Cramp in back of my leg

[Certificate000]

I' have bronco asthma and anxiety and depression and on blue pump, purple pump, montelukast and, 2 a day I have uniphyllin 200mg. has anyone experienced cramping in back of one leg

[Wheezycat]

I get cramp a lot, mostly in my my feet, but also my legs - mostly in my calves, but also my shins etc, my back, my chest, my hands.

I do struggle with it, but some times are much worse than others. The things I have found that make a difference are: keeping hydrated, so drink water. Keeping warm, especially my feet. Keeping moving - it is much less of a problem when I am up and about than when I am sitting still for too long. If I do I then get cramps in the night. Sitting on a chair that is right for me. I have quite short legs, so I need quite a low chair. If I sit for a long time on too high a chair, I get pressure at the back of my thighs and that can really lead to bad cramp a little later or the following night. Anything that keeps the circulation in your legs going well helps so all of the above.

I have just read that vitamin D deficiency can make cramp worse. I have just found out I am deficient and now take extra vitamin d to build up my store of it. Also it has been suggested that lack of potassium and magnesium can make a difference, but I am unclear how true that is. There is also a medication, quinine, but it has nasty side effects, so I won’t ask for that.

Some medications make it worse, like some asthma medications and others.

[Certificate000 in reply to Wheezycat]

Thanks I'm off to doctors tomorrow so I'll have to mention it as it is getting worse. What is the bets I'm going to be on antibiotics and steroids so tired all the time and asthma is not good either.

[Treed12]

Recently I've been getting terrible cramp. I never ger it normally. But its been even waking me and night. Im taking alot of ventolin atm and that can cause deficiencies. My gp ordered a blood test to check all my levels. Waiting on the results. If cramp is unusual fpr you, it may be a side effect of one of your medications. Hope you get some relief soon.

[Certificate000 in reply to Treed12]

Thanks for sharing as at the moment I feel like so many things are going on I honestly can't keep up! Never had cramp only when I was pregnant! And I no I'm not pregnant lol

[emmasue]

I used to get really bad foot cramp, but it seems to have eased. I think the doctor said it was an iron deficiency. I still get restless legs, mostly in the right leg. It's particularly bad at the moment. I've been told that increasing your potassium intake helps. Banana tea is good. Here's a video for how to make it. I've found that it helps, but the darn kids keep eating my bananas!

youtube.com/watch?v=zLdIMkZ...(Not working as expected?)

[Hidden]

when I use my blue reliever, salbutimal, a lot I get cramp about 3 days later.

[Certificate000 in reply to Hidden]

Had this cramp in back of the leg on and off for the past 2 weeks, and maybe it is to do with my inhalers. Off to doctors so we will see.

[MacColl]

I know it was 10 months ago, but I found Braltus gave me far more cramps than anything else did.

It started giving me unpleasant gastric problems though, and as someone in remission from Ulcerative colitis, I didn't want it to get worse. (It also gave me similar side effects to steroids which I can't tolerate: bloating and back pain).