Horrible night
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Usually a bad night sleep for me, which is pretty common, is I sleep for 3-4 hours, wake up, then can’t fall asleep again. I usually just get up and then nap later.
Last night was epic leg cramps constantly jerking me out of bed in immense pain. This was 4 2/3hr sleep unfolding over an 8 hour period. The rest was suffering.
This was almost certainly a hydration issue.
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My magnesium and potassium levels are measured monthly. My potassium levels are high due to a side effect of tacrolimus. My magnesium is low for the same reason. So I take massive amounts of magnesium supplements- 2 grams daily, 1.2g of that a little before bed. Hence my comment that it’s about hydration in my case.
Also I know I didn’t drink much water yesterday. We were out and
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I feel for you. Night time leg cramps/spasms are the worst. I get them in my hamstrings, right above the knee. For me, they are related to my back giving out on me a couple of years ago. They get triggered when my back is bad, but also triggered by too much salt or not enough water (so hydration). I end up having to roll out of bed and stand a specific way and it’s so freaking painful. Hope you get better sleep tonight.
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Sounds awful Jon. I very rarely get cramp but when, it's halfway up calve muscle. Follows hard day on legs and dehydration. So it can be avoided.
By our age we know our bodies, so e.g. I haven't had a proper migraine since retirement (tiredness, eye strain from computer and driving into low sun).I'm up once overnight about 3 hours in. And have a pint glass of water by my bed (to counter any bad eating habits like crisps. But I drink it before breakfast whatever).
Interestingly I've recently experimented with a cup of weak tea a couple of hours before bed and contrary to my guess, it seems to help with getting a longer sleep period.
