Re: *Re: Terrible aching legs- but nospasms

March 1, 2005

Isn't a potassium deficiency a cause of leg cramps? Bananas are a good source

of potassium.

Laurie

jeanne,

The Subject heading says " but no spasms " .

Are leg spasms a hypo symptom?

My new husband sometimes gets awful, awful leg cramps at night that are

often prompted by a day of physical work.

I am thinking it is an electrolyte deficiency, but he says he has tried all

sorts of things for it before. (frankly, I am guessing he probably did not

try taking enough magnesium, but I dont' know that for a fact)

So is it possible at all that this is a hypo symptom???

Boy, at least now I know what those aching, restless legs things was all

aout for me. I am getting very little of it anymore.

But the spasms....my husband says they have never figured it out. He also

has not drank any coffee for about 1 1/2 years, so we can rule thatone out.

~Inga

>

> :

> MY legs ached,throbbed,felt like they were constantly drawing at

> nite...restless legs too...they shook uncontrollably....for 3 years

> they kept me awake at nite..all the while I thought it was menopausal

> symptoms,,,(according to doc)---well, now that I have been on

> Armour...this has all stopped(knocking on wood)--for at least two

> months now....oh, and I have only been on Armour for 6 months.. ...I

> have been sleeping with a portable massager in bed with me at

> nite...to use on my aching legs to get me back to sleep>--I was

> turning it on at least once an hour for 15 min. or so...lately,I have

> not used it at all,(but still sleep with it ,I suppose for security)--

> lol---jeanne

>

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