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Had A Flu Shot. Body Is Cramping And Unable To Sleep Due To Spastic Reactions. Anything Serious?

my sister in law just called with some pretty severe symptoms. Not knowing she had a flu shot, Wednesday of last week, she preceded to tell me how her (high blood pressure) is only 96/60 pulse is in the 80's and her body has been cramping up since Thursday. She cannot sleep at all for the cramping and spastic reactions in her body. She is a nurse, and I am and she called to express this discomfort. I advised her to go to the ER. She has no fever or body aches, just cramping of her whole body.
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since your sister's blood pressure is low she might be having cramps in body due to decreased electrolytes in body .Ask her to take ORS powder-Mix one packet in one litre of drinking water and take 3-4 litre of it until her blood pressure rises near to normal levels around 110/70 atleast.Coconut water and fruit juices have high potassium content which will help in reducing cramps.Tomatoes are high in potassium.Almonds are high in Vitamin E which also helps in reducing cramps.C.Evion 400mg daily for 15 days will remove cramps.T Diclonac MR twice daily for 5 days can give symptomatic relief.
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Had A Flu Shot. Body Is Cramping And Unable To Sleep Due To Spastic Reactions. Anything Serious?

since your sister s blood pressure is low she might be having cramps in body due to decreased electrolytes in body .Ask her to take ORS powder-Mix one packet in one litre of drinking water and take 3-4 litre of it until her blood pressure rises near to normal levels around 110/70 atleast.Coconut water and fruit juices have high potassium content which will help in reducing cramps.Tomatoes are high in potassium.Almonds are high in Vitamin E which also helps in reducing cramps.C.Evion 400mg daily for 15 days will remove cramps.T Diclonac MR twice daily for 5 days can give symptomatic relief.