I remember, as a youngster, my father and my uncle used to talk about waking up at night with terrible leg cramps. The women, in the family, decided that women suffer from stomach cramps and men suffer from leg cramps. At that time, my uncle told my dad about an over-the-counter product called "Chloraform Linament" and they both agreed that this product worked very well. They have since discontinued "Chloraform Linament."
Now that I am in my 50's I find that I am waking up in the night with leg cramps.
Is this a problem that other men have experienced and if so are there any over-the-counter products that can be recommended?
2006-09-22 03:36:32 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Men's Health
Two things I found can help: the first is to place a bar of soap (not Dial or Dove) between your mattress (or mattress pad) and bottom sheet. There is no explanation as to how or why this works but it does. The other solution I found (and it should only be used at night) is Legatrin PM - an over the counter product. Before Legatrin added the sleep inducer, I would use it (one pill a day is all) if I woke up in the middle of the night with cramps and they would be gone by the time I crawled back in bed. Now that I know about the soap, I don't use anything else. Several people, skeptics included, have tried the soap and were amazed by the results. By the way, women suffer leg cramps too!
2006-09-22 03:48:20 · answer #1 · answered by grandmutt 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-24 02:11:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could be low on potassium or calcium. Drinking tonic water helps cramps. If it is really bad and won't go away, see a doctor. If you are on birth control, you could have a blood clot.
2016-03-14 05:50:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am your age and had the same problem. Now, I know this is going to sound a little crazy... but get a bar of ivory soap, unwrap it and slip it between the sheets near your feet. A friend told me this and I thought she was nuts but I was so desperate that I tried it anyway and it really works. Good luck!:)
2006-09-22 03:41:08 · answer #4 · answered by mimi22 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bananas work real well, or just try getting more potassium from some other foods. If you ask a pharmacist he/she may be able to lead you in the right direction.
2006-09-22 03:39:17 · answer #5 · answered by Beth 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try Deep Heat cream or spray. It's excellent.
2006-09-22 03:40:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
drink water and lots of it...
you don't need a pull. I hate how Americans cure diseases with pills all the time...
There is NO MAGICAL PILL(S) that will give you everything you need ...
Mike D
Personal trainer
2006-09-22 03:44:08 · answer #7 · answered by mach_690 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try quinine containing tonic water before going to sleep. remember, quinine can rarely cause anemia in some suceptible people.
2006-09-22 03:39:07 · answer #8 · answered by shigatoxin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
do a good leg stretch before you go to bed?
always helps me!
2006-09-22 03:42:42 · answer #9 · answered by gigitygigitys 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bananas
I'm not a professional but I know from my own experience it works it's the potassium
2006-09-22 03:45:55 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋