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So this started nightly about 6 weeks ago where every night when I go to bed unless I lay perfectly still I will get muscle spasms in my calves or feet where I have to jump out of bed to relieve the muscle tightness. Some nights will happen six or seven times and significantly affecting my sleep. Went to my family doctor who gave me pills to take for restless leg syndrome to help. Well is sort of helping but just can't figure out what is causing this. Got blood work to check iron and calcium… read more
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Members connected over the frustrating experience of severe nighttime leg and calf cramps, with many describing pain so intense they had to... Read more
Try magnesium. I'm told that works for that. We don't get enough of that. I had a friend who suffered with That every night. And it work for her.
So an answer to my original post and a year of calf and leg spasms have ended, the culprit was steroids! Yes, can no longer take any kind of steroid in the form of cortisone, prednisone, entocort or spasms will happen. As soon as any of these were out of my system, the nightly spasms ended. Good to know, but RA pain is just terrible. Can’t win with this awful disease 🙁
I agree I started taking magnesium and hopefully, you're taking daily folic acid. I also added daily fish oil, calcium, and vitamin D.
Drink more water during afternoon and evening. Cut the soda and wine. It really helped me after a time.
I have this problem also. My podiatrist suggested wearing night splints on both legs. I thought he was crazy, but it has helped significantly. I also take gabapentin. Good luck!
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