Nerve damage causing muscle to spasm and cramp. the pain is unbearable!

I have a lot of problems with cramping in my legs, feet and toes especially during the night. These are extremely painful but have found something called Leg Cramps (Brand - Hyland's), over the counter pills. You can get it at Walmart for $3.97, usually in the vitamin area. Usually have to take 4 or so all at once but they do help. (Have also found it at other stores). It is great in that it does usually relieve the cramping within 5 minutes. Have no idea what causes the cramping/spasms but they are horrible!! They seem to come in cycles in that they are not present constantly and I can go months without them but once they start back up again they can go on for days and/or weeks. Have a lot of nerve damage in my back.

Hello, i Have nerve damage all over my body to. I get cramps and sore muscles to. I go to pain management every 1-3 months to see my pain specialist. You might try to see if you are eligible for pain management. I take a drug called "Baclofen" for muscle spasms and spasticity. I take 10mg. 4 times a day. I started a t a lower dose but gradually went up to this dosage. Since i've started taking this much, I no longer feel any cramps!!! As far as my nerve damage goes, i started taking a drug called "Neurontin". It does have a generic for it called "Gabapentin". I have been taking it for 3 years now and it's done good for me but recently, my doctor put me on a drug called "Lyrica". Thanks, Jack.

Welcome mr.ie to the site, & don't worry about your spelling or grammer on here! We all make a mistake or two. We have often commented we wish there was a spell check on here to help some of us out! What is your diagnosis? Do you have back problems or is it just severe muscle cramps? I get them too from several different diseases, & I use the generic of flexeril. It works well for me, as it's pretty hard to walk out a cramp in the neck! Anyway, you have gotten lots of great responses. The vitamin D, & calcium are very important, & I also take vitamin C at 1,000 mg a day. If I forget to take it, I can count on waking up with calf muscle cramps in the middle of the night. Just another idea, & hope these answers help you out... Mary

Also, be sure they do a full blood panel. Cramps increase for me when low in calcium and Vit. D. Since my muscles are under full attack, keeping those levels up is important. Mine are always borderline no matter what I take for supplements and routinely go on megadoses of Vit D from doctor.

Also be sure potassium is in balance as well as your thyroid is normal.

Sounds pretty crummy. Hang in there a good doc is your key right now. Let us know how you are doing...

Dear mr.ie,
You might want to ask you're doctor about Robaxin. I take it for muscle spasms and it works really well. Everyone is different. But I like it a lot. I hope you find something to help you. I know it's no walk in the park. Take care and best wishes. Ruth

First see your doctor. For your many listed ailments, you might want to discuss the use of Neurontin for neuralgia,and Robaxin or Soma for muscle spasms. And you need to find the source of your problems, as it could be quite serious.
Peace,
Sweet Hippie