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when withdrawing why do my legs hurt ?

I've been tapering down before I start my cold turkey Feb first . But inbetween doses . My legs just hurt so bad like an acheing feeling . Then after I take my dose it goes away . I can't wait to see how CT going to go if I can barely stand it now how am I going to deal . Does anyone else have this or is it's just me and does it's go away ?
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Good Morning!  Feb 1st will be here before you know it and once you go through the WDs that friggin leg pain will be gone!  It is hard to taper!  I did it for 2 weeks and finally just jumped because I in WD the whole time and it was miserable!!!  I thought it would just be easier for me to jump instead of feeling like that everyday!  But no matter what you choose, taper or CT will both lead to detox and you CAN get through it!!!  Just remember the hot baths for you legs and I know that someone has posted on here about an RLS supplement that they took too!  I just cant remember the name of it!  Big help I am!!!  Try the Ben Gay that Jifmoc talked about!  We are all routing for you!!!!  Keep hanging in there!! XO Karen
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I have had leg cramps for a month.  Not sure why restless leg syndrome seems to go hand and hand with withdrawl.  Last night it kept waking me up.  I take hot Epson salts baths and that seems to help..  I drink Sports drinks and eat bananas and make sure to take Vitamins!
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Hey, girl, oh boy did I hate that leg ache. It was always in my quads (top front of my legs) and sometimes my calves. I had role-on ben gay w/ me constantly!! Ugh, it was so annoying and painful. That is just like any other detox symptom, it will go away when the crap is out of your body. That's another reason why taper blows, imo, because you have a lot of detox symptoms anyway. But do what you need to do.

Like I said, the strongest role-on ben gay (so it didn't get on my hands) really really helped a lot. And as you know, super duper HOT bathes and showers help that, too.

Don't anticipate agony. This all will pass and if you get into recovery you will never ever have to go thru this again!!
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