TIL that it’s called a charley horse in English
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PolarisFx@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks agoI have really severe Charlie horses and started potassium when I heard this, it helped slightly but magnesium is what did the trick for me.
ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 3 weeks ago
Yeah magnesium is another common one that can cause cramps.
ZeffSyde@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
-Lack- of magnesium can cause cramps.
Supplementing magnesium can help lots of people since it is lacking in many people’s diets. It can also help you get more and better sleep, just avoid magnesium oxide, that will just make you poop and is unfortunately the form used in many supplements and multi vitamins.
ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 3 weeks ago
Yeah that’s what I meant, thanks for clarifying though.
PolarisFx@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
I have Calm (naturalcalm.ca) which is raspberry flavored magnesium citrate. Get it at Costco.
ulterno@lemmy.kde.social 3 weeks ago
Instructions unclear.
Ate the K and Mg pieces that the Chemistry teacher freshly sliced.
noli@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
The real answer is probably to talk to your GP about your issue.
PolarisFx@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
I did and he was completely useless, he prescribed me baclofen which I take like tictacs and they do jack shit. He was out of ideas so I googled it and found out about magnesium. Got some “Calm” which is magnesium citrate and no more insane pain.