Suggest Remedies For Lower Leg Pain And Cramps During The Night

Posted on Thu, 23 Jun 2016

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Question : I have leg pain when I go to bed. the last 2 weeks the pain is 24 hours. I cant sleep I feel like I going crazy. with very little sleep I cant think or do anything , I don't trust my self to drive. It's not just pain in my legs they can't stop moving around and cramping? ( I am 59,woman,I have RA,FIBROMYALGIA,LOW THYROID,GLKCOMA,LOW BACK PAIN,BACK SUGERY 4/5 IN 2014,HP, HIGH Choleesterol ) What are my doctor's missing. I need some sleep I can't take to many more nights?

Answered by Dr. Anshul Varshney (54 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
I need details.

Detailed Answer:
Welcome to Healthcaremagic.
Hi, I am Dr Anshul Varshney , I have read your query in detail , I understand your concern.

Most commonly low leg and calf pain are due to Iron deficiency, Calcium and Vitamin D deficiency. But we need to rule out following possibilities;

1. Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) episode.
2. Peripheral Neuropathy
3. Disc Prolapse.
4. Rest Less Leg Syndrome (RLS)

I need to know following details:

1. Since when are you having this pain?
2. What all medicines are you taking?
3. Is the pain intermittent or persistent?
4. Do you get up in night while sleeping just because of pain?

This is my personal opinion based on details available here. If you still have any other query, you may please ask me and revert with the asked details for a better help.
Stay Healthy.
Dr Anshul Varshney , MD

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar