Cramp In Bed

[neil3k]

Hello,

Not really a medical thread and not after advice. Does anyone else get crippling cramp in their legs during the night will usually last about 30 seconds and hurts like a mofo.

 

[Skully]

Yes.

 

[Jock Dodds]

I used to! But the double amputation was a complete success and now I can't feel a thing. Hope you don't like walking!

 

[K1LLSW1TCH]

Rarely. Hurts like a mofo. I always get it in my calf muscles and I find that if I tense them up then the pain stops.

 

[Morgoth]

Did anyone else read the topic as "Crap in bed"?.

 

[K1LLSW1TCH]

Did anyone else read the topic as "Crap in bed"?.

Initially, but my same answer still applies.

 

[djmc0]

I've had this on so many occasions. The worst thing about it is that you can't move or the pain gets worse. I've fallen out of my bed on a few occasions trying to 'kick out' a cramp.

Ivan Crampo.

 

[K1LLSW1TCH]

I've had thos on so many occasions. The worst thing about it is that you can't move or the pain gets worse. I've fallen out of my bed on a few occasions trying to 'kick out' a cramp.

Ivan Crampo.

* To the tune of D-I-S-C-O *

C-A-M-P-O.

 

[HamZilla]

The pain is excruciating and it feels as though the veins are swelling and my leg will explode.

 

[tibbsey]

Every now and then yes.

Being woken up from a pleasant dream by blinding pain. Lovely.

 

[Sawell]

Best thing you can do is grab your foot and pull it up towards your knee and hold it there til it goes. Very simple & effective. It also stopped happening soon after using that method, although I'm unsure it's related.

 

[Ucof]

Yeah, used to have them, though haven't had them in a very long time.

Think it was just growing pains.


OP - whats your puberty complete percentage?

 

[Secret_Window]

I've had this in my thigh the other day, which was weird because usually I only get it in my calf muscle. It totally crippled me, and walking afterwards when the thigh was sore and swollen was fun. I think it was one of the few times I squealed like a girl.

 

[grudas]

no never.. maybe because im young..

 

[antijoke]

'tis bad when it happens!

Does anyone else suffer from jumping in bed as well, now that's bizarre. I dreamt I was playing golf last night and I swung through on my drive and I felt my body jump off the mattress, no idea where my drive went.

 

[Guerrilla]

Did anyone else read the topic as "Crap in bed"?.

Yep

But on the subject of cramps, i used to get them quite often, during the night being the most annoying! Once got cramp in my neck that i couldn't seem to get rid of, that was really painful!

 

[Janesy B]

I normally get it on my calfs, I woke up one night with stabbing pains in the back of my legs and it's probably the worst pain I've ever experienced.

 

[Dr.EM]

I have to ask, what exactly is a cramp? Some of the descriptions make it sound a bit like "pins and needles", is it the same? If not, I can honestly say I've never had cramp ever in any situation! Pins and needles yes, it's just because the way you are sitting/lying is putting pressure on a nerve.

 

[Sawell]

I have to ask, what exactly is a cramp? Some of the descriptions make it sound a bit like "pins and needles", is it the same? If not, I can honestly say I've never had cramp ever in any situation! Pins and needles yes, it's just because the way you are sitting/lying is putting pressure on a nerve.

It's a muscle spasm. Not nice. "It's caused by a prolonged tightening of that muscle, leading to it being shortened"

 

[djmc0]

'tis bad when it happens!

Does anyone else suffer from jumping in bed as well, now that's bizarre. I dreamt I was playing golf last night and I swung through on my drive and I felt my body jump off the mattress, no idea where my drive went.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypnic_jerk

Happens to me when I'm hungover, or ill.