Feet cramping

[nourilo]

My feet clench up at night when I try to sleep. Anybody else have this?

[rescuema]

I highly recommend magnesium supplement if you're not already taking it. In addition, be sure you're not deficient in B12, Vitamin D & E.

[parkie13]

Liquid spray on magnesium oil will give you almost instantaneous relieve.

[Astra7]

Yes. I think a dose of magnesium before bed helps.

[JohnPepper]

Yes. It is very common and is called Dystonia. There is medication to help the toes relax, but whether it works and for how long, I don't know.

I consciously straighten my toes and push them down on the floor until they stop curling. It mainly happens to me when I am standing cleaning my teeth or washing my hands. I now it also happens when I am driving and it is very difficult to rectify.

[Idofotos]

Magnesium supplements. Theraworx is a rub on foam. Walmart $18. Works great for me

[ladyaudree]

I take Hylands PM before bedtime. Inexpensive herbal compound for night cramps- available on Amazon

[camper1]

It happens to me in the morning before I take my medicine.

[Davor1 in reply to camper1]

Exactly the same happens to me, Magnesium doesn‘t help at all. Just Madopar...unfortunally.

[NewHope1961]

What is Madopar? Is it a prescription?

[MarionP]

Have this happen in my arches frequently, as well as other areas in my bod (under ribs, hands, a lot in the calves, top of my hands, and my left index finger will sometimes hyper-extend and I can't get it to quit).

Have found significant relief though, by taking a general magnesium supplement. Have had a recommendation for the specific preparation magnesium L-Threonate, and will buy some of that if the typical magnesium supplement (there are like 3 different common cheap formulations, all with a different side chain component) ever quit. From what I understand, the "L-threonate" is really the gold standard, as it is the only one that will get through the blood brain barrier and that is covering all bases, so I think it would be the best and off a bette class of effectiveness than the others. Also has a mildly calming effect in general and people take it for an ease to constipation ("ease" as opposed to "dam breach"). Qualifies in my vernacular as "pretty good stuff" and "can't beat it with a stick."

I am talking pills here, not the topical cream, and the idea is to take them well before you expect a session, so usually I take one early evening, well before bed, whether I've had a problem or not. Pretty good stuff so far. But a lot of people say the topical cream works well...though not for everyone, I'd say both are a good start. Credit where credit is due, I learned it from the folks here.