Re: leg cramps when sleeping

"pacca" <snoopy@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I am 74 yrs old, lately I have been having muscle cramps in the calf ,
ankle ,foot area only while sleeping ,which wakes me up in very severe
pain, I get up and walk and it goes away in less then a minute but leave
my muscle sore, I have been diabetic for at least 20 yrs but been under
control pretty much of the time ,usually my a1c1 is in the lower 6 range,
meds are metformin and glyburide ,so I have complain to my dr and he
thinks I have restless leg syndrome ,gave me RX for a drug called
Ropinirole 1 mg. to be taken before going to bed ,I know I should not
expect it to work in one night , took the first one last night no
joy.Anybody experience this problem? sorry for the long post. Thanks

Hi Pacca,

I'm 75 and also have muscle cramps, as you describe. Sometimes several
times a night, sometimes none for weeks. The calves are the worst! I follow
the offending muscle up to where it attaches, just below the knee, then do
a DEEP massage at that point. That usually clears it for the nonce. If not,
I too have found that a brief walk to the bathroom and back (with a seated
pause) does. I've got my A1c down to 5.5. The only diabetes med I take is a
Thai herb. My former MD prescribed an Rx for the cramps, but when I checked
the side effects, I opted not to fill the prescription. Sorry for the long
reply. ;-)

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