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Do you get "leg cramps" (Charlie Horse) muscle cramps, at night?

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Contributor: Bignuf Bignuf
In the last few months, hubby and I have both been up a few nights a week, with terrible leg cramps. We have both been checked and our calcium and potassium levels are fine. I drink a fair amount of water. Hubby is always very well hydrated (water bottle in hand at all times....old serious athlete habit).

There are a few blogs here, where people speak about the same issue.

How common is this? Any suggestions for stopping them from happening???
Answers (public voting - your screen name will appear in the results):
I am a Male and do get "night leg cramps"
Sugarfina , Martiniman , GONE! , CD007
4
I am a Female and do get night leg craps.
twelve13 , Rossie , amenti , Rory , tequilafish , padmeamidala , Missy27 , KinkyNicki92 , Breas , DeliciousB , LavenderSkies , rihanne , Vanille , captainsgirl , purpledesert , TheirPet , GirlOnGirl , DawnStar , tami
19
I have almost never had them.
K101 , Allstars316 , Stagger13 , Cindi025 , wicked weasel , PropertyOfPotter , brevado , mpfm , Wicked Wahine , spiced , dawnkye , The Vixen , hillys , BlooJay , chicmichiw , purpledesert , Falsepast , LexiKitten , Apate , CSM2010 , SecondStory , woodsdragon , hhh , richsam , misskat
25
I have never, ever had one.
Living Doll , Zandrock , lulz , HeartThrobby , deltalima , married with children
6
Other?
Geogeo , Lover of Leather , Real or memorex , Flower1 , Beautiful-Disaster , Pia Jouet
6
Total votes: 60 (59 voters)
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Contributor: Rossie Rossie
I get them occasionally and hated it, had to wake my husband up to massage my sore muscles.
02/23/2013
Contributor: K101 K101
Quote:
Originally posted by Bignuf
In the last few months, hubby and I have both been up a few nights a week, with terrible leg cramps. We have both been checked and our calcium and potassium levels are fine. I drink a fair amount of water. Hubby is always very well hydrated (water ... more
I used to, but hardly ever now. I think actually the herbs I take, vitamins and himalayan salt has actually made a big difference in aches and pains (including Charlie horses!) that I used to have because I no longer do. No matter how much water I've drank, it's never been something that prevented them for me. I think himalayan (pink crystal) salt is really good for stopping them. My partner used to get them a lot too, but he consumes the salt as well as vitamins. Hard to tell which exactly may have caused them to stop especially with him getting them all the time, but one of them made a big difference.
02/23/2013
Contributor: amenti amenti
I get them daily. This massager from EF link has helped me greatly to relieve them and prevent them. This is perfect for all over body massage and has so many great uses and attachments.
Stretching before and after bed is great plus exercise and nutrition.
Himalayan salt is good too but I think epsom salts(Magnesium sulfate) soak in bath is perfect for them everytime, plus you can supplement it as well.
link
02/23/2013
Contributor: Rory Rory
I only get them once in a while but when I do I increase my water intake for a few days.
02/23/2013
Contributor: Stagger13 Stagger13
Quote:
Originally posted by Bignuf
In the last few months, hubby and I have both been up a few nights a week, with terrible leg cramps. We have both been checked and our calcium and potassium levels are fine. I drink a fair amount of water. Hubby is always very well hydrated (water ... more
I think maybe once or twice..so far I have been lucky.
02/23/2013
Contributor: Living Doll Living Doll
I've never had them, fortunately.
02/23/2013
Contributor: PropertyOfPotter PropertyOfPotter
I've gotten them before, but not often.
02/23/2013
Contributor: Geogeo Geogeo
Quote:
Originally posted by Bignuf
In the last few months, hubby and I have both been up a few nights a week, with terrible leg cramps. We have both been checked and our calcium and potassium levels are fine. I drink a fair amount of water. Hubby is always very well hydrated (water ... more
I only get them when I stretch too much
02/23/2013
Contributor: Sugarfina Sugarfina
Quote:
Originally posted by Bignuf
In the last few months, hubby and I have both been up a few nights a week, with terrible leg cramps. We have both been checked and our calcium and potassium levels are fine. I drink a fair amount of water. Hubby is always very well hydrated (water ... more
I voted for Cody. He gets them all the time, especially after standing for a while or after we have some intense sex.
02/23/2013
Contributor: Lover of Leather Lover of Leather
Stretching helps, and getting a massage does too. The best thing I had my patients do was to increase their water intake, water helps to flush out the toxins and crap in our blood. Coffee, soda, ice teas, and the like just add to the sludge. The increase in water will help a lot of people, but for those who still have problems, take a good calcium supplement. The best is a calcium lactate supplement from Standard Process, it's the most readily useable by your body supplement out there. The next level down is calcium citrate. All the rest are pretty much just garbage as far as I'm concerned. Calcium covers the active sites on your muscle cells that are responsible for causing your muscles to contract.If you don't have enough calcium, these sites become exposed and your muscles can cramp up on you, usually when you are relaxed and almost asleep. Since I started taking calcium on a regular basis myself, I have not had any more night cramps at all. Some people may need to add in a magnesium supplement as well. Magnesium is a mineral that's a natural muscle relaxant. I hope this helps.
02/23/2013
Contributor: Zandrock Zandrock
Never had it
02/23/2013
Contributor: Sassy Pam Sassy Pam
I used to have them alot while I was pregnant, I hardly ever get them now.
02/23/2013
Contributor: Missy27 Missy27
I don't get them often but sometimes when I am dehydrated.
02/23/2013
Contributor: brevado brevado
Very rarely
02/23/2013
Contributor: lulz lulz
A charlie horse at night? God no. That's a hyper extension.
02/23/2013
Contributor: KinkyNicki92 KinkyNicki92
I used to get really severe leg cramps when i was pregnant especially at night when they would wake me up. after i had my daughter i had a few more then they just stopped. haven't had one since
02/23/2013
Contributor: dawnkye dawnkye
That's terrible! I've had a couple charlie horses, and they were so terrible. Sorry, I don't have any advice for you, but you have all my sympathy!
02/23/2013
Contributor: DeliciousB DeliciousB
Quote:
Originally posted by Bignuf
In the last few months, hubby and I have both been up a few nights a week, with terrible leg cramps. We have both been checked and our calcium and potassium levels are fine. I drink a fair amount of water. Hubby is always very well hydrated (water ... more
You may want to stretch at night before bed.
02/23/2013
Contributor: The Vixen The Vixen
I know what you're talking about and I've had it happen a few times, but that was mostly when I was still a teen.
02/23/2013
Contributor: Chelynn67 Chelynn67
Quote:
Originally posted by Bignuf
In the last few months, hubby and I have both been up a few nights a week, with terrible leg cramps. We have both been checked and our calcium and potassium levels are fine. I drink a fair amount of water. Hubby is always very well hydrated (water ... more
I get them all the time in my lower legs and feet
02/23/2013
Contributor: LavenderSkies LavenderSkies
Quote:
Originally posted by Bignuf
In the last few months, hubby and I have both been up a few nights a week, with terrible leg cramps. We have both been checked and our calcium and potassium levels are fine. I drink a fair amount of water. Hubby is always very well hydrated (water ... more
Occasionally I do. Unfortunately I just wait for them to work themselves out through stretching.
02/23/2013
Contributor: BlooJay BlooJay
I don't get them.
02/23/2013
Contributor: deltalima deltalima
Quote:
Originally posted by Bignuf
In the last few months, hubby and I have both been up a few nights a week, with terrible leg cramps. We have both been checked and our calcium and potassium levels are fine. I drink a fair amount of water. Hubby is always very well hydrated (water ... more
Never had one.
02/23/2013
Contributor: chicmichiw chicmichiw
I had a serious, awful leg cramp during the night -- I was having a dream and suddenly I woke to my calf muscle cramping so bad that it felt as if the muscle had slid off the bone. Truly the worst and most surprising cramp of my life
02/23/2013
Contributor: purpledesert purpledesert
Sometimes. :/
02/23/2013
Contributor: Falsepast Falsepast
Not really no.
02/23/2013
Contributor: Real or memorex Real or memorex
I used to get them when I was a teenager, and they were very uncomfortable. They stopped on their own.
02/23/2013
Contributor: married with children married with children
I would get them playing sports growing up, but never since then.
02/23/2013
Contributor: Flower1 Flower1
sometimes
02/23/2013