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leg cramps
My name is Alexa and i am 15 years old. Ever sense i can remember i have gotten these sharp shooting pains in my lower legs and ankels. The only thing that helps is motrin,tylenol,advill, ect. i get them about once a week or sometimes more. I dont know what causes it, and docters dont know either.i get it mostly when i have been on my feet a lot that day, but sometimes thats not the case. all i know it is very painful and it wakes me up for hours at night every once and a while.Im scared that taking to much medicen will hurt me in the long run. Does anybody else have this problem or know what it is. Will i outgrow this???
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I think that they are growing pains because mine always do that do. and my cousin takes tylenol before she goes to bed because she has it too. just take tylenol or advil before you go to bed thats what helps me. Hope I helped!!
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Maybe you are having Muscle Spasms but thoses hurt rarely.Or something could be wrong with you neurons...... try to get in contact with a Neuologist if thats the case.
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I highly doubt that if the doctors cant diagnose it, any of us can.
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You're right to have seen a doctor for it. It sounds like a Charley horse to me. Since that's the only thing that I think it could be, I'll tell you about that. You can get them in your thighs, calves, and arches of your feet, but their most common in your calf. Their are a few things that you can do to prevent them.
Increase your potassium intake. Some foods that contain potassium are bananas, celery, turnips, and some cereals. I know that a lot of other foods contain potassium, too, so just check nutritional contents on packages. Also, stretch during the day, especially if you work your legs a lot. At some point during the day, spend 15 minutes on stretches that work different parts of your legs, focusing especially on ham string, calf, and arch stretches. I found this website ([Link](Mouse over link to see full location)) with a few good stretches. You might also want to get into yoga. This is Yoga Journal's online pose finder ([Link](Mouse over link to see full location)) which will help you find the positions that you need to work your legs. Once again, look under calf, hamstring, and foot.
Once you get one, stretch it out. If you're laying in bed, flip onto your back. Bring your toes toward your head until the most severe of the pain stops. You'll be a little sore afterwards, but the pain is dull and weak instead of stabbing and strong.
If this is not what the problem is, the only thing that I can think of is loose ligaments. Pain from loose ligaments, however, is generally focused just in a joint. The only thing to do for this condition is exercise and take medicine. For only the most extreme of cases, doctors will sometimes prescribe braces for the infected joint. However, I don't think that this is your problem.
I hope I helped!
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Well. I think you need a second opinion, you are too young to have cramping.
May be lack of some of the nutrients needed.
Go to the doctor again.
Drink 8 glasses of water a day, have plenty of gentle exercise. Don't eat heavily after 8pm.
Hope this helps
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my cousin used to have that problem and she is 14. When she went to the doctors they told her it was because she wasn't getting enough potassium and they told her to eat two bananas a day. So try that and see what happens. I hope it helps, good luck.
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It could be your not getting enough potassium in your body. I have these too, mine aren't often as yours, but mine is due to lack of vitamins and potassium. Try and include more vitamins in your diet. Try, if not already, eating healthy. Relax and just go easy.
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