upper thigh muscle cramps

Hi Roberta! I just read your post and I hope your cramps are gone! I usually get cramps in my feet and lower legs, but I woke up this morning at 3:30 with sharp pains in my thighs! First it started in my right thigh, then in my left. So, I slowly got out of bed and sat in my chair, rubbing and massaging my legs with pain cream. The pain lasted about 5-8 minutes! Then I went downstairs after going to the bathroom. I took my meds with some water. (my usual meds that I take every morning before breakfast.)  Then I watched tv and looked at my computer. I sent an email to my doctor. She answered later in the morning and said to hydrate!  So, I've been drinking ice tea all day. But I've read other posts that said to take calcium and magnisium. And potassium! Well, I do take calcium and other vitamins but haven't been taking my potassium! I take the liquid, mixing it in ice tea cause I can't swallow the horse pill! I've also read to strech your legs and walk!  I had taken muscle relaxers in the past. So, I might ask my doctor for another script for them!

I have recently started feeling severe muscle and joint pain and then was awoken in the middle of the night with such terrible pain surging from my knee up my thigh to my groin area and it was unbearable! I thought I was having a stroke or blood clot....I, too went to the ER in hopes of finding relief and was told "Probably a leg cramp." I have been trying not to self diagnose.... but don't have a docotr appt. for another week. Turns out after lots and lots of reading, I think it may all be contributed by my Lisinipril!!!!!!   I take such a low dosage (2.5mg) I would have never thought it would effect me the way it has. Hip, back, calve, foot, hand joint pain.... groin, thigh, leg muscle cramps.... It is progressivly getting worse and I am now concerned for my long term health issues if it doean't cease.  I am 47 and very ACTIVE!  I swim, walk, play tennis and rarely sit down..... but with all this aching and pain, I am fearful and uncomfortable doing too much for fear of those horrible PAINS that keep me from having a good nights sleep....   I appreciate you taking the time to share your experiences and wondered if I quit taking my BP meds, if I will be able to "Get Back to normal"??

I recently experience a thigh cramp during the night. Walking was temprorary and sitting made it recur. I tried a remedy a friend has used for years and it went away amazingly quick. Two tablespoons of plain old mustard.

thanks

 

Hi...you've had what struck me once coming home whilst driving. I managed to stand up and switch drivers. I stuffed a hankerchief in my mouth and tried to not scream. I liken this pain ....as the T-Rex bite. Roberta when it strikes dont jump up dont try to walk it off.

Have you drugs with you on the night table with sado water or sparking waters. Take the drugs...with the water. The bubbles help get it into your ststem faster.. what's really bizzare is that it can go into each leg or hit them at the same time.

My gonads were particularly sensitive afterwards. It can strike at any time...especially for the male during intercourse. Thats my personal observation.

But now each night i take Vitamin E and Magnesium. ..with lots of water.

When your lying in bed just lie perfectly still. If you can lie in a semi foetal position and just slight bend the knees until the cramp ease's.

Get pain tabs into you. Get yout partner to get drugs and soda into yourself...into the system. Go with the pain. After 10 or 15 mins... it'll improve I Assure you. Other alternative is having cortio- sterioid injections that are xray guided...$300 to $400 each. ..remember to have Magnesium Forte capsules or tablets each day and night. ..perhaps abstain from vigorous or awkward lovemaking positions. I can only speak from experience. Even lone ministrations can bring these bouts of pain on. I don't wish to sound crass...but I'll do anything to avoid the bite of " T-Rex '...absolutely anythig. Infrequent Celibacy might help.

Good luck. Mike

Hi ,I've have these cramps since I was a child, they are horrific,, they get do bad my muscles in my legs stay sore for days,, once about 5 years ago I had one in my outer thigh that lasted for about 2 months ,doctors said there was nothing they could do it was a spasm, they sent me home with a cane ,i had to rent a wheel chair cause I couldn't get around ,it's was horriable, but it is cause by the stating drugs well so.e of them anyway ,they cause you to lose potassium , magnesium, water and salt in your body and calcium, so I use all of these ,not the salt so much as long as you have some in your diet, eat bananas, oranges, stuff like that that also have those nutrients in it I found that these really do help ,I started having them again tonight ,just realized that they had increase some BP meds and I had ran out of some of my supply, so gonna run tomorrow to get some more, if you stay on them it usually really does help, I am older female and believe me I would not tell you this if it didn't help ,have told my.mom and aunts and uncles all are 70' and above and they say that this has helped them all. It can be expensive I know ,some most insurance won't cover but if you use military Hospital or VA they will give these to you most likely ,if your doctor orders them ,everyone else try the dollar tree or watch for sales hope and pray this will help God bless all and Merry Christmas

My husband awoke a few nights ago on the floor beside the bed, his legs folded beneath him. He was in dire pain, and couldn't get up for some time because of thigh cramps. He'd never had them before! The day before he had tripped over a low rope used to anchor a top heavy hedge and fell hard on his stomach, so that his glasses flew off and couldn't be found for awhile. Since then he's had those horribly painful spasms in his thighs during the night. He was also complaining about his lower back after the fall. We tried baby aspirin, B12, Gatorade, lemonade with sugar and multi vit. He also rubbed a heat gel on his thighs. Eventually they subsided and he was able to sleep. He had a couple of calf spasms later in the day but rubbing and walking seemed to help. During the night again he was jarred awake with the same thigh spasms. I gave him half a banana which seemed to help and he was again able to sleep. He does take a statin, but has for some 15-20 years with no problems. I've read all the previous comments but no one mentioned falling in a way that would tense the whole body. Not sure if the fall caused it but thinking it's odd he never had these thigh spasms before. One additional comment, I realize that we are not eating properly as we once did, less veggies and fruit eating more

sandwiches, meat and prepared foods. We drink ice tea and coffee with artificial sweetener, not much plain water, no milk, but we eat cheese. He won't take calcium because he had kidney stones years ago. I am going get back to a healthier diet for one thing eating white beans, avocado, greens, dried apricots, bananas, salmon, baked potatoes with skin, acorn squash, yogurt and white mushrooms , all potassium rich foods, hoping that is the underlying cause. I hope you all find a cause and cure and share it!