to do with pressure on my bowel????? most often, I wake and need to go to bathroom.

raebaby | @raebaby | Jul 24, 2023

I actually take liquid quine I got on Amazon, sporadically. I don't have leg cramps often now. I don't know why things changed. I still have neuropathy that prevents me from driving. I get leg cramps if i get into strange positions trying to get down on the floor.

ruth7 | @ruth7 | Jul 25, 2023

In reply to @sandy15108 "Do they really help? My legs go into painful spasms during sleep. I feel it has..." + (show)

I think you might be lacking in magnesium. Take a daily tablet and see if the cramps go away. Or a couple of tablets during a cramping episode

ruth7 | @ruth7 | Jul 25, 2023

Magnesium tablets will help

southgawalker | @southgawalker | Jul 25, 2023

In reply to @raebaby "I actually take liquid quine I got on Amazon, sporadically. I don't have leg cramps often..." + (show)

My husband drinks tonic water. It helps!!

tessspike | @tessspike | Jul 25, 2023

A teaspoon of mustard or pickle juice are strange but helpful treatments for muscle cramps! Quinine is not recommended by most doctors. I stopped drinking tonic water after starting ribociclib due to possible heart-related side effects.