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Painful Leg Cramps, Usually While Sleeping, On Thyroxine, Disolepin, Omega3, Sunflower Oil, B12. What Could This Be?
Iv just recently started getting very painful leg cramps and its always in my left leg. \more often that not i get it at night when i go to sleep and it wakes me up but yesterday i got it during the day and its been hurting all day today. The medication i take is Thyroxine 25mg and disolepin 25mg also i take 1000mg omega 3 , 500mg sunflower oil, B12 1000mg. Please can you help.
Fri, 10 Aug 2012
Hi there,
I would suggest you drink plenty of fluids ( water , green tea) etc. Check your electrolyte levels, calcium levels. Vitamin defeciency, Low calcium levels , low electrolyte levels , dehydration can cause leg cramps. Since you are already on Vit B12 , this defeciency is ruled out.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Dr. Divya Kuttikrishnan
I would suggest you drink plenty of fluids ( water , green tea) etc. Check your electrolyte levels, calcium levels. Vitamin defeciency, Low calcium levels , low electrolyte levels , dehydration can cause leg cramps. Since you are already on Vit B12 , this defeciency is ruled out.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Dr. Divya Kuttikrishnan
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