Help - What happening to my legs @ night

possibly nocturnal leg cramps

start drinking tonic water everyday. it has quinine in it which helps in treating arthritis and nocturnal leg cramps

same thing started happening to my mom. she started drinking a tiny bottle of tonic water everyday (as suggested by her doctor) and the leg cramps went away

Interesting thought.

They aren't really a cramp though. More like a flexing and straightening of the muscle. Sorta like I'm trying do a body builder flex of the muscles.

Could it be electrolyte related?

Another possibility I thought of is poor circulation or pooling of the blood in my legs and so my body flexes the muscles to drive the blood through the system. But I've never heard of a guy running 90 miles a week and having leg circulation problems.

According to the television, you may have Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS). Talk to your doctor for more information.

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That's what I was thinking, but I don't know if this is definitely the same thing.

I'd ask a doctor or look further into RLS and see if it sounds similar to whats happening with you.

More likely caused by RDS which impacts about 49% of the world population. The flexing & stiffening are common especially when laying next to your partner of choice at night.

Try beating off daily to relieve the problem.

For the uneducated RDS is restless dick syndrome.

Have heard that long distance runners can have trouble with anemia and that a symptom of this is aching legs at night.

Can't tie this with your symptoms, but thought I'd throw it out there.

Don't worry about it, that's some sweet cross training, and you don't even have to waste time going to the gym!

hmmm

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It's pretty normal when you are pushing your muscles to the limit that they start involuntarily contracting. Twitching is more common but coupled with dehydration it can escalate.

Try taking plenty of fluids and possibly some form of muscle relaxant.

RLS is a feeling that you must actually move your legs voluntarily. They feel like the HAVE to be doing something. Not the same as them actually taking charge on their own.

I'm going to guess you're not adequately hydrated or have some vitamin or mineral deficiency in your diet. Likely K+ or Mg.

doesn't sound quite like RLS, but wouldn't rule it out just yet.

eat more bananas. up the calcium. drink more water.

Drink a lot of water before going to bed. Then you'll have to get up in the middle of the night to pee and maybe the leg thing will happen while you are walking to the toilet and it'll get taken care of and you won't even notice it.

RLS.

Go with the Mg, and get a foam roller. Sleeping on a firmer surface might help also.