Magnesium for cramps?

[Buchanan16]

My mum has GCA and currently just reduced to 20mg pred from starting dose of 60mg.She has recently developed a lot of cramping in her hands/arms and calfs and the lovely Dorsetlady and PMRpro suggested topical Magnesium may help and i wondered if anyone had any recommendations which might be worth a try before i hit the internet?

[piglette]

I find quinine sulphate brilliant. My mother did too.

[Nextoneplease]

Hi, I find magnesium brilliant for cramp. I used to use Better You magnesium oil spray but found it a bit messy. So now I take a low dose magnesium supplement twice a day, of which there are loads on Amazon or elsewhere. Honestly I’d be lost without it.

Incidentally magnesium can help with sleep too so I generally take one before bed.

Good luck x

[Buchanan16 in reply to Nextoneplease]

Thank you i had looked at tablets but as my mums on so much other medication and they can cause diarrhoe i thought mayb try topical one first and see how she gets on.

[Nextoneplease in reply to Buchanan16]

Yes, I found the spray effective, you just need to rub it in so you don’t get it on your PJ’s or sheets 😉

[nissemor]

hello,

I use a Better You magnesium gel which you can get at Holland and Barrett. Not so messy and seems to work most of the time. The trick is to remember to take it before getting into bed, as sometimes I wake up and have to apply the gel in the middle of the night !

Cramp can be so painful, I hope this helps.

Nissemor