Cramp in the night !
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I have noticed a pattern ,if I drive for more than an hour in the day ,I can expect cramp in my left shin during the early hours !
For information I drive an auto so my left leg does very little .
Tried all the generic cramp stuff most of which isn't compatible with other important medication I have to take . The one thing that does seem to prevent it is daily consumption of Indian Tonic water ,the genuine stuff with quinine in it . Have it with lime juice/ cordial and ice .
Anyone with other tricks to avert the very painful attacks?
For information I drive an auto so my left leg does very little .
Tried all the generic cramp stuff most of which isn't compatible with other important medication I have to take . The one thing that does seem to prevent it is daily consumption of Indian Tonic water ,the genuine stuff with quinine in it . Have it with lime juice/ cordial and ice .
Anyone with other tricks to avert the very painful attacks?
robinh73 said:
Have you tried Magnesium tablets? My fiancée suffers with terrible cramps, especially at night and the only thing that works is Magnesium. I can't remember the exact one she gets but Holland and Barrett have the right stuff in.
It's one of the things I have to be wary of .Cancer ,cardiac and stroke meds along with type two diabetes and being 70+ isn't fun . I obviously should have read the small print about getting old !
grumpy52 said:
robinh73 said:
Have you tried Magnesium tablets? My fiancée suffers with terrible cramps, especially at night and the only thing that works is Magnesium. I can't remember the exact one she gets but Holland and Barrett have the right stuff in.
It's one of the things I have to be wary of .Cancer ,cardiac and stroke meds along with type two diabetes and being 70+ isn't fun . I obviously should have read the small print about getting old !
Slightly cautionary tale as I had similar 3 weeks ago and didn't work out too well for me.
I'd already been down with flu for 2 weeks or so and had noticed a pain in my left leg when leaving work, alongside some breathlessness.
Woke at 4am to what left like cramp in my left leg, got up to stretch it and collapsed, had a few seizures on the bedroom floor as my wife called an ambulance. Turns out on top of the flu (which had become pneumonia) I'd had a DVT which the clot spread to a pulmonary embolism, leaving parts of the clot in my heart valve (which had a strain from passing what it could, leaving the rest clotted there). A day in resus and a week on a "don't leave the bed or you may go into cardiac arrest" in the acute care ward and I'm out.
I'm 37 and had never had any medical issues - if persistent get yourself checked out.
I'd already been down with flu for 2 weeks or so and had noticed a pain in my left leg when leaving work, alongside some breathlessness.
Woke at 4am to what left like cramp in my left leg, got up to stretch it and collapsed, had a few seizures on the bedroom floor as my wife called an ambulance. Turns out on top of the flu (which had become pneumonia) I'd had a DVT which the clot spread to a pulmonary embolism, leaving parts of the clot in my heart valve (which had a strain from passing what it could, leaving the rest clotted there). A day in resus and a week on a "don't leave the bed or you may go into cardiac arrest" in the acute care ward and I'm out.
I'm 37 and had never had any medical issues - if persistent get yourself checked out.
grumpy52 said:
robinh73 said:
Have you tried Magnesium tablets? My fiancée suffers with terrible cramps, especially at night and the only thing that works is Magnesium. I can't remember the exact one she gets but Holland and Barrett have the right stuff in.
It's one of the things I have to be wary of .Cancer ,cardiac and stroke meds along with type two diabetes and being 70+ isn't fun . I obviously should have read the small print about getting old !
kiethton said:
Slightly cautionary tale as I had similar 3 weeks ago and didn't work out too well for me.
I'd already been down with flu for 2 weeks or so and had noticed a pain in my left leg when leaving work, alongside some breathlessness.
Woke at 4am to what left like cramp in my left leg, got up to stretch it and collapsed, had a few seizures on the bedroom floor as my wife called an ambulance. Turns out on top of the flu (which had become pneumonia) I'd had a DVT which the clot spread to a pulmonary embolism, leaving parts of the clot in my heart valve (which had a strain from passing what it could, leaving the rest clotted there). A day in resus and a week on a "don't leave the bed or you may go into cardiac arrest" in the acute care ward and I'm out.
I'm 37 and had never had any medical issues - if persistent get yourself checked out.
Did you have the Covid vaccine by any change? Lots of data on increase in DVT’s post vaccines, my dad had one last year also, very active and never had a single issue in his life until post vaccines of which he had them all at the time. I'd already been down with flu for 2 weeks or so and had noticed a pain in my left leg when leaving work, alongside some breathlessness.
Woke at 4am to what left like cramp in my left leg, got up to stretch it and collapsed, had a few seizures on the bedroom floor as my wife called an ambulance. Turns out on top of the flu (which had become pneumonia) I'd had a DVT which the clot spread to a pulmonary embolism, leaving parts of the clot in my heart valve (which had a strain from passing what it could, leaving the rest clotted there). A day in resus and a week on a "don't leave the bed or you may go into cardiac arrest" in the acute care ward and I'm out.
I'm 37 and had never had any medical issues - if persistent get yourself checked out.
As for the OP, try electrolytes before bed, salt, potassium etc. As mentioned above try a banana with some sea salt on it before bed.
Glenn63 said:
kiethton said:
Slightly cautionary tale as I had similar 3 weeks ago and didn't work out too well for me.
I'd already been down with flu for 2 weeks or so and had noticed a pain in my left leg when leaving work, alongside some breathlessness.
Woke at 4am to what left like cramp in my left leg, got up to stretch it and collapsed, had a few seizures on the bedroom floor as my wife called an ambulance. Turns out on top of the flu (which had become pneumonia) I'd had a DVT which the clot spread to a pulmonary embolism, leaving parts of the clot in my heart valve (which had a strain from passing what it could, leaving the rest clotted there). A day in resus and a week on a "don't leave the bed or you may go into cardiac arrest" in the acute care ward and I'm out.
I'm 37 and had never had any medical issues - if persistent get yourself checked out.
Did you have the Covid vaccine by any change? Lots of data on increase in DVT s post vaccines, my dad had one last year also, very active and never had a single issue in his life until post vaccines of which he had them all at the time. I'd already been down with flu for 2 weeks or so and had noticed a pain in my left leg when leaving work, alongside some breathlessness.
Woke at 4am to what left like cramp in my left leg, got up to stretch it and collapsed, had a few seizures on the bedroom floor as my wife called an ambulance. Turns out on top of the flu (which had become pneumonia) I'd had a DVT which the clot spread to a pulmonary embolism, leaving parts of the clot in my heart valve (which had a strain from passing what it could, leaving the rest clotted there). A day in resus and a week on a "don't leave the bed or you may go into cardiac arrest" in the acute care ward and I'm out.
I'm 37 and had never had any medical issues - if persistent get yourself checked out.
As for the OP, try electrolytes before bed, salt, potassium etc. As mentioned above try a banana with some sea salt on it before bed.
OP - you have a complex medical history and are on lots of meds.
You should discuss this new symptom with your GP and make sure that your various consultants are aware of it as well when you are seen in out patients follow up appointments.
kiethton - you need to have full investigation of your clotting pathway including Factor V Lieden, anti-phospholipid antibody screen etc.
I presume you have been seen by a specialist DVT/PE service and/or haematology?
I wouldn't be getting on any planes for a while, if ever.
You should discuss this new symptom with your GP and make sure that your various consultants are aware of it as well when you are seen in out patients follow up appointments.
kiethton - you need to have full investigation of your clotting pathway including Factor V Lieden, anti-phospholipid antibody screen etc.
I presume you have been seen by a specialist DVT/PE service and/or haematology?
I wouldn't be getting on any planes for a while, if ever.
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