Foot cramps quinine
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Hi everyone - a big part of withdrawals that I hate is calf cramps (and foot/side of shin/front of shin muscle cramps), but especially calf cramps because my whole lower leg would just lock up in rigour, and inevitably it happens when I was getting those few hours of precious sleep - I am sure you all know the drill.
As mentioned a magnesium gluconats supplement helps. The specific drug that relieves these cramps is quinine sulfate, which was sold for 150 years in the U.S. over the counter until the FDA reported several deaths from patients gobbling the pills like candy. They now require a prescription. If you don't have a cardiac history your physician may prescribe them. They are available from a Canadian pharmacy for $23. Rite-Aid charges $234 for thwe same prescription!
Drink tonic water.
I am having reverse cramps in my right foot. I have been really suseptible to charlie horse type cramps in 2 different areas of my feet for years.
Since last night, my foot cramp under the two littlest toes has been going off like crazy and when I try to pull my toes up to release the cramp, the other cramp under my big toes goes off.
WTF am I supposed to do with that one???
My Mom is 73 years old and for the last 4 years her left foot has slowly had the skin to get tighter and toes gradually curl under. This has recently moved to her right foot. She is still able to walk about 1-2 miles per day, but it is getting more painful to straighten her toes out. She says it is like an electric current goes through her feet when she straightens her toes. The Dr.
The FDA banned quinine from use against leg cramps because sensitive people may develop a potentially deadly blood disorder in reaction to quinine. this complication is rare, it is extremely serious. One person was hospitalized after drinking a 5-ounce glass of tonic water. They developed a terrible skin reaction and her blood platelets plummeted. She was told that in her case even a drop could be lethal.
In recent times, the only medication that has been widely used to prevent, and sometimes also to treat, cramps is quinine. Quinine acts by decreasing the excitability of the muscles. It has also been shown to be effective in many, but not all, scientific studies. However, quinine also causes birth defects and miscarriages. It has also occasionally caused hypersensitivity reactions and a deficiency of platelets, which are the blood components responsible for clotting.
Just so you know there is nothing dormant about hepc. It is always an active virus once you have it. Have you had a biopsy to determine how much liver damage you have? I've never really heard of foot pain before and I've been here a long time. Leg cramps yes, is that what you mean? If so try drinking tonic water - believe it or not it helped me greatly with the leg cramps.
In late 1995, the FDA ruled that quinine could no longer be prescribed for leg cramps because the risks clearly outweighed the benefits."
In April of 2011 the HSA published this: "..Would like to highlight that quinine sulphate is known to be associated with serious and life-threatening haematological reactions. Healthcare professionals are advised not to use it off-label for the management of nocturnal leg cramps due to its unfavourable benefit-risk profile for this condition.
Like I Will Wake Up In So Much Pain Because My Leg Is Completely Tense And My Foot Is Completely Locked InAn Overly Extended position And I Can't MoveIt. IM Currently 36 Weeks And This Is Making Even Getting Out Of Bed Difficult Because Any Use Of My Legs Will Start it. I've Never Felt Pain Like That Before, Like It Is Worse Then When I Broke My Legs And Idk If It's Due To Some Sort Of Vitamin Deficiencies Or What. Anybody Experience This?
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