I just turned 61 and have been having bone breaking cram...

Hello,

I know what you go through - I've been dealing with severe leg cramps for many years that last all night long - night after night - and I am only 46. My suggestion would be that you ask your GP to check your Thyroid levels to see if this could have anything to do with your cramps. Also, if you are inclined to try alternative therapies - a good kinesiologist can be helpful with prescripting accurate dosages of minerals - particularly magnesium and calcium. This needs to be checked periodically if you find that the prescription works for a while then the leg cramps come back so that the dosage can be adjusted. Finally - alcohol (even in small amounts) really sends my legs into terrible spasms. I love wine but it really isn't worth what I have to go through.

I hope that maybe this recommendation will help you in some way - there are so many reasons that you could be experiencing these things.

Best of luck,

C

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I am 62 and had cramps when i was a little girl in seychelles. It seems to come back with the damp.! We left west scotland because of it. We are now in the NE england where it's dryer and it is less frequent. I just casme back from holiday in Seychelles, and i've had 2/3 bouts. A severe one this morning which lasted for hours.!! Not in the calf as before but infront, my shins and toes too. What can anybody suggest? I've just had a hot bath and now I'm going to get some tonic water.

I recently took part in a trial for a new cramp product. A friend of mine, Nick, gave me a small bag to put at the bottom of my bed.... it worked! In fact it worked for all 26 of his trialists. Apparently it dissipates static electricity, no pills. Fascinating. It's called crampWizard

Worth a try.

Hi helen5

Was interested to real your post. Where do you get it?

Hi jbbell,

I deleted the duplicate posts.

If you do a Google search on cramp wizard you can find this. We don't post links directly to selling sites so if Helen wishes to pass a link please use the private messaging service.

Regards,

Alan

Emis Moderator

As the age passes by the bone and joint began to wear out. It happens due to lack of calcium in the bones. So you can prefer some calcium medicines than also if it persists than go for orthopedic , he can find out whats the exact reason behind the bone breaking cramps.

Hi, the cramp wizard has a website under construction, should be ready in a week or so. I have seen a video on you tube about it. I'm in a difficult position because patient co uk does not permit advertising.

Hope it helps,

Helen

Thanks Helen

I have just ordered a cramp wizard. Hope it will do the trick!!

jbbell, hope the cramp wizard works for you, please let me know how you get on, and good luck,

Helen

I have had the Cramp Wizard for nearly 2 weeks now. At first it seemed to work then past 2 days it started again! It spread to my ankles and toes!! What can I do now? Anyone out there suggest anything????

I gave up with the cramp wizzard. Waste of money!! Docs put me on 200mg of Quinine tabs. Cramps all gone. But it does make me feel queasy at night.!!

From what I can gather, quinine tablets do seem to solve the problem.  My mother took them for some time and I dont think she had cramp after this medication.  I am going to try tonic water but I do not think there will be enough quinine in it to help.  Does anyone know if the quinine tablets have side effects and if so what and if my doctor cant or wont proscribe them can they be obtained on the internet or in the USA.

penny17 »lee80650 • 21 days ago

Just wondering if your Dr would agree to check yr VitD levels. I had similar - went on for yrs - slowly worsening until continuous aches & squeezing kind of pains & cramps from shoulders to toes. Thigh muscles front/back were the worse ones.

Eventually ended up weak thigh muscles and bone pains.

After insisting on referral to Rheumatologist discovered I was VitaminD deficient & anaemic (Haemaglobin results good but Hb cells were 'small & pale' .? Iron deficient) 

have been on 4000iu Vit D since February - within weeks the dreadful (almost permanent) squeezing sensation in thigh muscles ceased and I was able to relax in bed and my sleep improved. 

From research on the net I now take Vitamin D, magnesium, & VitaminK2. Slowly my body is adjusting. Physio tell me it can take months to regain full fitness as I probably been lacking Vit D for 10+yrs (told to avoid sun after malignant melanoma 1979) 

Worth looking up website for the Vitamin D Council.

 NICE recently recommended that NHS advise people who don't get 1/4-1/2hr of sun 3 times a wk to supplement with Vitamin D  - especially during the winter months 

There is  a private Vit D blood test available via an NHS lab - easily found via search web or pick up details from the Vitamin D Council web site

I'm now in the lower end of 'normal range' so adjusting my intake to 2000iu per day

From my research it may do you no harm to try Vitamin D at 25mcg (1000iu) per day & get 15 mins sun on unprotected skin - see if it helps 

Good Luck

 

my doc says these cramps are related to restless Leg Syndorome, which I often have. She rescribed REQUIP and so far so good. Ask your docs.