Waking up in the middle of the night wishing someone would cut my freakin' leg off................. how do I stop/cure/prevent these damn charlie horses??????

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Kleclere swears drinking dill pickle juice works. I haven't yet figured out if that's an Iowa thing, or a farm boy thing.

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potassium helps... and bananas are rich in potassium.

Ok, no one believes me, but if the sheets or blankets are too heavy on my feet (toes) I get them bad. So every night i have to "fluff" my blankets up to keep it from happening. Maybe it's in my head, but I don't get them as much. :hug:

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I hear that throwing the affected leg over someone else's shoulder helps. It doesn't cure it but sure as hell takes your mind off it.

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My Chiropractor says more Calcium and stretching your hamstrings will help.

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It's unromantic as hell...but wear socks to bed.

I've heard that drinking tonic water helps too. Something about the quinine. But that's unconfirmed. Wearing socks has been reported back as successful.

I do kinda like Glyndwr's idea though.

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Take a multivitamin, stretch...and GET ENOUGH SLEEP!!!! This is what my body does to me when I am abusing it (and not in a good way).

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ROFLMFAO :grin:

When you find the answer Lil, let me know what it is. There are nights I spend more time hopping around my bed (recliner actually ) than in it.

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A calcium deficit does that... drink milk!

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Si à travers nos veines coule encore le sang...
Si dans les jeux d'enfants on entend encore l'accent...
Si nous sentons encore l'espoir de nos grands-parents...
Si dans les voiles du large souffle encore le vent...
Y'a jamais eu de Grand Dérangement.

^^^^ No kidding. I didn't know that. Thanks for the information.

I think I've only had a Charlie Horse a couple of times, but they are agony!

I DO!

... at least a gallon per week...................... in my coffee.

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TY all good suggestions!!!! WI quinine is what is suggested by neurologists (my kid had to use it).

I thought that I heard somewhere that there is a trick when you are in the middle of one...I know stretching makes it worse during...I just can't remember what the trick was. I know in Texas when I was very pregnant I'd go stand on the cold tile floor ( something about mixing up the muscles signals) and it worked butm that's not possible here.

Thanks everyone for good advice!

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I'm always half asleep when it happens, but I think what I do when I feel one coming on is to flex my foot upwards... opposite of pointing your toes out. If I do that in time, it will abate, if not... I thrash about on the bed like Fish out of water for a couple minutes.

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Clever? Nah, I ran out of that years ago. But if you find this, let me know, k?
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In memory of my friend skip...
Go then, there are other worlds than these

ok TY I knew there was somthing that helps!

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One man's dream is another man's nightmare~~~~> §¤ Lilith ¤§
~>My Scribbles<~
==>Gone Shopping<== ~Just a Quickie~ *~A Celebration Vacation~* ~Surprises~ Sleeping With the Window Open
What Did You Do Today? Self Defense Class ~Short Sweet Snippets~ § Summer Spin § Story Challenge Submission Pajamas