I am 64 , female and have terrible throbbing pain in my right calf every night as soon as I lie down, I use a heating pad which helps but what could it be? I am on zero medication but when I eat salt I swell in my face an legs.
@@pamelamcfadden337 what meds , supplements, do u take? Makeup? Hair shampoo? All items starting with air u breathe. EI / Environmental Illness is pandemic. Keep away from synthetics. Ur stockings, socks... I'm a bit older , but not much.
I take lithium carbonate, which can cause electrolyte disturbances, and I had trouble with muscle cramps when I first started it. I also found out that I was lactose intolerant around the same time, and my sodium and potassium were low, so, my doctor recommended drinking three servings of almond milk every day, as almonds are naturally really rich in sodium and potassium, as well as calcium. Lo and behold my leg cramps disappeared.
KenDBerryMD OMG! The Keto Chow electrolytes has made a critical difference for me. I was taking 2 1/2 t. Redmond’s Real salt/day and Mag citrate 200 mg/day and it helped with headaches and jaw tension, but one day on the electrolyte supplement it was incredible. Thank you, thank you!
I would have daily body cramps and uncontrolled muscle twitches, but the worst were the upper inner thigh leg cramps. They were so painful that even after they subsided the muscle would feel weak and sore for a few days after. I couldnt exercise or do normal movements without cramping. Doctors checked all my vitamin levels and they were all normal. This was disappointing because I was hoping I had a mineral deficiency but test results showed all mineral levels were good. Dr. said I had "restless leg" and prescribed medication. He didnt really explain why I was having whole body cramps and not just legs altho legs were the worst. The prescription did nothing!!. One day while during a work meeting I had a trademark upper thigh cramp and had to get up in front of everyone and walk back and forth in the room in pain until cramp finally subsided. I was beyond embarrassed but was hurting to bad to care. One of my coworkers showed great compassion and told me something that has changed my life!. She told me to drink 1 to 2 tablespoons of raw unfiltered apple cider vinger with the mother diluted in 6 to 8 oz of water when I get up in the morning and the same thing an hour before bed. I smiled dismissively but got to thinking ive tried everything else. I did research on apple cider vinger with the mothers and decided to try it. I have been taking it for a month and have not had a SINGLE cramp at all since!!. Im not trying to sell anybody anything im just sharing what has brought me relief.
Thank you! I forgot about ACV. I used to drink a little in the morning and, because of your post, I remembered I never had body or leg cramps and even lost a lot of weight. Thanks again! I'm really sorry for what you went through and pray you're doing ok now. 🙏🙏🙏
Well, WN, as I lived and breath, I learned something new today, from your apple cider vinegar post. Thanks for the leg cramp advice. Blessings to you and a thumps up.
I have the same inner thigh cramps. No one can understand how bad they are until they have one. I use powder magnesium in warm water when I feel one coming on. 2 heaping tsps in approximately 1/2 cup water followed by at least a full cup of water.
A leg cramp gave me the worst pain in my life. Thanks to these recommendationns, no more cramps. I think adding salt back in my diet helped the most. THANK YOU
I just want to share my own experience how to resolve the PAIN which is caused by the leg cramp, especially during the night time in bed. I read an article which taught me how to get relief from the pain very quickly. If your right leg cramps with pain, just raise up your left arm straight above your ear. If you have cramps on your left leg, raise your right arm. You can’t raise your arm straight up when your bed has head board, but you can stretch your arm as much as possible above your head. When you do this for a couple minutes, the cramps would stop and you feel the relief from pain. When someone has leg cramps with pain in bed, it is almost impossible to get up to do anything. But this simple action can get you out of this helpless situation staying in bed. I have tried this when I had leg cramps and it always worked. It may sound incredible but only when try it you know it does work. It does not cost you a dime and you won’t have to find someone to help, particularly if you live alone.
I swear…I had a leg cramp SO BAD one night in my inner thigh! I started praying 🙏🏿 for help! I had a thought about the salty taste of Gatorade. I had no Gatorade …BUT I had salt….I was in so much pain..I poured about a TBSP of salt in the palm of my hand…licked it…. and gulped down some bottled water..very quickly the pain started going away. I said “ Thank You God!” And this is what I do every time now. It works pretty fast!
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I had really terrible leg cramps at night for years but now that I am eating Celtic Sea salt-I put about the size of 3 sesame seeds on my tongue, eat it and then drink water. (Do not put the salt inside your water glass) I also use Celtic Sea salt on my food too. See Barbara O'Neills video Salt & Water to see why eating the salt like that works so well and what it actually does with magnesium and potassium in your body. THANK YOU SO MUCH DR. KEN BERRY-I can't wait to watch more of your videos!
Just watched video...trying it tonight. Leg cramps every night since started Carnivore 10 days ago. Lost 3 lbs. but also losing sleep having to jump out of bed hobbling around the room. 😫
This is the most comprehensive explanation I have encountered in decades. I have passed out a few times because of the pain. My worst was when all muscle groups was firing, never stopping, for over 30 minutes. Yet, did nothing physical that day. Only God escaped my cursing. Seen multiple medical profession only answers were drinking more water. I use mineral salts, bolder salt use by marathon runners, lite salts. This last round of cramping came after a pair of Kenalog and linocaine shot in both knees. Had a allergenic to it. Multiple reactions. Thanks for this video. It should be helpful to many
Dr. Berry, l know that you are a strong believer in the no carb, Carnivore diet. But my concern is that the brain needs carbs in order to function & produce DOPAMINE. Without this fuel, the brain cannot function! A member of my family decided to loose some weight, so she restricted her carbs for 2 yrs. She developed PARKINSON DISEASE!! Even tho we put her on the synthetic DOPAMINE, L-DOPA, she quickly deteriorated & died. This is a MAJOR red flag for this Carnivore, NO CARB diet!!....
I have been suffering from leg cramps now for the past 34 years. Ever since I was 18 years old. Thank you for the info provided will check out all of this.
Excellent and helpful explanation of leg cramps and their causes. Nice to hear a doctor speak above the side effects of various drugs, whilst others tend to push them on their patients.
Two weeks ago I started adding the pink Himalayan sea salt to my water every morning. Since then my foot cramps and leg cramps have lessened. I am slowly adding more salt plus Nascent iodine to my water. I am so glad the cramps are leaving me alone. I also added electrolyte drops that I ordered from Amazon. Thanks for this video.
Thank you for the prevention advice. I'm 66 yrs and never had leg cramps and have loved walking and was also a naturally swift walker without need for exertion. A couple of injuries over the years have caught up to my knees now. I have to walk more carefully so as not to get sharp knee pain. My calves are rock hard due to bearing the strain and I get regular horrendous cramping there and thigh high too...usually at night. Magnesium tablets help but also, just as a tip to others who feel they have nothing to hand to immediately help...a hot water bottle or a hot shower directed onto the area helps quite fast. I also have one of those plastic shower heads with a flexible tube that fits over a bath tap for more direct targeting of the cramp area. Sometimes I am not even able to undress without causing more pain so I just get under the shower fully dressed! When cramping up I just don't care! The family can tell by the uncontrollable swearing emitted from this elderly lady leaping out of bed and dragging feet, stiff zombie style along the passage to the bathroom.
I was lucky to meet a physical therapist who when I told him of my occasional "jump out of bed with extreme crippling calf or thigh cramps" instantly gave me a solution that I was very skeptical about. Two nights ago the cramps attacked both of my legs and I just barely was able ro get out of bed and walk. I kept two 12 ounce glasses of water in my room, drank them and Incredibly in less than 10 minutes, the cramps went away but not the memory of the excruciating pain. I'm not a skeptic anymore.
I try not to drink much water at night so I don't need to go to the bathroom to pee, I might need to increase my night water to avoid the cramsp which are very nasty.
I was so glad to hear you say Cipro causes leg cramps. My doctor said there was no way that's what caused the pain and swelling in the back of my knees and the severe cramps in my feet and legs. I knew that was it! I wound up in the hospital with severely depleted potassium.
Can’t trust many those Doctors So many people have problems when they take Cipro & Doctors know it! After a family member took Cipro, often he had terrible pain in his legs that he couldn’t even walk. We had no clue it might be from the Cipro until we saw videos online people talking about similar things happened to them after taking Cipro
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I am just now seeing this and I have finally figured out how to help my leg cramps. I am a hairdresser who stands most all day, I started using compression socks and drinking plenty of water, I also use liquid IV packs in summer time mixed in my water. I am 58 and do not take any kind of medication, I am beyond blessed to have my health.
Standing all day is very tough...but I think the sitting all day is pretty bad too...My muscles are so weak & I'm suffering from leg cramps a least once a week. It is very scary because of the pain.
@@harmoni4499 try yellow mustard, right when you get the cramp. I keep packets by the bed. Kinda of a pain to get them open when the cramp hits, but it has worked for many..💪
The mustard did not work for me. I bought compression calf sleeves instead of the Sox so I can wear them in bed. Sox are too hot. Seems to be helping. I also take magnesium, salt and potassium. I get the restless leg syndrome also. Cramps and the leg syndrome are horrible.
The R-CHOP chemotherapy I endured to alleviate my DLBCL damaged my widowmaker artery. Now in remission but actively dealing with artery blockage and I do get painful calf and foot cramps in bed.
Thanks for this video. When you mentioned cramps could be caused by blood clots, I got concerned. I've been having weird cramping issues for months. I went to the ER and was admitted with a DVT, PE, and was severely anemic. I just got home and still have a long recovery ahead of me, but wanted to take a moment and THANK YOU!!
You lucked out finding a competent doctor at the ER. The majority of MDs are incompetent or they ignore the test results and lie and say they can't find anything or everything is "normal" and pass the buck by telling you to follow up with your blah blah blah because they know your regular doctor will just refer to another corrupt doctor during the day and if it's at night just refer you right back to the ER. The old ping pong game. It's how the corrupt jackasses keep the money pipeline flowing. Better count your blessings that you found a doctor that actually did what was in the best interest of the patient which is a rarity in the united states. I wish you a Godspeed.
In 2015 I had the same exact thing as you. Blood clot in my leg and both lungs also I was so anemic when admitted to the hospital that I almost needed a blood transfusion. It turns out the anemia was caused by a severe gluten allergy. No gluten since iron levels are normal every time
I was diagnosed with diabetes 18 years ago and put on metaformin. Within a couple years my cholesterol was very high and I was prescribed lipator. Within a couple weeks I was waking up in the middle of the night screaming with muscle cramps in my calves. So bad that it felt like pulled muscles the next day. These continued for a week or so. Then I woke up with a urinary tract infection that was a full blown kidney infection by afternoon. 5 days in the hospital on iv antibiotics, where they woke me up to give me the lipator everyday. A week later one of those commercials for lipator came on TV and listed the side effects, one being urinary tract infections, and another being muscle cramps. I then looked up metaformin and found a major side effect to be raising your cholesterol. I stopped taking both immediately. I had never had an urinary tract infection in my 48 years of life, and have not had one in 14 years since. I found diet and exercise a better control for my diabetes which I managed to keep at pre-diabetes or lower levels for the last 14 years. My cholesterol is still a little high (not dangerously)but I refuse to consider going on the meds for it.
Once the leg (typically calf muscle) cramp starts, apply the following rule: « A STRETCHED MUSCLE DOES NOT CRAMP ». Next time you wake up at night with a starting calf muscle cramp, immediately jump out of bed and stretch the calf. For a few seconds the pain will increase, but a few seconds later, just vanish. Try for yourself and please report back if it works for you. It certainly changed my life.
I get cramps by stretching. So this won't work for me. If I stretched it more... I would have HORRIBLE charlie horses. I do not know what is wrong with my body. It is my entire body doing this. I haven't been able to stretch in over a year because of it. I wake up in horrible pain, because I forgot not to stretch while I was sleeping and over reached!
@@hollylaw8272 I get what you are saying. I’ve been struggling with severe muscle cramps all over my body including in my throat, stomach, hands and fingers, but mostly calves, feet & toes. Often I get these cramps in multiple places simultaneously. The worst will cause me to limp from pain for days afterwards. When I get them in my legs or feet, one thing that I’ve found helpful is to immediately stand up and put weight on the affected areas. Once it starts to subside, it helps to walk. I also SLOWLY stretch and if I feel the cramp coming back on, I’ll release the stretch and slowly try again. I’ve also heard that shortening the cramping muscle helps. It seems counterintuitive, but it has helped in some cases. I’ll admit, it hurts quite a bit at first, but will ease the cramp. This is usually for those in my foot, particularly the bottom. The most difficult to work through are the tops of my feet, or the front of my calves, or when everything below my knees cramps, front and back. Just some things I’ve tried to ease the cramps as they are occurring. I’m going to try these suggestions in this video to hopefully alleviate the almost daily cramps.
talking to a doctor about these things is a great idea, but in my experience, most will dismiss patients who go to them with specific concerns and possible tests they need. If the doctor thinks it is their idea, then it's ok. But when it comes from the patient, it is automatically wrong.
Agreed. My doctor moved out of town this year but I had gone to him for several years and although we would laugh and joke and talk about family, etc, there were times were medically I feel like he just brushed me off or basically used the "wait long enough and it will go away" method. He would do blood work and tell me that everything looks good. I understand he may be hamstrung by insurance and the medical group he's a part of as well but as a patient I sometimes wonder if my body is sending out signals that are being ignored.
My doctor is open to suggestions. It is just one reason I love him. I actually was telling him about a friend taking something, and he asked me what it was…maybe it would be helpful! You can see what I mean.
One of the reasons I like you and your videos is because your information is subject to be shut down because Big Pharma hates it when anyone tells the people about natural choices.
Start taking omega-3 cod liver with breakfast, take vitamin D3 regularly, Drink moringa tea, one cup daily, and do vick massage on your feet before going to sleep, you can do all these research by yourself, you will be relieved from pain by taking this, inshallah.
I’m a 70 yr old male. On rare occasions I’ll get leg cramps at night, especially after a day of hiking or golf. I order, by the case, 2.5 oz of pickle juice that I keep in my bedside stand. I get a cramp, drink the pickle juice and my cramps are gone in less than five minutes. If you want to try before you buy, walk to the frig. during a cramp and simply drink the juice from your dill pickle jar.
Do any kind of B/P med can cause leg cramps? I am Sally.from Colaumbia SC I suffer from leg pain and cramping every night. I had all the test above and all negative I do have severe arthritis in my knees bone on bone.i thank you for all the knowledge you give. Seem like Dr.are too.busy now.
Thank you doctor, that was very interesting and informative. I am 85 years old and and have been getting some very bad leg and foot cramps lately. I accredited it to me lifting my old 35 pound dog that has recently become unable to get up. I am on statins, blood pressure meds and smoked for years but quit about 30 years ago. I will take your advice and mention this to my family doctor. Again thank you for freely providing a service to the public.
Very happy I watched this. 5 years ago I had a stroke, Dublin, Ireland truck stop. 60 years old, in good shape, no smoking and I dont drink alcohol any longer. However, my leg cramps up all the time. I walk a mile a day and drink green tea, still the cramps. Then I noticed the medication part, I have taken statins the whole time, I will return to a Doctor and get this checked out. I take Amlopine 10 and Bestatin 20. Thanks again.
I will check this out, thanks 4 information.@@grandmajane2593 And your Doctor made a good decision. I have been taking it for 5 years. Thank you for your contribution.
I'm so grateful that you have addressed leg cramps, Dr. Berry. I had taken Cipro time after time, and hated the side effects. I asked a prescribing doctor if she thought it was a good medicine, and she said Yes. Then I asked her what she meant by a good medicine. She said it did what it was supposed to do, and she laughed. No knowledge, no concern that my legs were being tortured. Years later, now, I still have Charlie horses so bad, I have actually called 911 over this. To be fair, I am also a type 2 diabetic. But I am convinced that the Ciprofloxacin is huge in my suffering. Because the pain comes at night... sometimes I do not go to bed. I sleep with a couple of bars of high magnesium soap at the foot of the bed between the sheets. I do not tuck in the sheets or blankets. I cannot have my weighted blanket cover my feet while I am in bed. I have a footstool under my legs and feet when I am at my desk. And yes, I do sip dill pickle juice at times. These tips I learned from qualified medical personnel, and they do help me. For anyone reading this, I hope my experiences can help you. Again: Thank You, Dr. Berry !
My experience has also been that if you are looking for help for just about any medical condition, don't go to your allopathic doctor. It is true, their knowledge, or lack of, and their lack of concern is profound. Chiropractors and Naturopaths are best.
Hope you get the courage to drop the diabetes... Build muscle with heavier strength training daily, and heal your gut with real foods straight from the garden & ones that had legs. Time restricted eating, no more than 2 meals a day. More water, no sleep deprivation. Get your gut microbiome healthy😊
Thanks for great advice sometimes l have leg cramps Now l know what to do Dr Berry lm loosing my muscle can you tell me what to do My bones are week too I have ostopinia Maybe l need more exercise or something else?❤
I've never had any physician tell me the possibilities of my leg cramps. You were wonderful! There are numerous things I can try. It was amazing information.
I was surprised and glad to see you hit on this topic Dr. Berry, I have nocturnal leg cramps. Painful, agonizing, close-to-bringing-tears-to-my-eyes type of cramps. It happens sporadically. I suffered a bout recently but prior to that it had to be a year the last time it happened. The cramps can occur anywhere on my legs: quads, hammy's, and calves. Either leg. Sometimes both. My feet thankfully do not cramp. Can anyone else relate to this?
Thank you so much. My sisters and I have a lot of leg cramps. We found that rubbing magnesium oil on our legs really helps. I went on a carnivore diet 3 weeks ago and have noticed that I have far fewer cramps.
I have congestive heart failure and after surviving a widow maker, double bypass I took my cardiologist advice very seriously. Will adjust my near zero salt intake first. If that doesn't do I will work my way down the list. Statins will go immediately too. Thank you very much. Will update you on my results. Subbed and turned on notifications.
Hello dr Berry, I am from Romania, Central Europe and I just discovered your TH-cam channel a day ago and I am watching a lot of your videos. I have this muscle cramps all over my body, on a daily basis. I get them between my ribs or on the back side, my legs, my toes even when I yawned e few times I had a muscle cramp under my chin. My dad is a doctor but no one is giving any interest in my problem. It has been like this for years. Thank you very much for all the info that you are giving the “common” people. I am definitely going to change my lifestyle. Best regards. Paul
Jackie Campbell I eat the same food as my wife and she is perfectly fine. We started keto in October 2019. We eat greens avocado, fatty meat, eggs, lost about 12 kg each (about 24 pounds). Now she is on perfect weight 62kg. And I still want to lose like 10kg. But the cramps I have are like this in the past 2-3 years.
Sertraline gave me the worst ever leg cramps, I was on the lowest dose for six weeks but I started having cramps the most painful cramps that would take a long time to go away...Thank you so much for the great lesson on leg cramps and ways to improve electrolyte intake and keep an eye on what is going on and be checked...
Thank you! I cut back on salt because of swelling in my ankles and have been riddled with foot & leg cramps ever since. Good to know I can eat the salt I crave.
I glad I watched this video to the end because the last few months I’ve been suffering from leg cramps in strange places down my legs and now I know why. I have lumbar spinal stenosis and now I can share this with my doctor. Thanks for a great video!
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Thank you for this video. I recently suffered severe cramping in the night. I couldn’t even move my legs without extreme cramping. I would have to get up and walk around in the middle of the night until they subside. I was out walking one day when for whatever reason I felt dehydrated, I was near a store. So I went in and bought a bottle of Gatorade.. I noticed there wasn’t any cramping that night. Every night before bed I drink 6 to 8 ounces of Gatorade and cramps are gone.
Can you make a drink for yourself that is like Gatorade without the sugar, with just the electrolytes in it? Just a suggestion. It would be probably cheaper, and better for you without the sugar and artificial stuff in it. 🙏
Lord, in Jesus Name, please help every person below to be healed. Please alleviate their pain & discomfort. And bless Dr. Ken for his wisdom & recommendations.
I’m 42 and I have switched to the carnivore diet after following you. I have always had salt intake. I’m currently using Celtic salt almost daily. I just had my blood work done my potassium and magnesium was on point. I was using liquid iv now I’ve been using keto chow all I drink is water all day. I am suffering from calf and foot cramps multiple times a night while sleeping. My dr just prescribed 100 mg gabapentin once a day at night. Nothing is working other than getting up and walking around and putting soltice rub or spray on magnesium on my legs.
Apart from following what the doc says, I suggest the following based my personal experience of getting frequent cramps- Apply coconut oil to your feet and massage every night without fail. Make sure you put a towel on the bed where you rest your feet so that the sheets don’t get stained. I have been doing this now for about 16+ months and i have gotten rid of the cramps. My profile- I am 63 years old and I jog 5 miles alternate days and do stretches other days. Hope this helps someone! All the BEST!! PS: In case you start seeing improvements gradually cutdown on the medicines…
I have been taking Zyrtec since August for seasonal ragweed allergies and the daily use of this caused me to have severe leg cramps at night. Stopped; the cramps went away instantly. My husband and I have followed your Keto diet for a year and he lost about 20 pounds, and me 5. It also helped with his macular degeneration, stopping it from getting worse. Thank you Dr. Berry!
I agree 100%. Celtic Sea Salt contains more of the trace minerals the body needs. Barbara O'Neill says to take the salt at the start of every 8 oz. glass of water and your body will utilize the salt and also keep you properly hydrated.
I am so glad I found your channel. I have been having leg cramp issues for years and never able to figure out why. I was started on cholesterol medication about 6 years ago (first Zocor and recently switched to Crestor because they said it was better for you), because they said I needed to, my levels were only slightly over the normal range. Thinking back on it I think my leg cramps have gotten worse since then. Also I have pretty much eliminated salt from my diet because of it being BAD for us. I am going to try some of the things you suggested, my overall health is good, no BP problems, no diabeties or heart issues. Thank you for the information and they honesty, we need more of that.
This is my first time watching your video and it was very informative. Thanks so very much. I have a question for you Dr. Berry. Why does a person body itches when they sweat? Please answer this for me. I have asked my doctor about this. But he said he haven't heard anything like this before. I told him you may not of heard of it, but this is happening to me.
I suffered for years, jumping out of bed every hour or two to stretch my calf muscles. I tried everything, magnesium, pottasium, salt, etc. Some worked a little, nothing stopped the cramps. I eventually found that if I kept my legs warm the cramps lessened a lot, so I added a blanket to the lower half of my bed and added an electric heated pad into the foot area. I have this on low all night. These two things helped enormously but I still had cramps a couple of nights a week. Something else I do is take K2. My husband was reading Dr Mercola's "Fat for Fuel", somewhere in there he mentions K2 in relation to leg cramps. I haven't read it. Anyway I started K2, I was already taking D3, and noticed within 2-3 days my cramps had gone completely. When I ran out of K2 the cramps came back so I started taking it again.
Patricia Bentley You sound like me. I get hot so usually I hate having anything on my legs at night but I’ve had to wear legwarmers to bed to try to stop the cramping. Sometimes it helps. Do all my salt and stuff plus D3 and K2. Better than it was but still no consistent luck getting rid of them 😢
I take K2 for months and that doesn’t take my leg cramps away at all. I just took pickle juice and mustard. I felt some calmness. Still scared to fall asleep to jump up and walk it off. Next I’ll try apple cider vinegar and Celtic salt. Also stopping the atorvastatine for cholesterol.
Thank you Doc for educating us, I have that cramps in my left leg thigh since June 2021, I went to see my family doctor. I learned more now from your explanation that I never heard from my doctor , I'm a diabetic person. GOD BLESS
I was given statins in my 70's for high cholesterol. In a few months, my legs would ache with extreme fatigue as I walked. In time, I could only walk about 30 steps before I had to stop and rest. This went on for several Dr. prescribed years. I had gained 55 lbs, too. Against Dr's orders, I stopped taking the statin. It took a few months, but I began being able to walk without extreme leg fatigue again. In following months, I had lost that 55 lbs the statin had put on me.
Hi David, I can relate to this, same with me, I stopped the statins and just carried on with potassium tablets and my quinine, will never use. Statins again, glad ur feeling better, stay safe and well Maureen
Same here, I refuse to take statins, because every time I was talked or should I say scared into taking them I'd end up being in excruciating pain, and it took sometimes a year to get better. I took turmeric everyday any after 3 months my cholesterol came down unbelievably. My doctor told me to keep doing what I was doing 🙃
I used to get leg cramps at night. These went away when I did two things: 1) I now take a daily magnesium supplement; and 2) On the rare occasions I feel the tell-tale signs of tightening, I immediately flex my foot to lengthen the muscle. I then stand and walk for a few minutes. Really have not had any problems since then.
@@suziepeck5717 I can't say that's what helped me, but I was told to take it by a Naturopath and it's been years since I suffered leg cramps. At their worst, it would happen every few weeks. I don't take a huge amount, still just one pill a day. I think keeping your calf muscle lengthened is also important, esp if you wear heels.
I'm on dialysis and sometimes get cramps during treatment. Ingesting mustard was recommended and sometimes this worked. Then I found a topical foam or spray called Theraworx that usually works. Sometimes the nurse will give saline in our line to ease the cramping. Of course when I'm home running hot water on the affected muscle works great. A CKD diet restricts intake of potassium. Thanks for the video. I am now a subscriber!
Best thing I've found for leg cramps is something called sole' water. You dissolve Himalayan or Celtic sea salt in clean water to it's saturation point (make sure some undissolved salt stays in the bottom). It must be stored in a glass jar with no metal touching it. Having it pre-dissolved helps it absorb better. Take 1-3 teaspoons once or twice daily in your daily water intake. Be sure to measure it out and stir it with a non-metal spoon.
I started having nocturnal leg cramps immediately after giving blood. That was 5 weeks ago. Blood test showed I was low on iron and calcium. I started taking both along with more magnesium. It’s getting better and hope it resolves itself soon.
I have been having leg cramps esp at nite . I had cut down my Atorvastatin yet still experiencing it despite I was also taking Calcium and Magnesium capsules. My sister advised me to apply Vicks Vaporub oint on foot soles before bedtime and this had quite worked for me since I started using it for almost a week now. Try it , nothing to lose . It’s a very simple and plain topical treatment. I want to share this to help those suffering this same cramps. Thank you.
Fascinated by your vid on leg cramp. Ultimately, I still think it is something you are 'prone' due to hereditary, and I don't recognise any of the 'suspect' drugs you mention as applying to myself. I suffer terribly and finally got help from my doctor - quinine sulphate, which I take regularly at night. Wonderful! And not enough salt!! Whoa! I never eat salt except for a packet of crisps in the evening. I shall definitely increase my intake. I am convinced that cramp is familial - My mother suffered dreadfully. I still get cramp on occasion however, especially when I have been lifting and carrying at work and am tired. Oh god, it's awful when it does strike and I even get cramp in my thigh muscles and in the abs below the breast area. My mother used to tell me when leg cramp struck, find a cold floor and get the leg down, immediately! Always worked, but one just can't find a cold floor these days!
I began to get severe muscle spasms in my thighs twenty five years ago. They left me bruised and with residual pain for about three days after the episode. If I was walking I would be stopped in my tracks. The spasm could last up to half an hour. I told my doctor and he put me on quinine. It saved my life. But then I was told they could cause heart problems. I could not give them up because of my terror of the cramps. I started taking them every three days and kept tonic water on hand. As I got older the cramps became bored with just being in my thighs and started attacking me across my chest, they would contort my feet and just to be sure that I couldn’t relax I started getting claudication in the back of my upper leg when I tried to go for a walk. It usually happened going up a hill. I learned in have severe spinal stenosis. The neurologist seems very reluctant to operate as the space in my spinal column is 4cm. I cannot live with this kind of pain much longer. It is relentless!
My Doc prescribed Statin and took me off after a few weeks , as he noted in my blood test that large volume of muscle tissue was found in my blood, along with pain.
Thank you so much Dr Berry. Amazing information. I have horrible cramps that wake me up at night and make me cry, that’s how bad they are. I’m going to check your list and see how I can help myself.👍
Yaaayy! 👏👏👏 just found this channel after a week of waking up with debilitating calf cramps (that do go away in ten minutes maximum thank goodness but scary as heck while it’s happening. 10 pain score) (any body have any ideas PLEASE send a reply!) but yeah I love/appreciate this doctors approach! Thank you for making this channel!
Great podcast and has given me room to discuss the left sided calf cramps I get when sitting , walking or mountain biking and particularly at night with what I thought was a restless leg syndrome
Same but I have a DVT in my left leg and I didn't start the horrible cramps until after I got my blood clot and their horrible pain I get them after working I do landscaping push mowing and weed eating all day I feel a cramp coming and I hate these things I'm sorry you go through same pain bro
Thanks for the info. Have been suffering from severe leg cramps for awhile. Just found out that the cortisone shots I get for my arthritis is causing them. Every time I’d get a shot within a week the cramps were back after 3 weeks they were gone. It takes the potassium from your system. This time I ate lots of things with potassium and within a couple of days they stopped. My Dr did not know this so was telling me to take more magnesium and drink lots of water. That didn’t help. Glad I found out about the potassium.
Love your videos. I will say a word of warning about calcium...too much calcium causes leg cramps. I learned this while I was pregnant with my third child. I had the worst leg cramps, my ob/gyn suggested I cut down on the milk and cheese to half of what I was consuming. Within a few days all leg cramps were gone. He was an old school ob/gyn and had one of the highest live, healthy births in our area in the 70's, 80's and early 90's. He knew his stuff.
Calcium is one thing that you can get in food so you should never have to take a supplement. Too much calcium is a bad thing, especially if it goes into your bloodstream instead of to your bones.
@@cybersal7 she didn’t supplement I think her mag to calcium ratio was off She should have taken Mag n kept eating the dairy So very imp for preg women as we lose our teeth and get fragile bones otherwise VitK will put calcium where it belongs
"Under certain conditions, too much metformin can cause lactic acidosis. ... Symptoms of lactic acidosis include abdominal or stomach discomfort, decreased appetite, diarrhea, fast or shallow breathing, a general feeling of discomfort, severe muscle pain or cramping, and unusual sleepiness, tiredness, or weakness." source Mayo Clinic. Yes, my former doctor prescribed metformin (for anemia) and yes I experienced leg cramps as well as some of the other symptoms mentioned.
I take Zyrtec several times a week for allergies. I will follow your recommendations and stop taking unless absolutely necessary. Thank you for this and other very informative videos!
I started to get terrible leg cramps in my sixties. Mostly in the evening or at night, almost daily. When sitting, lying in bed or in the bath (really exciting with water splashing everywhere!!!) I also suffered very bad neck ache. Early this year I read of a stretching exercise for neck ache & started this morning & evening, and any time my neck ache came on. Not only did it relieve the neck - I hardly ever get leg cramp any more! Try it & see if yours improves. Stand, feet shoulder-width apart. Reach above your head, stretching, and look up at your hands. Move your hands back as far as you can (it will improve after time), and look as far back as you can at the same time. Hold 2 seconds, then tightening your stomach muscles, arc forward and reach as far toward your toes as you can, pushing your forehead toward your knees. Hold 2 seconds & then repeat both 5 times. Don't forget to breathe!
It is refreshing to hear a Doctor recommend salt, rather than tell us that salt should be reduced. The "salt myth" has been promoted for decades now, it makes me wonder how many medications have been unnecessarily prescribed because a person presents with certain symptoms, that in reality are caused by a salt deficiency. The natural french sea salts are some of the best in my opinion. For me, cramp relates to magnesium. Magnesium tissue salts always work well, mag phos number 8 by Schuessler Tissue Salts is excellent.
Please go to see and read about Redmond Sea Salt....it is real sea salt..God has placed in this salt,, not just salt..but all the elements the body needs.. all minerals....lowers Blood Pressure because everything the body requires is in it...must read the booklet they have....Wonderful..thank God!!
Nutritional Logic I really doubt many people in the rich countries have salt deficiency 😂 & I wouldn’t trust everything I hear. I’ll just continue to watch my salt intake
I started having back problems after I moved into a third floor apartment three and a half years ago. I later learned or figured out that I was walking on cement and hardwood plastic floors just about 24/7. I never had back pain before I moved into this place and am looking to get out ASAP. Neighbors have back problems too. I hope my back will heal up. I have also experienced charlie horses at night in both legs and feet and toes. I have learned to flex my feet to stretch the calf muscles. I tried wearing my tennis shoes to bed too and that seems to help. I believe the floors, in my case, are the cause of these problems I'm having with my back and legs. I take magnesium glycinate and have added avocados for potassium. I'm even sleeping in my Lazy Boy which does help my back. The cheap floors that are in this apartment have not helped my health at all. Thanks Dr. Berry for all your help.
I've been having leg cramps and occasional hand cramps all my life. However, I have ataxic and spastic cerebral palsy. About 2 years ago, it got worse. Neuro prescribed Baclofen which my body didn't like so he switched to Valium and they are not as bad nor as often. Great information.
That would really be considered under the electrolyte/ salt deficiency… I have problems with that because I work outside and sweat a LOT and have bad cramps when I don’t drink enough water… that is why some people, and me, drink dill pickle juice… works every time!!!
I agree. Dehydration can be a cause of leg cramps particularly if one doesn’t drink a lot of water and drinks alcoholic or caffeinated beverages, which act like diuretics. I’m surprised to hear the doctor encouraging increased salt intake- the American diet is loaded with so much added salt that I would be surprised to find many folks with low sodium. There are folks with peripheral edema, who might need to restrict salt intake to help decrease edema.
I've been having leg cramps at night while sleeping with my feet stretched out. When it happens i quickly turn my feet up towards my chest and it goes away. I learned that from playing soccer. But after watching this vídeo I'm going to get medical help since i have lots of varicose vains on my legs.
YES! I had the worst cramps in both calves a few mornings ago and it took 3 days to recover. It felt like I had climbed a short mountain in the five minutes of cramping! OUCH!!
@@stuartpierce121 Thanks. As long as I get sufficient potassium, I don't have leg cramps. For some reason my electrolytes got imbalanced a few years ago (vodka for pain, then) it's been challenging to balance K+, Mg, and NaCl. UPDATE: 5/10/2021 after adding calcium supplement to my routine 3 weeks ago, I have had no waking leg cramps! Yay. I can't do dairy, so that last piece of the puzzle seems to be what I needed. For now, anyway.
I took the statin rovastatin.i was having horrible leg cramps.i even got a text from pharmacy that it could cause muscle cramps.i stopped taking it and it went away.
Rosuvastatin. Joint pain, hip pain and a dull ache in my right leg at night when sleeping. I stopped taking it. It's been about 4 months now. Still feeling the effects from it. Although it has subsided just a bit. Never had pain like this until I took that statin. And I don't believe in statins anyway, now at this point -watching your videos has helped quite a bit. I am learning what cholesterol is all about and the importance of it.
LOVE your videos!!! I am very GLAD that under "#7 Cancer" you also mentioned "autoimmune diseases." Low thyroid is sooo common and for several months I suffered greatly with leg cramps in the early morning hours until I found out my desiccated thyroid dose needed raising! (Maybe this could help someone else - and my TSH was fine, so I am REALLY glad I had my free T3 and free T4 checked. Being at the low end of "normal" wasn't good enough for me.) It wasn't salt or mag because I've used Real Salt for years, and also mag before bed every night for years. I began to suspect my thyroid, so I tried taking it in the evening instead of the morning, and that really helped me get thru the night without cramping! (I take NatureThroid - if I would have been taking Synthroid, I don't think it would make much difference when you take it.) Then the blood test confirmed it. Before I had my thyroid rechecked I did try potassium before bed and it didn't help. But I noticed that it made me have to get up in the night to empty my bladder. Thx again! :)
I'm so glad I found this. I've been walking a lot and ended up getting lower leg cramps. I'm going to keep walking. I'm going to start consuming salt in moderation.
Thanks for this. You confirmed a lot of what I believe about leg cramps. A few months ago one of my students at school was having leg cramps. It was mid-summer and the temperature was close to 110 degrees. I suspected he was dehydrated and I gave him an electrolyte. It worked. He was as good as new within 15 minutes. I encouraged him to drink more water and even gave him a recipe for do-it-yourself homemade Gatorade, which balances your electrolytes and gives you more salt. It works, and it's cheaper than Gatorade and contains less sugar: 1 cup of apple juice. 2 cups of water Juice from one lemon 1/2 to 1 teaspoon salt. Mix it together in a pitcher, refrigerate, and sip it through the day. It tastes like salty lemonade. I feel better when I make this and drink it.
I had an ABI once. The nurse didn't know how to do it. You are supposed to be lying down and she insisted on doing it setting up. Sitting up, it takes more pressure to pump the blood back up through the legs and throws off the index. I tried telling her that she was doing it wrong. Her response was "Well, this is the way that I do it." I complained to the doctor about it when I went in a few days later and they apparently gave her some remedial training on how to do the test.
My doc asked if meds are working. I said I didn't know. He said how don't you know. Either they're working or they're not. I said I fell the same so they might not be working OR they are working and I'm suffering from their side effects which are the same symptoms I trying to alleviate. For 5 yrs now they been giving me meds that reportedly have side effects matching my symptoms.
I had an allergic reaction to Lipitor. It caused me to run a low grade fever. I tried 6 different cholesterol meds before finding one where I didn’t have side affects. It was some statin drug. Then I found out that statin meds can cause problems with memory. I thought I was losing my memory. I stopped taking them right away. Now I have to decide which is more important, memory or low cholesterol. Ugh
@@TS-xe9ni Lipitor caused me arm pain. I live in pain so more isn't acceptable, quit taking. Chiropractor told me he has patient that couldn't walk from pain caused by it. As one time I am normal and another high, I'm not that worried about it and am not taking anything for it.
I often have cramps in one leg. So did my father and many other elderly people I knew. It was very bad many years ago when I was pregnant. The nurse then gave me some exercises I should do every night before going to bed: ten times up and downs from heel to toe, followed by ten time of squats and last ten times leaning against a door or a wall in order to stretch the lower part of your hind legs. It works and has worked for all of us
Standing, rotate (pivot) from heel to toes and back 10 times; the last one I'm guessing - leaning, facing wall stretch lower legs 10 times to work them before bed?
I was told these same exercises by my osteopath to syretch out the calf muscles. He also suggested sitting on the edge of the bed and slowly touching my toes as I had compressed vertibrae ib lower spine causing years of back pain which he also suspected was involved with the leg oain. Amazingly after about 7/10 days the back pain disappeared and only returns now after over exertion, but has gone again after a nights rest whereas before it was constant.
After stopping stations I continued having severe leg cramps at night for several months. Then I stopped taking artificial sweeteners and within a few days the cramps started to go away. It took weeks before the cramps stopped completely. My cramps were so severe that they damaged a muscle in my thigh.
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I am 64 , female and have terrible throbbing pain in my right calf every night as soon as I lie down, I use a heating pad which helps but what could it be? I am on zero medication but when I eat salt I swell in my face an legs.
@@pamelamcfadden337 what meds , supplements, do u take? Makeup? Hair shampoo? All items starting with air u breathe. EI / Environmental Illness is pandemic. Keep away from synthetics. Ur stockings, socks... I'm a bit older , but not much.
How about a strained soleus muscle that tore, 2nd degree, due to an old scar there.
I take lithium carbonate, which can cause electrolyte disturbances, and I had trouble with muscle cramps when I first started it. I also found out that I was lactose intolerant around the same time, and my sodium and potassium were low, so, my doctor recommended drinking three servings of almond milk every day, as almonds are naturally really rich in sodium and potassium, as well as calcium. Lo and behold my leg cramps disappeared.
KenDBerryMD OMG! The Keto Chow electrolytes has made a critical difference for me. I was taking 2 1/2 t. Redmond’s Real salt/day and Mag citrate 200 mg/day and it helped with headaches and jaw tension, but one day on the electrolyte supplement it was incredible. Thank you, thank you!
I would have daily body cramps and uncontrolled muscle twitches, but the worst were the upper inner thigh leg cramps. They were so painful that even after they subsided the muscle would feel weak and sore for a few days after. I couldnt exercise or do normal movements without cramping. Doctors checked all my vitamin levels and they were all normal. This was disappointing because I was hoping I had a mineral deficiency but test results showed all mineral levels were good. Dr. said I had "restless leg" and prescribed medication. He didnt really explain why I was having whole body cramps and not just legs altho legs were the worst. The prescription did nothing!!. One day while during a work meeting I had a trademark upper thigh cramp and had to get up in front of everyone and walk back and forth in the room in pain until cramp finally subsided. I was beyond embarrassed but was hurting to bad to care. One of my coworkers showed great compassion and told me something that has changed my life!. She told me to drink 1 to 2 tablespoons of raw unfiltered apple cider vinger with the mother diluted in 6 to 8 oz of water when I get up in the morning and the same thing an hour before bed. I smiled dismissively but got to thinking ive tried everything else. I did research on apple cider vinger with the mothers and decided to try it. I have been taking it for a month and have not had a SINGLE cramp at all since!!. Im not trying to sell anybody anything im just sharing what has brought me relief.
Thank you! I forgot about ACV. I used to drink a little in the morning and, because of your post, I remembered I never had body or leg cramps and even lost a lot of weight. Thanks again! I'm really sorry for what you went through and pray you're doing ok now. 🙏🙏🙏
Well, WN, as I lived and breath, I learned something new today, from your apple cider vinegar post. Thanks for the leg cramp advice. Blessings to you and a thumps up.
Interesting I have the same exact issue, I have such a hard time drinking the acv I’ll give it another try lol
I have the same inner thigh cramps. No one can understand how bad they are until they have one. I use powder magnesium in warm water when I feel one coming on. 2 heaping tsps in approximately 1/2 cup water followed by at least a full cup of water.
@rider my husband has noticed that I have more cramps over all in hot weather! So thank you for the coconut water idea.
A leg cramp gave me the worst pain in my life. Thanks to these recommendationns, no more cramps. I think adding salt back in my diet helped the most. THANK YOU
I just want to share my own experience how to resolve the PAIN which is caused by the leg cramp, especially during the night time in bed. I read an article which taught me how to get relief from the pain very quickly. If your right leg cramps with pain, just raise up your left arm straight above your ear. If you have cramps on your left leg, raise your right arm. You can’t raise your arm straight up when your bed has head board, but you can stretch your arm as much as possible above your head. When you do this for a couple minutes, the cramps would stop and you feel the relief from pain. When someone has leg cramps with pain in bed, it is almost impossible to get up to do anything. But this simple action can get you out of this helpless situation staying in bed. I have tried this when I had leg cramps and it always worked. It may sound incredible but only when try it you know it does work. It does not cost you a dime and you won’t have to find someone to help, particularly if you live alone.
Sweeeet. Thanku
@@wingwyeung7426pain in letting ĺeg leg is weak
Left leg pain
@@MarieWiggins-gj8us you just lift up your right arm,please read my article again. 👌
@AlmneurIt's not even a muscle. Lol 😋👍
I swear…I had a leg cramp SO BAD one night in my inner thigh! I started praying 🙏🏿 for help! I had a thought about the salty taste of Gatorade. I had no Gatorade …BUT I had salt….I was in so much pain..I poured about a TBSP of salt in the palm of my hand…licked it…. and gulped down some bottled water..very quickly the pain started going away. I said “ Thank You God!” And this is what I do every time now. It works pretty fast!
@@empressdawnsomerville1101 Truth👍, in Luke 14:34, Jesus said, "Salt is good:"
A doctor actually trying to help people. What a concept! Thanks doc, I will be watching regularly
Yes , He wants to help us and for free , that is amazing !
Bless him
His statements about salt and satins are certainly swimming upstream against common medical opinion
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This meds can also do damage to the memory !!!
@@RStark-ek7mh Consider this:. "big tech" is not Gag-all -- it's a group of corporations. "Pharmaceuticals" are corporations. "Govts" are corporations. All are permitted to 'legally' do unconstitutional things , evidently, by the so-called elite, who conceived of and control such subject's "systems" of operations. (To be accurate ... sadly)
If more folks Researched/Read more, after shutting off the tv 'Programs' (which those same folks conceived of and control) -- they'd learn what's actually been going on, by whom, and why. BUT, the others, who still absorb the Programs regularly would only respond with the programmed bully term, 'theorists' ... sadly. That's why we ALL (we the people) have been, and are screwed ... sadly.
You are truly a Dr who cares and not afraid to tell it
I had really terrible leg cramps at night for years but now that I am eating Celtic Sea salt-I put about the size of 3 sesame seeds on my tongue, eat it and then drink water. (Do not put the salt inside your water glass) I also use Celtic Sea salt on my food too. See Barbara O'Neills video Salt & Water to see why eating the salt like that works so well and what it actually does with magnesium and potassium in your body.
THANK YOU SO MUCH DR. KEN BERRY-I can't wait to watch more of your videos!
Me too❤
Just watched video...trying it tonight. Leg cramps every night since started Carnivore 10 days ago. Lost 3 lbs. but also losing sleep having to jump out of bed hobbling around the room. 😫
Eating pink salt is okay and can solve the night muscle cramp?
This is the most comprehensive explanation I have encountered in decades.
I have passed out a few times because of the pain. My worst was when all muscle groups was firing, never stopping, for over 30 minutes. Yet, did nothing physical that day. Only God escaped my cursing.
Seen multiple medical profession only answers were drinking more water.
I use mineral salts, bolder salt use by marathon runners, lite salts.
This last round of cramping came after a pair of Kenalog and linocaine shot in both knees.
Had a allergenic to it. Multiple reactions.
Thanks for this video. It should be helpful to many
A doctor who encourages people to figure out what's going on with their health...amazing!!😍
Almost unheard of.
Not on board with a bunch of medicine either..🐦
Dr. Berry, l know that you are a strong believer in the no carb, Carnivore diet. But my concern is that the brain needs carbs in order to function & produce DOPAMINE. Without this fuel, the brain cannot function!
A member of my family decided to loose some weight, so she restricted her carbs for 2 yrs. She developed PARKINSON DISEASE!! Even tho we put her on the synthetic DOPAMINE, L-DOPA, she quickly deteriorated & died.
This is a MAJOR red flag for this Carnivore, NO CARB diet!!....
👏😊
I have been suffering from leg cramps now for the past 34 years. Ever since I was 18 years old. Thank you for the info provided will check out all of this.
Did you get your leg cramps resolved?
This man is an "absolute genius" and has a wealth of honest information.
cause your one to .lol
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@@brendasamson2885 I took that and was in great pain after 4 days.
Excellent and helpful explanation of leg cramps and their causes. Nice to hear a doctor speak above the side effects of various drugs, whilst others tend to push them on their patients.
Free advice from a legit Doctor without beating around the bush. Bravo! Thanks!
Two weeks ago I started adding the pink Himalayan sea salt to my water every morning. Since then my foot cramps and leg cramps have lessened. I am slowly adding more salt plus Nascent iodine to my water. I am so glad the cramps are leaving me alone. I also added electrolyte drops that I ordered from Amazon. Thanks for this video.
Thank you for the prevention advice. I'm 66 yrs and never had leg cramps and have loved walking and was also a naturally swift walker without need for exertion. A couple of injuries over the years have caught up to my knees now. I have to walk more carefully so as not to get sharp knee pain. My calves are rock hard due to bearing the strain and I get regular horrendous cramping there and thigh high too...usually at night. Magnesium tablets help but also, just as a tip to others who feel they have nothing to hand to immediately help...a hot water bottle or a hot shower directed onto the area helps quite fast. I also have one of those plastic shower heads with a flexible tube that fits over a bath tap for more direct targeting of the cramp area. Sometimes I am not even able to undress without causing more pain so I just get under the shower fully dressed! When cramping up I just don't care! The family can tell by the uncontrollable swearing emitted from this elderly lady leaping out of bed and dragging feet, stiff zombie style along the passage to the bathroom.
Come on 66 is not elderly love!
I was lucky to meet a physical therapist who when I told him of my occasional "jump out of bed with extreme crippling calf or thigh cramps" instantly gave me a solution that I was very skeptical about.
Two nights ago the cramps attacked both of my legs and I just barely was able ro get out of bed and walk. I kept two 12 ounce glasses of water in my room, drank them and Incredibly in less than 10 minutes, the cramps went away but not the memory of the excruciating pain.
I'm not a skeptic anymore.
I try not to drink much water at night so I don't need to go to the bathroom to pee, I might need to increase my night water to avoid the cramsp which are very nasty.
@@MariaPerez-hl4js no water for me. Pee way too much. Apple cider vinegar is best I heard, I ordered some online.
Try it. Keep yellow mustard by the bedside. Take a tbsp.boom Charley horse gone. Worked for me.💪
@@Bellathebear777 I don't need the extra sodium though in mustard and I get mine many times throughout the night
Try watered-down apple cider vinegar. Also helps to speed very slow metabolism.
I was so glad to hear you say Cipro causes leg cramps. My doctor said there was no way that's what caused the pain and swelling in the back of my knees and the severe cramps in my feet and legs. I knew that was it! I wound up in the hospital with severely depleted potassium.
My Dad was put on Cipro. Was only on it for 5 days and snapped his ACL. sitting at the kitchen table. Terrible stuff. Avoid if at all possible.
Can’t trust many those Doctors
So many people have problems when they take Cipro & Doctors know it!
After a family member took Cipro,
often he had terrible pain in his legs that he couldn’t even walk.
We had no clue it might be from the Cipro until we saw videos online
people talking about similar things happened to them after taking Cipro
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I am just now seeing this and I have finally figured out how to help my leg cramps. I am a hairdresser who stands most all day, I started using compression socks and drinking plenty of water, I also use liquid IV packs in summer time mixed in my water. I am 58 and do not take any kind of medication, I am beyond blessed to have my health.
Good for you 👏👏👏
Standing all day is very tough...but I think the sitting all day is pretty bad too...My muscles are so weak & I'm suffering from leg cramps a least once a week. It is very scary because of the pain.
61 year old hairstylist, good advice. I would add custom insoles from a Physical Therapist or Dr. for your shoes help too.
@@harmoni4499 try yellow mustard, right when you get the cramp. I keep packets by the bed. Kinda of a pain to get them open when the cramp hits, but it has worked for many..💪
The mustard did not work for me. I bought compression calf sleeves instead of the Sox so I can wear them in bed. Sox are too hot. Seems to be helping. I also take magnesium, salt and potassium. I get the restless leg syndrome also. Cramps and the leg syndrome are horrible.
What a breathe of fresh air Dr. Ken is!!! How unusual it is to see a doctor who is not totally invested into the medical industry.
He should be the new standard of physicians.
Yes, I agree with that!!!
Praise the Lord 🙏
I have su good t Lllllk km l let look
1. Salt
2. Electrolytes
3. Overexcertion
4. Medications
5. Blood clot DVT
6. Blockage of an artery
7. Cancer
I have PAD would this cause my leg muscles to stiffen and toes crippling and my fingers crippling?? I do have a referral to see a neurologist
8. Overhydration is a thing
The R-CHOP chemotherapy I endured to alleviate my DLBCL damaged my widowmaker artery. Now in remission but actively dealing with artery blockage and I do get painful calf and foot cramps in bed.
Thank you Dr. Berry for providing such a wonderful public service. I learned so many important health information. God's blessings to you.
Thanks for this video. When you mentioned cramps could be caused by blood clots, I got concerned. I've been having weird cramping issues for months. I went to the ER and was admitted with a DVT, PE, and was severely anemic. I just got home and still have a long recovery ahead of me, but wanted to take a moment and THANK YOU!!
So glad you found out and were alerted. And glad you are on the mend.
Glad you caught it before calamity hit!
You lucked out finding a competent doctor at the ER. The majority of MDs are incompetent or they ignore the test results and lie and say they can't find anything or everything is "normal" and pass the buck by telling you to follow up with your blah blah blah because they know your regular doctor will just refer to another corrupt doctor during the day and if it's at night just refer you right back to the ER. The old ping pong game. It's how the corrupt jackasses keep the money pipeline flowing. Better count your blessings that you found a doctor that actually did what was in the best interest of the patient which is a rarity in the united states. I wish you a Godspeed.
I have cramps for so many years thanks for your information
In 2015 I had the same exact thing as you. Blood clot in my leg and both lungs also I was so anemic when admitted to the hospital that I almost needed a blood transfusion. It turns out the anemia was caused by a severe gluten allergy. No gluten since iron levels are normal every time
I was diagnosed with diabetes 18 years ago and put on metaformin. Within a couple years my cholesterol was very high and I was prescribed lipator. Within a couple weeks I was waking up in the middle of the night screaming with muscle cramps in my calves. So bad that it felt like pulled muscles the next day. These continued for a week or so. Then I woke up with a urinary tract infection that was a full blown kidney infection by afternoon. 5 days in the hospital on iv antibiotics, where they woke me up to give me the lipator everyday. A week later one of those commercials for lipator came on TV and listed the side effects, one being urinary tract infections, and another being muscle cramps. I then looked up metaformin and found a major side effect to be raising your cholesterol. I stopped taking both immediately. I had never had an urinary tract infection in my 48 years of life, and have not had one in 14 years since. I found diet and exercise a better control for my diabetes which I managed to keep at pre-diabetes or lower levels for the last 14 years. My cholesterol is still a little high (not dangerously)but I refuse to consider going on the meds for it.
Your story is both terrifying and impressive! Well done you for having the willpower to battle diabetes. Best wishes for a long and happy life!
Once the leg (typically calf muscle) cramp starts, apply the following rule: « A STRETCHED MUSCLE DOES NOT CRAMP ». Next time you wake up at night with a starting calf muscle cramp, immediately jump out of bed and stretch the calf. For a few seconds the pain will increase, but a few seconds later, just vanish. Try for yourself and please report back if it works for you. It certainly changed my life.
I get cramps by stretching. So this won't work for me. If I stretched it more... I would have HORRIBLE charlie horses. I do not know what is wrong with my body. It is my entire body doing this. I haven't been able to stretch in over a year because of it. I wake up in horrible pain, because I forgot not to stretch while I was sleeping and over reached!
@@hollylaw8272 Me too.
@@hollylaw8272 I get what you are saying. I’ve been struggling with severe muscle cramps all over my body including in my throat, stomach, hands and fingers, but mostly calves, feet & toes. Often I get these cramps in multiple places simultaneously. The worst will cause me to limp from pain for days afterwards.
When I get them in my legs or feet, one thing that I’ve found helpful is to immediately stand up and put weight on the affected areas. Once it starts to subside, it helps to walk. I also SLOWLY stretch and if I feel the cramp coming back on, I’ll release the stretch and slowly try again. I’ve also heard that shortening the cramping muscle helps. It seems counterintuitive, but it has helped in some cases. I’ll admit, it hurts quite a bit at first, but will ease the cramp. This is usually for those in my foot, particularly the bottom.
The most difficult to work through are the tops of my feet, or the front of my calves, or when everything below my knees cramps, front and back.
Just some things I’ve tried to ease the cramps as they are occurring. I’m going to try these suggestions in this video to hopefully alleviate the almost daily cramps.
Watch it you can fall jumping up on a cramped leg. Thigh cramps worse than calf cramps
My cramps are so bad stretching doesn’t get rid of them
talking to a doctor about these things is a great idea, but in my experience, most will dismiss patients who go to them with specific concerns and possible tests they need. If the doctor thinks it is their idea, then it's ok. But when it comes from the patient, it is automatically wrong.
Thats when it time to go new Doctor shopping.
Agreed. My doctor moved out of town this year but I had gone to him for several years and although we would laugh and joke and talk about family, etc, there were times were medically I feel like he just brushed me off or basically used the "wait long enough and it will go away" method. He would do blood work and tell me that everything looks good. I understand he may be hamstrung by insurance and the medical group he's a part of as well but as a patient I sometimes wonder if my body is sending out signals that are being ignored.
My doctor is open to suggestions. It is just one reason I love him.
I actually was telling him about a friend taking something, and he asked me what it was…maybe it would be helpful! You can see what I mean.
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True he said was wear and tear didn't even look or ask any questions
Dr Berry, I wish all doctors were like you. Thank you for making and posting the above.
One of the reasons I like you and your videos is because your information is subject to be shut down because Big Pharma hates it when anyone tells the people about natural choices.
Oh man, I have major lower back pain, it feels like bone on bone and my leg cramps are insane! Thank you for the heads up. I greatly appreciate it!
Start taking omega-3 cod liver with breakfast, take vitamin D3 regularly, Drink moringa tea, one cup daily, and do vick massage on your feet before going to sleep, you can do all these research by yourself, you will be relieved from pain by taking this, inshallah.
Same here.
Try tonic water!Helps in minutes!
Sounds like low vitamin D
I’m a 70 yr old male. On rare occasions I’ll get leg cramps at night, especially after a day of hiking or golf. I order, by the case, 2.5 oz of pickle juice that I keep in my bedside stand. I get a cramp, drink the pickle juice and my cramps are gone in less than five minutes. If you want to try before you buy, walk to the frig. during a cramp and simply drink the juice from your dill pickle jar.
Helps my husband also.
My son said they did this while he was a Marine in the Middle East.
Do you think this would work with FERMENTED pickle juice as well? Or just vinegar?
@jpsview3155 God Bless your son.
@@EndTimesNowWithBry-je8eh there is salt in the brine of fermented pickles, so should work.
I normally get muscle cramps in legs when im dehydrated. Thank you for your daily bright ideas and info. Much appreciated.
Do any kind of B/P med can cause leg cramps?
I am Sally.from Colaumbia SC I suffer from leg pain and cramping every night. I had all the test above and all negative I do have severe arthritis in my knees bone on bone.i thank you for all the knowledge you give. Seem like Dr.are too.busy now.
Thank you doctor, that was very interesting and informative. I am 85 years old and and have been getting some very bad leg and foot cramps lately. I accredited it to me lifting my old 35 pound dog that has recently become unable to get up. I am on statins, blood pressure meds and smoked for years but quit about 30 years ago. I will take your advice and mention this to my family doctor. Again thank you for freely providing a service to the public.
Hope you found a solution. Any luck?
One thing that definitely caused me to have leg and foot cramps and restless legs. Stopping the statin drugs helped.
No joke but did you put your dog in some kind of diet? It's no fun to lift a heavy pet!
Very happy I watched this. 5 years ago I had a stroke, Dublin, Ireland truck stop. 60 years old, in good shape, no smoking and I dont drink alcohol any longer. However, my leg cramps up all the time. I walk a mile a day and drink green tea, still the cramps. Then I noticed the medication part, I have taken statins the whole time, I will return to a Doctor and get this checked out. I take Amlopine 10 and Bestatin 20. Thanks again.
Amlodipine was on a list of (not recommended meds) . My doctor took me off it.
I will check this out, thanks 4 information.@@grandmajane2593 And your Doctor made a good decision. I have been taking it for 5 years. Thank you for your contribution.
I'm so grateful that you have addressed leg cramps, Dr. Berry. I had taken Cipro time after time, and hated the side effects. I asked a prescribing doctor if she thought it was a good medicine, and she said Yes. Then I asked her what she meant by a good medicine. She said it did what it was supposed to do, and she laughed. No knowledge, no concern that my legs were being tortured. Years later, now, I still have Charlie horses so bad, I have actually called 911 over this. To be fair, I am also a type 2 diabetic. But I am convinced that the Ciprofloxacin is huge in my suffering. Because the pain comes at night... sometimes I do not go to bed. I sleep with a couple of bars of high magnesium soap at the foot of the bed between the sheets. I do not tuck in the sheets or blankets. I cannot have my weighted blanket cover my feet while I am in bed. I have a footstool under my legs and feet when I am at my desk. And yes, I do sip dill pickle juice at times. These tips I learned from qualified medical personnel, and they do help me. For anyone reading this, I hope my experiences can help you. Again: Thank You, Dr. Berry !
My experience has also been that if you are looking for help for just about any medical condition, don't go to your allopathic doctor. It is true, their knowledge, or lack of, and their lack of concern is profound. Chiropractors and Naturopaths are best.
Hope you get the courage to drop the diabetes... Build muscle with heavier strength training daily, and heal your gut with real foods straight from the garden & ones that had legs. Time restricted eating, no more than 2 meals a day. More water, no sleep deprivation. Get your gut microbiome healthy😊
I was given ciproflaxin for travellers Diarhhoea. It's an antibiotic. Why for cramps?
I took Cipro and will never take it again. Nor any medication with a fluoride molecule.
Thanks for great advice sometimes l have leg cramps Now l know what to do Dr Berry lm loosing my muscle can you tell me what to do My bones are week too I have ostopinia Maybe l need more exercise or something else?❤
I've never had any physician tell me the possibilities of my leg cramps. You were wonderful! There are numerous things I can try. It was amazing information.
Even when you ask them they don’t tell you
Our medicine is based on the concept "one ill one pill"...
I'm glad this information for us is readily available to re-watch. I forget as fast as I learn!
I'm going through cancer treatment. The leg cramps are throughout the day, and at night they can be really painful. Thank you for these hints.
praying for healing 🙏
I will pray for you to beat this x.
I was surprised and glad to see you hit on this topic Dr. Berry,
I have nocturnal leg cramps.
Painful, agonizing, close-to-bringing-tears-to-my-eyes type of cramps.
It happens sporadically. I suffered a bout recently but prior to that it had to be a year the last time it happened.
The cramps can occur anywhere on my legs: quads, hammy's, and calves. Either leg. Sometimes both.
My feet thankfully do not cramp.
Can anyone else relate to this?
Yes, very similar experiences. I used Theraworx which alleviated cramp pain. I found this video very informative and will follow Dr. BERRY'S advice.
I see there are 1k of thumbs down, they must be the people who have been lied to all their lives and still believe salt is bad.
The must be big pharma!
to much salt is bad dork
@@onlythewise1 correct, I'm assuming these people have heart problems.
@@MrDeano-eu9rg ha ha ok you smarter than average person
Drug co employees / bigwigs / investors
Thank you so much. My sisters and I have a lot of leg cramps. We found that rubbing magnesium oil on our legs really helps. I went on a carnivore diet 3 weeks ago and have noticed that I have far fewer cramps.
I have congestive heart failure and after surviving a widow maker, double bypass I took my cardiologist advice very seriously. Will adjust my near zero salt intake first. If that doesn't do I will work my way down the list. Statins will go immediately too. Thank you very much. Will update you on my results. Subbed and turned on notifications.
This Doctor is amazing! And he’s putting all this information out here for free. 😇
May God Bless him through eternity.
TH-cam pays the content creators on TH-cam.
Hello dr Berry, I am from Romania, Central Europe and I just discovered your TH-cam channel a day ago and I am watching a lot of your videos.
I have this muscle cramps all over my body, on a daily basis. I get them between my ribs or on the back side, my legs, my toes even when I yawned e few times I had a muscle cramp under my chin. My dad is a doctor but no one is giving any interest in my problem. It has been like this for years. Thank you very much for all the info that you are giving the “common” people. I am definitely going to change my lifestyle. Best regards. Paul
Paul Gabriel Turcu I have exactly the same all over cramping including the cramp brought on by yawning. It would be great to have this resolved.
Paul Gabriel Turcu. l strongly suspect this is caused by poor nutrition.
Jackie Campbell I eat the same food as my wife and she is perfectly fine. We started keto in October 2019. We eat greens avocado, fatty meat, eggs, lost about 12 kg each (about 24 pounds). Now she is on perfect weight 62kg. And I still want to lose like 10kg. But the cramps I have are like this in the past 2-3 years.
Sertraline gave me the worst ever leg cramps, I was on the lowest dose for six weeks but I started having cramps the most painful cramps that would take a long time to go away...Thank you so much for the great lesson on leg cramps and ways to improve electrolyte intake and keep an eye on what is going on and be checked...
Thank you! I cut back on salt because of swelling in my ankles and have been riddled with foot & leg cramps ever since. Good to know I can eat the salt I crave.
I glad I watched this video to the end because the last few months I’ve been suffering from leg cramps in strange places down my legs and now I know why. I have lumbar spinal stenosis and now I can share this with my doctor. Thanks for a great video!
Strange places indeed. In my thighs, calves and feet, UNBEARABLE. In muscles I didn't know I had, deep deep in thigh, calf and foot.
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its not good that lots are having trouble with this plus the drs is re giving all this meds that makes it worst 🎉❤😢 hugs best wishes sorry it bout ll 🎉🎉🎉❤ hope you all myself includi find the best ways plus I think feet and others places staying wet make s it worst
Thank you for this video. I recently suffered severe cramping in the night. I couldn’t even move my legs without extreme cramping. I would have to get up and walk around in the middle of the night until they subside. I was out walking one day when for whatever reason I felt dehydrated, I was near a store. So I went in and bought a bottle of Gatorade.. I noticed there wasn’t any cramping that night. Every night before bed I drink 6 to 8 ounces of Gatorade and cramps are gone.
Can you make a drink for yourself that is like Gatorade without the sugar, with just the electrolytes in it? Just a suggestion. It would be probably cheaper, and better for you without the sugar and artificial stuff in it. 🙏
Lord, in Jesus Name, please help every person below to be healed. Please alleviate their pain & discomfort. And bless Dr. Ken for his wisdom & recommendations.
STUFF IT, self righteous Bible Thumper.
Amen!
Margaret Whitmore If you would ever need prayer for anything, Margaret, it would be a privilege to pray for you.
Tina Moncada Thank you, Tina, for the "amen." So kind of you to acknowledge my post as well as all the others.
Carol Dold pray for yourself-you need it.
I’m 42 and I have switched to the carnivore diet after following you. I have always had salt intake. I’m currently using Celtic salt almost daily. I just had my blood work done my potassium and magnesium was on point. I was using liquid iv now I’ve been using keto chow all I drink is water all day. I am suffering from calf and foot cramps multiple times a night while sleeping. My dr just prescribed 100 mg gabapentin once a day at night. Nothing is working other than getting up and walking around and putting soltice rub or spray on magnesium on my legs.
Apart from following what the doc says, I suggest the following based my personal experience of getting frequent cramps-
Apply coconut oil to your feet and massage every night without fail. Make sure you put a towel on the bed where you rest your feet so that the sheets don’t get stained. I have been doing this now for about 16+ months and i have gotten rid of the cramps.
My profile- I am 63 years old and I jog 5 miles alternate days and do stretches other days.
Hope this helps someone! All the BEST!!
PS: In case you start seeing improvements gradually cutdown on the medicines…
Thanks for your advice this is so helpful, I found not eating wheat and dairy eliminated restless legs and migraines it might be helpful for someone.
I have been taking Zyrtec since August for seasonal ragweed allergies and the daily use of this caused me to have severe leg cramps at night. Stopped; the cramps went away instantly. My husband and I have followed your Keto diet for a year and he lost about 20 pounds, and me 5. It also helped with his macular degeneration, stopping it from getting worse. Thank you Dr. Berry!
I agree 100%. Celtic Sea Salt contains more of the trace minerals the body needs. Barbara O'Neill says to take the salt at the start of every 8 oz. glass of water and your body will utilize the salt and also keep you properly hydrated.
Barbara O’Neill is a quack/nut, sadly
I am so glad I found your channel. I have been having leg cramp issues for years and never able to figure out why. I was started on cholesterol medication about 6 years ago (first Zocor and recently switched to Crestor because they said it was better for you), because they said I needed to, my levels were only slightly over the normal range. Thinking back on it I think my leg cramps have gotten worse since then. Also I have pretty much eliminated salt from my diet because of it being BAD for us. I am going to try some of the things you suggested, my overall health is good, no BP problems, no diabeties or heart issues. Thank you for the information and they honesty, we need more of that.
This is my first time watching your video and it was very informative. Thanks so very much. I have a question for you Dr. Berry. Why does a person body itches when they sweat? Please answer this for me. I have asked my doctor about this. But he said he haven't heard anything like this before. I told him you may not of heard of it, but this is happening to me.
What is PB?
@@skinnydee1886 sorry that should have been BP for blood pressure.
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Oh...ok I do understand. Thank you 🙏
Btw, very good comment 👍
I suffered for years, jumping out of bed every hour or two to stretch my calf muscles. I tried everything, magnesium, pottasium, salt, etc. Some worked a little, nothing stopped the cramps. I eventually found that if I kept my legs warm the cramps lessened a lot, so I added a blanket to the lower half of my bed and added an electric heated pad into the foot area. I have this on low all night. These two things helped enormously but I still had cramps a couple of nights a week. Something else I do is take K2. My husband was reading Dr Mercola's "Fat for Fuel", somewhere in there he mentions K2 in relation to leg cramps. I haven't read it. Anyway I started K2, I was already taking D3, and noticed within 2-3 days my cramps had gone completely. When I ran out of K2 the cramps came back so I started taking it again.
Patricia Bentley You sound like me. I get hot so usually I hate having anything on my legs at night but I’ve had to wear legwarmers to bed to try to stop the cramping. Sometimes it helps. Do all my salt and stuff plus D3 and K2. Better than it was but still no consistent luck getting rid of them 😢
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Banana before bed
I just cover my legs with a blanket; it works very well and save on electricity which is expensive!
I take K2 for months and that doesn’t take my leg cramps away at all. I just took pickle juice and mustard. I felt some calmness. Still scared to fall asleep to jump up and walk it off. Next I’ll try apple cider vinegar and Celtic salt. Also stopping the atorvastatine for cholesterol.
Dr. Berry. I am surprised your colleges are not at your door step. Thank you for sharing real information
I literally have the worst leg cramp,it’s so bad that I can’t even walk,I think it might be paralyzed god bless you man.
Increased salt intake saved my mum from the 4-5 leg cramps she used to get every morning. Thanks Dr. Berry!
Thank you Doc for educating us, I have that cramps in my left leg thigh since June 2021, I went to see my family doctor. I learned more now from your explanation that I never heard from my doctor , I'm a diabetic person. GOD BLESS
I was given statins in my 70's for high cholesterol. In a few months, my legs would ache with extreme fatigue as I walked. In time, I could only walk about 30 steps before I had to stop and rest. This went on for several Dr. prescribed years. I had gained 55 lbs, too. Against Dr's orders, I stopped taking the statin. It took a few months, but I began being able to walk without extreme leg fatigue again. In following months, I had lost that 55 lbs the statin had put on me.
Hi David, I can relate to this, same with me, I stopped the statins and just carried on with potassium tablets and my quinine, will never use. Statins again, glad ur feeling better, stay safe and well Maureen
Same here, I refuse to take statins, because every time I was talked or should I say scared into taking them I'd end up being in excruciating pain, and it took sometimes a year to get better. I took turmeric everyday any after 3 months my cholesterol came down unbelievably. My doctor told me to keep doing what I was doing 🙃
I also stopped statin drugs due to leg and foot cramps and restless leg syndrome. Still get restless legs some but the rest went away.
I always call Doctors, "Drug dealers in white coats" the drug companies are trying to get the whole World on medication. Peace be unto you.
I used to get leg cramps at night. These went away when I did two things: 1) I now take a daily magnesium supplement; and 2) On the rare occasions I feel the tell-tale signs of tightening, I immediately flex my foot to lengthen the muscle. I then stand and walk for a few minutes. Really have not had any problems since then.
What type of magnesium please ...top of my legs
I am taking magnesium bisglycinate 200mg once a day.
@bobbiebernardo7585 I just started taking a low dose of this, does it really help with cramps? I pray it will with me!
@@suziepeck5717 I can't say that's what helped me, but I was told to take it by a Naturopath and it's been years since I suffered leg cramps. At their worst, it would happen every few weeks. I don't take a huge amount, still just one pill a day. I think keeping your calf muscle lengthened is also important, esp if you wear heels.
I'm on dialysis and sometimes get cramps during treatment. Ingesting mustard was recommended and sometimes this worked. Then I found a topical foam or spray called Theraworx that usually works. Sometimes the nurse will give saline in our line to ease the cramping. Of course when I'm home running hot water on the affected muscle works great. A CKD diet restricts intake of potassium. Thanks for the video. I am now a subscriber!
Best thing I've found for leg cramps is something called sole' water. You dissolve Himalayan or Celtic sea salt in clean water to it's saturation point (make sure some undissolved salt stays in the bottom). It must be stored in a glass jar with no metal touching it. Having it pre-dissolved helps it absorb better. Take 1-3 teaspoons once or twice daily in your daily water intake. Be sure to measure it out and stir it with a non-metal spoon.
I started having nocturnal leg cramps immediately after giving blood. That was 5 weeks ago. Blood test showed I was low on iron and calcium. I started taking both along with more magnesium. It’s getting better and hope it resolves itself soon.
You should add good salt and a mineral drop
I have been having leg cramps esp at nite . I had cut down my Atorvastatin yet still experiencing it despite I was also taking Calcium and Magnesium capsules. My sister advised me to apply Vicks Vaporub oint on foot soles before bedtime and this had quite worked for me since I started using it for almost a week now. Try it , nothing to lose . It’s a very simple and plain topical treatment.
I want to share this to help those suffering this same cramps. Thank you.
Fascinated by your vid on leg cramp. Ultimately, I still think it is something you are 'prone' due to hereditary, and I don't recognise any of the 'suspect' drugs you mention as applying to myself. I suffer terribly and finally got help from my doctor - quinine sulphate, which I take regularly at night. Wonderful! And not enough salt!! Whoa! I never eat salt except for a packet of crisps in the evening. I shall definitely increase my intake. I am convinced that cramp is familial - My mother suffered dreadfully. I still get cramp on occasion however, especially when I have been lifting and carrying at work and am tired. Oh god, it's awful when it does strike and I even get cramp in my thigh muscles and in the abs below the breast area. My mother used to tell me when leg cramp struck, find a cold floor and get the leg down, immediately! Always worked, but one just can't find a cold floor these days!
Statins had me crying with leg cramps . . Stopped stains, stopped pain
I began to get severe muscle spasms in my thighs twenty five years ago. They left me bruised and with residual pain for about three days after the episode. If I was walking I would be stopped in my tracks. The spasm could last up to half an hour. I told my doctor and he put me on quinine. It saved my life. But then I was told they could cause heart problems. I could not give them up because of my terror of the cramps. I started taking them every three days and kept tonic water on hand. As I got older the cramps became bored with just being in my thighs and started attacking me across my chest, they would contort my feet and just to be sure that I couldn’t relax I started getting claudication in the back of my upper leg when I tried to go for a walk. It usually happened going up a hill. I learned in have severe spinal stenosis. The neurologist seems very reluctant to operate as the space in my spinal column is 4cm. I cannot live with this kind of pain much longer. It is relentless!
I need to get my husband off of then…🥺
My Doc prescribed Statin and took me off after a few weeks , as he noted in my blood test that large volume of muscle tissue was found in my blood, along with pain.
@@shirleyknutson9569 please don't give up ❤️
Call on Jesus Name thats what I do ❤❤❤
Thank you so much Dr Berry. Amazing information. I have horrible cramps that wake me up at night and make me cry, that’s how bad they are. I’m going to check your list and see how I can help myself.👍
Yaaayy! 👏👏👏 just found this channel after a week of waking up with debilitating calf cramps (that do go away in ten minutes maximum thank goodness but scary as heck while it’s happening. 10 pain score) (any body have any ideas PLEASE send a reply!) but yeah I love/appreciate this doctors approach! Thank you for making this channel!
I stopped taking statins because of leg cramps found this video very interesting thank you
Great podcast and has given me room to discuss the left sided calf cramps I get when sitting , walking or mountain biking and particularly at night with what I thought was a restless leg syndrome
Same but I have a DVT in my left leg and I didn't start the horrible cramps until after I got my blood clot and their horrible pain I get them after working I do landscaping push mowing and weed eating all day I feel a cramp coming and I hate these things I'm sorry you go through same pain bro
How is your magnesium level?
@@paulao7022 good thanks
You do a wonderful service for the public. Thank you so much for your help, your integrity.
Thanks for the info. Have been suffering from severe leg cramps for awhile. Just found out that the cortisone shots I get for my arthritis is causing them. Every time I’d get a shot within a week the cramps were back after 3 weeks they were gone. It takes the potassium from your system. This time I ate lots of things with potassium and within a couple of days they stopped. My Dr did not know this so was telling me to take more magnesium and drink lots of water. That didn’t help. Glad I found out about the potassium.
So essential to be in touch across the miles and across the seas to continue in good health!
A big thank you!
Hello 👋
Love your videos. I will say a word of warning about calcium...too much calcium causes leg cramps. I learned this while I was pregnant with my third child. I had the worst leg cramps, my ob/gyn suggested I cut down on the milk and cheese to half of what I was consuming. Within a few days all leg cramps were gone. He was an old school ob/gyn and had one of the highest live, healthy births in our area in the 70's, 80's and early 90's. He knew his stuff.
Very interesting.
Calcium is one thing that you can get in food so you should never have to take a supplement. Too much calcium is a bad thing, especially if it goes into your bloodstream instead of to your bones.
@@cybersal7 she didn’t supplement
I think her mag to calcium ratio was off
She should have taken Mag n kept eating the dairy
So very imp for preg women as we lose our teeth and get fragile bones otherwise
VitK will put calcium where it belongs
"Under certain conditions, too much metformin can cause lactic acidosis. ... Symptoms of lactic acidosis include abdominal or stomach discomfort, decreased appetite, diarrhea, fast or shallow breathing, a general feeling of discomfort, severe muscle pain or cramping, and unusual sleepiness, tiredness, or weakness." source Mayo Clinic. Yes, my former doctor prescribed metformin (for anemia) and yes I experienced leg cramps as well as some of the other symptoms mentioned.
I take Zyrtec several times a week for allergies. I will follow your recommendations and stop taking unless absolutely necessary. Thank you for this and other very informative videos!
I started to get terrible leg cramps in my sixties.
Mostly in the evening or at night, almost daily.
When sitting, lying in bed or in the bath (really exciting with water splashing everywhere!!!)
I also suffered very bad neck ache.
Early this year I read of a stretching exercise for neck ache & started this morning & evening, and any time my neck ache came on.
Not only did it relieve the neck - I hardly ever get leg cramp any more!
Try it & see if yours improves.
Stand, feet shoulder-width apart.
Reach above your head, stretching, and look up at your hands.
Move your hands back as far as you can (it will improve after time), and look as far back as you can at the same time.
Hold 2 seconds, then tightening your stomach muscles, arc forward and reach as far toward your toes as you can, pushing your forehead toward your knees.
Hold 2 seconds & then repeat both 5 times.
Don't forget to breathe!
It is refreshing to hear a Doctor recommend salt, rather than tell us that salt should be reduced. The "salt myth" has been promoted for decades now, it makes me wonder how many medications have been unnecessarily prescribed because a person presents with certain symptoms, that in reality are caused by a salt deficiency. The natural french sea salts are some of the best in my opinion.
For me, cramp relates to magnesium. Magnesium tissue salts always work well, mag phos number 8 by Schuessler Tissue Salts is excellent.
Salt is ok but it raises blood pressure.
@@TedraFor for most people it doesn't. That is also a myth.
@@kristinebuell67 For me it does. It can also cause fluid retention as well.
Please go to see and read about Redmond Sea Salt....it is real sea salt..God has placed in this salt,, not just salt..but all the elements the body needs.. all minerals....lowers Blood Pressure because everything the body requires is in it...must read the booklet they have....Wonderful..thank God!!
Nutritional Logic
I really doubt many people in the rich countries have salt deficiency 😂
& I wouldn’t trust everything I hear.
I’ll just continue to watch my salt intake
Mine was Dehydration, simple drinking of water more often.
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Poor electrolyte levels will make you dehydrated.
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Drink propel at bedtime. Electrolyte balancer. It has helped me.
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I started having back problems after I moved into a third floor apartment three and a half years ago. I later learned or figured out that I was walking on cement and hardwood plastic floors just about 24/7. I never had back pain before I moved into this place and am looking to get out ASAP. Neighbors have back problems too. I hope my back will heal up. I have also experienced charlie horses at night in both legs and feet and toes. I have learned to flex my feet to stretch the calf muscles. I tried wearing my tennis shoes to bed too and that seems to help. I believe the floors, in my case, are the cause of these problems I'm having with my back and legs. I take magnesium glycinate and have added avocados for potassium. I'm even sleeping in my Lazy Boy which does help my back. The cheap floors that are in this apartment have not helped my health at all. Thanks Dr. Berry for all your help.
I've been having leg cramps and occasional hand cramps all my life. However, I have ataxic and spastic cerebral palsy. About 2 years ago, it got worse. Neuro prescribed Baclofen which my body didn't like so he switched to Valium and they are not as bad nor as often. Great information.
Great info Doc. You might want to add dehydration to the list. It can be primary cause and often an exacerbating factor for the others on the list.
Hi. I agree. Whenever I do not have enough water during the day I cramp during the night.
That would really be considered under the electrolyte/ salt deficiency… I have problems with that because I work outside and sweat a LOT and have bad cramps when I don’t drink enough water… that is why some people, and me, drink dill pickle juice… works every time!!!
I agree. Dehydration can be a cause of leg cramps particularly if one doesn’t drink a lot of water and drinks alcoholic or caffeinated beverages, which act like diuretics.
I’m surprised to hear the doctor encouraging increased salt intake- the American diet is loaded with so much added salt that I would be surprised to find many folks with low sodium. There are folks with peripheral edema, who might need to restrict salt intake to help decrease edema.
This is my problem and usually it attacks me during night while I'm sleeping
Me too
drink water plenty
Watch out because my B12 is low and I was getting cramps in my legs I'm dizzy and my memory in cold feet and hands
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Thanks for the tip! 😊
Magnesium and calcium balance.... Your body lays down magnesium at 11pm...
I've been having leg cramps at night while sleeping with my feet stretched out. When it happens i quickly turn my feet up towards my chest and it goes away. I learned that from playing soccer. But after watching this vídeo I'm going to get medical help since i have lots of varicose vains on my legs.
I have had leg cramps so bad my muscles hurt for days. Thanks Jennifer
Yes, after my leg cramps it takes a least two days to get rid of the pain after the cramps
YES! I had the worst cramps in both calves a few mornings ago and it took 3 days to recover. It felt like I had climbed a short mountain in the five minutes of cramping! OUCH!!
@@dianavp9054 I found medicine in store for leg cramps it's but helping. Jennifer 🤩
@@stuartpierce121 Thanks. As long as I get sufficient potassium, I don't have leg cramps. For some reason my electrolytes got imbalanced a few years ago (vodka for pain, then) it's been challenging to balance K+, Mg, and NaCl.
UPDATE: 5/10/2021 after adding calcium supplement to my routine 3 weeks ago, I have had no waking leg cramps! Yay. I can't do dairy, so that last piece of the puzzle seems to be what I needed. For now, anyway.
@@dianavp9054 you're welcome this is Jennifer.😁
I took the statin rovastatin.i was having horrible leg cramps.i even got a text from pharmacy that it could cause muscle cramps.i stopped taking it and it went away.
Trina from Australia thank you for this video on Leg Cramps 👍🇦🇺
Rosuvastatin. Joint pain, hip pain and a dull ache in my right leg at night when sleeping. I stopped taking it. It's been about 4 months now. Still feeling the effects from it. Although it has subsided just a bit.
Never had pain like this until I took that statin. And I don't believe in statins anyway, now at this point -watching your videos has helped quite a bit. I am learning what cholesterol is all about and the importance of it.
LOVE your videos!!! I am very GLAD that under "#7 Cancer" you also mentioned "autoimmune diseases." Low thyroid is sooo common and for several months I suffered greatly with leg cramps in the early morning hours until I found out my desiccated thyroid dose needed raising! (Maybe this could help someone else - and my TSH was fine, so I am REALLY glad I had my free T3 and free T4 checked. Being at the low end of "normal" wasn't good enough for me.) It wasn't salt or mag because I've used Real Salt for years, and also mag before bed every night for years. I began to suspect my thyroid, so I tried taking it in the evening instead of the morning, and that really helped me get thru the night without cramping! (I take NatureThroid - if I would have been taking Synthroid, I don't think it would make much difference when you take it.) Then the blood test confirmed it. Before I had my thyroid rechecked I did try potassium before bed and it didn't help. But I noticed that it made me have to get up in the night to empty my bladder. Thx again! :)
I take Armor. When I tried Synthroid for insurance purposes I thought I was going have to go into a convalescent home.
I take low dose desiccated thyroid..In Canada they only check TSH😢 Leg cramps when Humidity goes up ..
Thank you for walking me through my keto program. You taught me a lot.
I have that salt. I’ve been using it for like 8 yrs now. Love it. I take it with me on trips and have it at work
What salt?
Hello 👋
I'm so glad I found this. I've been walking a lot and ended up getting lower leg cramps. I'm going to keep walking. I'm going to start consuming salt in moderation.
I've tried apple cider vinegar and that helps. I can't tell anyone what to do, but apple cider vinegar works pretty good.
Apple cider vinegar has potassium.
ACV or 1/2 tsp.of mustard may help.
Apple cider vinegar does help, also if you add a spoonful of bicarbonate of soda, and replace a couple of brews a day with it, helps with dieting
Potassium pills (one 99 mg tablet) help my leg cramps go away.
@coolramone what kind of potassium pills, like a particular brand?
Thanks for this. You confirmed a lot of what I believe about leg cramps. A few months ago one of my students at school was having leg cramps. It was mid-summer and the temperature was close to 110 degrees. I suspected he was dehydrated and I gave him an electrolyte. It worked. He was as good as new within 15 minutes. I encouraged him to drink more water and even gave him a recipe for do-it-yourself homemade Gatorade, which balances your electrolytes and gives you more salt. It works, and it's cheaper than Gatorade and contains less sugar:
1 cup of apple juice.
2 cups of water
Juice from one lemon
1/2 to 1 teaspoon salt.
Mix it together in a pitcher, refrigerate, and sip it through the day. It tastes like salty lemonade. I feel better when I make this and drink it.
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Thank you for sharing 🙏🏽💕
“Every time I have a bright idea”! 😄🙌🏻 Yes!! Absolutely!!🥰
I had an ABI once. The nurse didn't know how to do it. You are supposed to be lying down and she insisted on doing it setting up. Sitting up, it takes more pressure to pump the blood back up through the legs and throws off the index.
I tried telling her that she was doing it wrong. Her response was "Well, this is the way that I do it." I complained to the doctor about it when I went in a few days later and they apparently gave her some remedial training on how to do the test.
New medications seem to cause more side effects than what they're supposed to cure.
That’s for sure! 👍
My doc asked if meds are working. I said I didn't know. He said how don't you know. Either they're working or they're not. I said I fell the same so they might not be working OR they are working and I'm suffering from their side effects which are the same symptoms I trying to alleviate.
For 5 yrs now they been giving me meds that reportedly have side effects matching my symptoms.
I had an allergic reaction to Lipitor. It caused me to run a low grade fever. I tried 6 different cholesterol meds before finding one where I didn’t have side affects. It was some statin drug. Then I found out that statin meds can cause problems with memory. I thought I was losing my memory. I stopped taking them right away. Now I have to decide which is more important, memory or low cholesterol. Ugh
I suggest that you can get 2 bottles OF SOFLEX BY SCIENCE IN SKIN. you have your cramped muscles sloved.
@@TS-xe9ni Lipitor caused me arm pain. I live in pain so more isn't acceptable, quit taking.
Chiropractor told me he has patient that couldn't walk from pain caused by it.
As one time I am normal and another high, I'm not that worried about it and am not taking anything for it.
I often have cramps in one leg. So did my father and many other elderly people I knew. It was very bad many years ago when I was pregnant. The nurse then gave me some exercises I should do every night before going to bed: ten times up and downs from heel to toe, followed by ten time of squats and last ten times leaning against a door or a wall in order to stretch the lower part of your hind legs. It works and has worked for all of us
I am interested in these exercises but I don’t understand your descriptions. Could you clarify? I understand squats…that’s about it.
Please explain the excercises
Standing, rotate (pivot) from heel to toes and back 10 times; the last one I'm guessing - leaning, facing wall stretch lower legs 10 times to work them before bed?
I was told these same exercises by my osteopath to syretch out the calf muscles. He also suggested sitting on the edge of the bed and slowly touching my toes as I had compressed vertibrae ib lower spine causing years of back pain which he also suspected was involved with the leg oain. Amazingly after about 7/10 days the back pain disappeared and only returns now after over exertion, but has gone again after a nights rest whereas before it was constant.
After stopping stations I continued having severe leg cramps at night for several months. Then I stopped taking artificial sweeteners and within a few days the cramps started to go away. It took weeks before the cramps stopped completely. My cramps were so severe that they damaged a muscle in my thigh.