2006-12-11 14:10:38 · 10 answers · asked by g_e_t_ginger 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
The decision to treat a patient with leg cramps depends on the severity and degree of impairment.
If the pain is mild and self-limiting, topical and/or oral non-prescription analgesics may be appropriate. (Specific products may be recommended by a physician or pharmacist.)
For more severe pain or if the pain is referred, the patient should see their physician for further evaluation.
Quinine Sulfate is usually the prescription drug of choice for leg cramps.
2006-12-11 14:18:38 · answer #1 · answered by Chez 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow. That's ridiculous. You should not be getting cramps from simply stretching your legs. Either positioned strain on them to alleviate the soreness or take a seat in an Epsom salt tub. Strengthen your legs they are relatively susceptible! Go jogging till the cramps disappear however hold up a regular movements so it remains that method. If none of this works touch your healthcare professional and he will ship you the areas you have got to move and the matters you wish to have.
2016-09-03 08:02:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Taking a calcium supplement may help, and like the other poster said, bananas for the potassium also. One thing I had heard of and people swear by it...is an old wives tale. It is to slip a bar of soap between the sheets in the bed when you sleep and this will help with leg cramps. It sounds like worth a try if you are desperate.
2006-12-11 14:14:49 · answer #3 · answered by donnabellekc 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bananas and wheat thins. Bananas for the quick potassium and wheat thins for the salt (not the sodium you find in a hot pocket or some other processed product). Hot water always worked for me. Although my man just laughs when he sees me eating a banana in the shower at 3 am (time when most of my leg cramps hit).
2006-12-11 14:14:48 · answer #4 · answered by SoCalBeachGal 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I got bad leg cramps after having blood clots in my ankle area. My doctor has me taking Vitamin E. I take 800 IU a day. But for you id start with 400 a day. And be sure and talk to your doctor about it . To make sure it does not interfer with any other medication you may be taking at this time too,.
Good luck
2006-12-11 15:56:51 · answer #5 · answered by vicscavies 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First, stretch your legs. Then massage them. Then stretch again. I get leg cramps all the time. This works for me.
2006-12-11 14:20:58 · answer #6 · answered by Candy N 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can be because of over work but my wife has to take qunine sulfate (low dosage available at drug store) or a prescription for stronger doses. Wife has restless legs so her's is sever
2006-12-11 14:21:10 · answer #7 · answered by sweetpicker 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
massage them out, if you are getting these, you need to start eating bananas and drinking water or gatorade. take a one-a-day vitamin, these cramps are from a lack of potassium
2006-12-11 14:12:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
you may need a muscle relaxer, dcall your doctor and he may be able to order some thing for the pain. it could be your diet too. check it out with your doctor. merry christmas.
2006-12-11 14:33:38 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Calcium and water.
2006-12-11 14:18:07 · answer #10 · answered by Renee C 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋