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Severe Thigh Cramps
I am a 49 year old lady in meanopause. Rather than have hormone replacement my doctor has put me on a mild anti-depressant. He clearly is unable to stop the hot flashes but he feels we can control them and other symptoms by taking a mild dose of Citalopram. I have been getting SEVERE!! thigh cramps. Most times in the night but I have also had them hit me out of the blue while sitting. I feel like I have been kicked by a horse as it hurts so bad and continues to be sore for weeks afterwards. I fear these cramps so much that if I feel the slightest hint of it coming on I fly out of bed and stand on that leg (not easy to do..lol) For someone who has never had a thigh cramp...it paralyzes you. The pain is intense and my husband bless him...gets up with me and tries to soothe me. I scream and cry until it passes. With the hot summer days here I drink as much as I can due to the heat and the hot flashes to try and replenish my fluid. If I drink much more I will float away and as it is, I am up 4-5 times a night to empty my bladder. In hind-sight, drinking the amount of fluids I am it cannot be related to dehydration...any help or suggestions would be appreciated. I find I am holding myself in a tense manner for fear another thigh cramp will hit me. I get them in my toes too when I retire for the night.
I am tired and emotional with this menopause and just want to not have these THIGH CRAMPS!!!
So...what do you think?
I am tired and emotional with this menopause and just want to not have these THIGH CRAMPS!!!
So...what do you think?
You are an angel Best59!!! i happened to have a inner thigh cramp on sunday morning(june 28) about 2am i thought about how you said to flex your foot up and that help immensely!! and my thigh isn't sore either...i also had another cramp on the other thigh today(july 1st) did the same thing that helps alot if i only can get rid of those inner thigh cramps all together!! i have boost up my potassium intake which is helping now i will go to the health food store and purchase some b12 vitamins so stay tune.....
wow i thought i was the only one having this pain. i have had this for years but now i notice since i have been doing the atkins diet for the last month they are coming more frequent.I use to get 1 inner thigh cramp and then maybe couple of days later the other one but lately its both at the same time and its driving me crazy and in tears and not getting any sleep is killing me i will try some of the remedies hopefully will help.. by lydia
I have suffered form severe inner thigh cramps form 20 plus years and they have been so bad that I have actually passed out from the pain! Im glad Im not alone and crazy. I guess I will tell my doctor about this I thought it was just me thanks for all your comments From Little01
I've finally discovered that putting both hands on the thigh and using them to jiggle it back and forth seems to work better than anything else I've tried. Deep massage just seems to make it worse. Sometimes I'll take a muscle relaxant before bed if I've been getting them frequently.
The cramps I have are like yours exactly. I'm so sorry - people just don't understand the horror of it. Be sure to have your doctor check ALL your meds, and don't have too many of them that draw water out of your system (for instance, diuretics - in my case, triamterine for high BP, and also Miralax because of all the other meds I take!). I take potassium any time I have even an inkling that a cramp might be coming. Be sure to follow guidelines by BEST59. Since I read that, I haven't had a cramp in quite some time, knock wood. Best of luck to you, and much thanks to all on this board, especially BEST59!
This was my second inner thigh cramp good lord they are painful. Until reading here I thought I was having a significant problem. I want to share a quick fast remedy to assist at the time you get a cramp anywhere.... Please belive me it works like a charm...
pull down hard on the opposite ear lobe and do not stop until the muscles have relaxed. Naturally get out of bed and get your feet on a cool flat surface if necessary and I found this helpful hold onto the back of a chair or piece of furniture and increase the amount of pressure to your feet then when things are subsiding start to walk around... Keep ahold of that ear lobe always applying pressure it relieves a significant amount of pain and helps you move through the process a whole lot quicker. I am getting me some bananas today I agree that if you dont have a good dose of potassium in your body it leads to this last week I ate a banana every morning this week I had not boughten any and I have had cramps daily. Good Luck!
pull down hard on the opposite ear lobe and do not stop until the muscles have relaxed. Naturally get out of bed and get your feet on a cool flat surface if necessary and I found this helpful hold onto the back of a chair or piece of furniture and increase the amount of pressure to your feet then when things are subsiding start to walk around... Keep ahold of that ear lobe always applying pressure it relieves a significant amount of pain and helps you move through the process a whole lot quicker. I am getting me some bananas today I agree that if you dont have a good dose of potassium in your body it leads to this last week I ate a banana every morning this week I had not boughten any and I have had cramps daily. Good Luck!
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