What could be causing this?

Question

Almost every night I am being woke up with the worst charley horses I have ever had before. My leg then will be extrememly sore for a couple of days till I cant hardly walk. Honestly these are hurting worse than a charley horse. What can be causing them? Thank you

The soreness feels like I was hit with a baseball bat kind of sore.

I do exercise alot & the doctor said my sodium level was low.

Answer 1

Nocturnal muscle cramps are a fairly common enough complaint that most people suffer from at one time or another. It doesn't necessarily mean there is anything wrong with you, in fact most folks who have them don't have anything else troubling them. They are sometimes associated with excessive fatigue, after strenuous activty that you are unused to, or drinking. People who take diuretics to help regulate blood pressure often complain about leg cramps, and this is due to being slightly dehydrated and having a lower potassium level in the blood. When your calf muscles cramp, flex your foot up (toes to ceiling) and hold until the cramping stops. Apply heat to cramping muscles and massage them. Make sure you eat plenty of potassium rich foods - (bananas, tomatoes, potatoes, broccoli, cantaloupe, oranges, grapefruit), and drink plenty of water. It might also help to check your shoes, if you spend a great deal of time on your feet. You may need an arch support, or some pads inside your shoes to cushion your feet. If you sit for long periods of time, you might benefit from periodic stretching of the legs, pointing the toes downward and rotating the foot to increase the circulation and relieve the muscle tension. For the pain afterwards, Ibuprofen- Motrin, by generic name, aspirin,or Tylenol will help. Motrin has muscle relaxant properties in particular, and helps with inflammation. With luck the problem will pass as quickly as it came. It usually does, especially if you take care of the things I mentioned. Meantime, don't worry about it much. It's irritating, and painful, and it does disrupt sleep- but otherwise it doesn't mean anything is terribly wrong with you, certainly nothing worth losing even more sleep over.

Answer 2

Is the weather warmer where you are? Sometimes cramps can be caused by simple loss of body fluids and salts. I suffer from severe cramps and I get a prescription drug from my doctor. There are some good over the counter minerals that will help though. A combination of magnesium and calcium helps cramps and also add extra potassium to your diet. Bananas are a good source of natural potassium and they're yummy too!

Answer 3

This is most likely caused by a lack of potassium. Try eating a banana a day for a week and see if it goes away (or take a supplement.) If not, maybe see a doctor. If so, continue with the bananas or potassium.

Answer 4

You definitely need to drink more water, hardly anyone hydrates themselves enough. Potassium is also important for the muscles. I hope this is all that is wrong, if you have a bad feeling then go to the doctor to make sure you haven't pulled or torn
anything.

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Answer 6

Potassium Intake. Eat a Banana once a day. Cheaper than buying supplements.

Disclaimer: I am not a doctor nor do I play on on TV.

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Answer 8

. have the same problem, have been told several things that it might be,from lack of salt,potassium, Try stretching both legs before going to bed,works for me.

Answer 9

bad blood circulation. go see a chinese doctor and get an acupuncture. guarantee you'll never have the pain again. if you're over weight - change your diet and exercise.

Answer 10

If it is consistent, it may be something serious with the muslce of your leg, and if it is as bad as you make it sound, I think you should have it checked out. NOW