Severe leg and feet cramps

[BT65]

I get work up at night with severe leg/feet cramps and have to jump out of bed and walk them off.  It's extremely annoying.  I have neuropathy.  I've had it since the early 90's after being megadosed on AZT.  I was just wondering if anyone else was experiencing this and if the neuropathy would be the cause or if I should look into something else?

[RapidRod]

Betty, I've had it before. Severe leg and foot cramps. I was put on potassium and given two IVs for dehydration. After that everything was fine. I had them so bad that I was wanting to be put out of my misery. I feel for you. Nothing any worse than getting woke up from a sound sleep with cramps.

[mjmel]

Me too, Betty. Have to jump out of bed and try to work it out of the calf muscles. Oh man, does it hurt! Do not know what to suggest--but will try potassium supplements if it helps (will OK with Doc first). To my knowledge, I do not have neuropathy.
xxx,
Mike

[J.R.E.]

betty,


I haven't really had the leg cramps. I get the occasional charlie horse, in the calf muscle at times, but I have noticed that I am getting cramping, in my feet more, to the point where I have tio stand up and work it out, and it mostly occurs, when I am in bed sleeping. I have had mild, to moderate neuropathy since 2004, I don't take anything for it though.


Ray

[bedder1]

i see u have neropathy so i could be off base here...however i too had severe leg and foot..(even oxycontin didnt dull pain enough to sleep) turned out it was a side effect of gonnoreah...have u been cleared of having gonnoreah?

[BT65]

I don't have gonorrhea!   I should probably take potassium supplements, as this has happened before and I think at the time I did take potassium and it helped.

[Lis]

I have the same... my hands are involved as well... the doc says quinine is the key... and it has helped.. I do however choose tonic water as my poision... (the real thing would work better, but Im pilled out)

[BT65]

Did yo have to take a test for that i.e. blood test that the doctor used to determine it was quinine?  And is the tonic water over-the-counter?

[Lis]

there was no lab test that i took.. I have a history of neuropathy and when the cramps came he said there were quinine pills... I said I would rather just drink gin and Tonic..(it is over the counter in the soda isle at the store)  He laughed and told me to add lime.... LOL...

[BT65]

I think I might have tasted tonic water.  It's not all that great is it?  I wish I could do gin and tonic, but alas, my addictive nature will not allow it.

[Lis]

the qunine HELPS the cramps...  does NOT cause them..

sorry if i didnt make that clear...

[Miss Philicia]

Tonic water is an acquired taste.  I was a hardcore G&Ter in college until I switched to vodka and soda water (with a wedge of lemon, please).  Manhattan with orange bitters in the winter.