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What Causes Frequent Leg Cramps?

What causes frequent leg cramps. Some are quite severe. I drink plenty of fluids and i do walk at least a mile a day and I haven t been eating any differently from before when I didn t have them. Most of them occur in the middle of the night and wakes me up from my sleep.
Wed, 23 Nov 2016
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Hi ,

It is better to get the following investigations done like sodium, potassium, chloride, calcium, TSH, Vitamin B12 and Vitamin D levels.

Dehydration /Electrolyte imbalances , Thyroid disorders, Vitamin Deficiencies, chronic smoking can all cause leg cramps. So better to identify the cause and then treat.

In the meantime you can take a tablet of Evion - LC at night for a week. It is vitamin E and levocarnitine combination.
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What Causes Frequent Leg Cramps?

Hi , It is better to get the following investigations done like sodium, potassium, chloride, calcium, TSH, Vitamin B12 and Vitamin D levels. Dehydration /Electrolyte imbalances , Thyroid disorders, Vitamin Deficiencies, chronic smoking can all cause leg cramps. So better to identify the cause and then treat. In the meantime you can take a tablet of Evion - LC at night for a week. It is vitamin E and levocarnitine combination.