Cramp!1
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I`m sure this has been mentioned bfore, but I can`t find the answers....
I have been getting more and more foot/leg cramps at night mostly. Last night both feet and legs, I struggled to move it was agony...is this PMR or Pred....and what can I do or buy for some relief?....Thank You
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linda17563
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audrey80537 linda17563
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It's a simple remedy
Elijo linda17563
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EileenH linda17563
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Pred increases the amount of magnesium, potassium and calcium you lose in your urine so it is easy to get depleted and muscles don't like it and cramp. The first thing the doctors try here for muscle cramps is magnesium. You are already on calcium and vit D supplements (I hope, essential for bone protection when on pred) so you won't need more of that. If magnesium supplements don't help do run it by your GP.
linda17563 EileenH
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yes, I do take Adcal twice daily....
In reply to Elijo, my husband pickles his onions....but I really couldn`t drink that! Will also buy Tonic water...
Thanks everyone....
Elijo linda17563
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EileenH Elijo
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Elijo EileenH
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EileenH Elijo
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linda17563 EileenH
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ptolemy linda17563
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linda17563 ptolemy
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Anhaga linda17563
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LayneTX linda17563
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I was new to pill taking, thus vitamins. I took magnesium as recommended but it made my bowls awfully soft, so I backed off. Then when I wake up in morning my feet, sometimes ankles cramped. Doctor said take magnesium. So I did again, but still did...someone told me on another forum the body has to adjust to the magnesium, hang in there and cramps should go away. I did, but now take magnesium every other day. And yes, lots of water.
so yes, after several weeks, cramps gone, and after probiotics poops all good. FYI.
linda17563 LayneTX
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