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

Contributor: LexiKitten LexiKitten
Not often, but I do suffer from RLS.
02/23/2013
Contributor: TheirPet TheirPet
I Get them when I'm low on potassium.
02/23/2013
Contributor: Apate Apate
I would get charlie horses from sleeping on an air mattress, otherwise I rarely get them.
02/23/2013
Contributor: Beautiful-Disaster Beautiful-Disaster
I used to... but not in a long time.
02/24/2013
Contributor: Martiniman Martiniman
I use to get leg cramps until I started living healthier.
02/24/2013
Contributor: GONE! GONE!
I don't get them often but I definitely do get them.
02/24/2013
Contributor: GirlOnGirl GirlOnGirl
I don't get them.
02/24/2013
Contributor: Silverwinds Silverwinds
Often times the reason for this is a salt deficiency. I used to get them in my calves and feet almost every night. When I went to the doctor to find out why, he told me to keep a salt shaker by my bed, eat a small bit of salt when it happens. Works every time! I don't get them anymore thankfully.
02/24/2013
Contributor: Cosmonaut Cosmonaut
I have never, ever had one.

Make sure you have enough vitamins/minerals in your diet. Especially potassium and calcium...but not too much potassium. Too much/too little potassium can pretty much insta-kill.
02/24/2013
Contributor: K101 K101
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Originally posted by 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 ... more
Good info. And the good news is: you can get a calcium/magnesium supplement all in one! The calcium supplements I take have magnesium too & I definitely think it's important to take magnesium with calcium as well as other vitamins to help it absorb.
02/24/2013
Contributor: SecondStory SecondStory
I rarely get any sort of cramps.
02/24/2013
Contributor: Pia Jouet Pia Jouet
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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 sometimes when I am dehydrated or my potassium levels are low, but thankfully they don't happen that often. I use biofeedback to relax my muscles when they do.
02/24/2013
Contributor: woodsdragon woodsdragon
We occasionally get them (both on our feet all day at work)
02/24/2013
Contributor: DawnStar DawnStar
Sometimes.
02/24/2013
Contributor: tami tami
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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
doc said to take magnesium and potassium we do and now no more leg cramps
02/25/2013
Contributor: richsam richsam
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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 have had maybe 2
02/25/2013
Contributor: misskat misskat
I've only had one and it was terrible. My partner gets them a little more frequently and he wakes up writhing in pain.
02/26/2013