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Zooms
05-01-2016, 09:09 PM
Anyone get these? Hubs & I both do. Really more like the tendon on top of the foot cramping. Usually happens at night, often waking the sufferer up. The big toe sticks up & the tendon is very tight.

MNvegasgal
05-01-2016, 10:04 PM
Zooms - The two things I have found that have caused this is Not drinking enough water, and lack of potassium. It is PAINFUL.. and takes a while to massage it to even get it from being completed cramped up. They (Dr's) say as we get older.. these become more frequent. I hope you find some relief.

slotbender
05-01-2016, 10:08 PM
Anyone get these? Hubs & I both do. Really more like the tendon on top of the foot cramping. Usually happens at night, often waking the sufferer up. The big toe sticks up & the tendon is very tight.


Zooms - The two things I have found that have caused this is Not drinking enough water, and lack of potassium. It is PAINFUL.. and takes a while to massage it to even get it from being completed cramped up. They (Dr's) say as we get older.. these become more frequent. I hope you find some relief.

Just eat a banana, drink some water, and call me in the morning with your address so I know where to send the bill for my doctor's fee. hhh

Reen
05-01-2016, 10:59 PM
Ouch Zooms! Have this problem also! Have gotten prescription medication from Foot Doctor, which has helped. Also make sure you wear comfortable shoes. Hope it feels better soon.

Pat
05-01-2016, 11:04 PM
Over the counter medicine called Leg A Trim. Take one before you go to bed and it will be the best night sleep you've had in a long time. Or I just rub Tiger Balm on it. It relaxes the cramp

Zooms
05-02-2016, 01:18 AM
I found some OTC leg cramp med, plus I take a potassium tablet when it happens, seems to make it subside fairly quickly. Hubs insists the pills don't work, but then he hates to swallow pills. I make him take the pills anyway, then rub the top of his foot until the tendon relaxes. I just wondered if anyone else got this. I asked my mom, she says she's never heard of anything like this.

Zooms
05-02-2016, 01:22 AM
Just eat a banana, drink some water, and call me in the morning with your address so I know where to send the bill for my doctor's fee. hhh
That's SO helpful. Just as an FYI I don't eat bananas at 2 a.m., although I do drink water.

dvandentop
05-02-2016, 03:42 AM
Only problem I have is restless leg syndrome

slotbender
05-02-2016, 07:58 AM
Only problem I have is restless leg syndrome

I used to have that problem, then I turned 60....hhh

slotjunkie
05-02-2016, 08:46 PM
Zooms - The two things I have found that have caused this is Not drinking enough water, and lack of potassium. It is PAINFUL.. and takes a while to massage it to even get it from being completed cramped up. They (Dr's) say as we get older.. these become more frequent. I hope you find some relief. Yup, I get these after I go on my daily walk. If I don't drink at least 10 oz of water right after, I get these cramps and I can actually see the tendon contracting and my toes curl up (in the WRONG direction) and it is painful !!! The ones that wake you up in the middle of the night are the worst, though!

Zooms
05-03-2016, 05:47 AM
We often get them after a night at the casino. Excessive fatigue, maybe? In DH's case, he has usually been standing at the craps table the entire time, after getting up early for work.

TwoArmedBandito
05-03-2016, 06:00 AM
I usually drink less in a casino. I know I get dehydrated. Trying to drink more water.

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Kimsa70
05-05-2016, 07:36 PM
I'm always worried it's a sign of gout or arthritis?

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foamy
05-05-2016, 07:50 PM
I'm always worried it's a sign of gout or arthritis?

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I get those when my feet get cold sleeping.

charlie50
05-05-2016, 09:33 PM
Just eat a banana, drink some water, and call me in the morning with your address so I know where to send the bill for my doctor's fee. hhh

Put the lime in the coconut and drink it all up
Get the lime in the coconut and put it all togeather
Put the line in the coconut and then you feel better
Put the lime in the coconut and call me in the morning .

RIP Harry Nilsson

MrsPenguin
05-06-2016, 02:28 PM
I know this sounds silly, but Darrell was having a lot of foot cramps and I read that putting a cake of soap under the sheet would stop them. I used a little hotel soap and the cramps quit happening. There's always a chance he started drinking more water, but I didn't think so!

Curlyd
05-06-2016, 04:08 PM
They also say the soap thing helps for restless leg.