Students General Students
Published Jan 5, 2005
Does anyone know what chronic leg cramps might indicate?
Thanks,
Melanie, LPN in 2005
Marie_LPN, RN, LPN, RN
12,126 Posts
When i had this problem, low calcium and low potassium were to blame. I increased my intake of both, and i don't have the problem as often.
amber74
109 Posts
Are you on anything like Lipitor?Any meds?
curleysue
100 Posts
I have chronic leg cramps and muscle twitching due to severe hypomagnesiumia which requires me to get twice weekly 5 hour infusions of magnesium sulphate! This has been going on now for a year and I have seen every specialist. The kidney doctor says I am losing it through my kidneys but they don't know how to fix it. The oral mag pills made me really sick so I have an implanted port-a-cath now with the frequent infusions.
Another time I had leg cramps turned out to be a deep vein thrombosis (DVT). I have had 3 of them, one turned into a PE. I am now on coumadin for the rest of my life.
Just some other things it could be.
unknown99, BSN, RN
933 Posts
Not a doctor, but I've seen it in people with PVD.
NurseFirst
614 Posts
Does it happen with exercise, or while at rest?
smk1, LPN
2,195 Posts
not a nurse but remember low potassium being a cause when it happened to me. Also i notice that if i have upped my water intake suddenly and drastically and thus am voiding a lot more it happens so again i think dehydration can be a reason.
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