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Painful legs

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ingrid19972
ingrid19972

i wondered if anyone had any advice for me my legs are constantly in pain they really ache and knees hurt and nothing I take seems to help

thanks

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  • jeanne81532
    jeanne81532 ingrid19972

    Posted

    Hi Ingrid, I also suffer with painful legs. Apart from oral meds, (I take Pregabalin, and co-codamol and Tramadol if it's really bad,) the other thing I find helpful is a hot bath with magnesium flakes in. Some people find taking oral magnesium supplements helps generally; I found they upset my tum. Or rubbing magnesium oil onto the skin. What have you tried? x
    • ingrid19972
      ingrid19972 jeanne81532

      Posted

      Because I have arthritis in my knees I am taking naproxen sometimes this works .it is really bad if I have had a busy day because still work.what is the magnesium supposed to do x
    • saffiah9969
      saffiah9969 ingrid19972

      Posted

      Hi Ingrid i have the same problem,am also taking naproxen and gabapentine but magnesium salt in bath is working for me.i also take ginger and garlic supplements as well as turmeric.hope this helps
    • jeanne81532
      jeanne81532 ingrid19972

      Posted

      The magnesium salts in the bath soothes joints and muscles although the effect is only temporary. The same with the oil. I guess the oral supplements do the same. x
  • kirsty08752
    kirsty08752 ingrid19972

    Posted

    Hi in grid I also suffer from painful legs and they swell up terribly I have asked many doctors an also asked my pain specialist. I find raising my legs sometimes helps but it can cause pain other time's especially if ur knees are sore. I take my meds pregabblin and ampitriptyline an also 200 my tramadol but I buy paramol as well to ease the pain. I hope this will help you. Kirsty
  • kaz_40
    kaz_40 ingrid19972

    Posted

    Hi ingrid19972 I suffer from constant pain in my legs, and back. have you tried deep heat and bio freeze or voltarol.The physio I had told me try bio freeze so Im going to try that and see how I get on. hope you find something that helps you.take care
  • susan556
    susan556 ingrid19972

    Posted

    HI Ingrid

    Me to like the others, its my legs, does anyone else find when they get up and go to the loo at night when they get back into bed it all starts up again when you lay down?  Im taking magnesium too but only a slight improvment.

    Sue 

  • ingrid19972
    ingrid19972

    Posted

    I have had fibro for years and coped quite well was mainly tired and aches seemed to move around my body.but now the pain in my legs is driving me mad went to the doctors for about 4th time this month and she said she didn't know why they could be this bad and wasn't really interested she has now put me on fluoxetine anyone had any luck with that x
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