Originally Posted by KnowNothingJon

I- perhaps wrongly- assume that when this happens it is a poor hydration day, not enough to eat, the like. But it is indeed brutal.

Turn my ankleto the right, spasming. And not a gentle one (if there is such a thing) but my foot will feel like it is folding into itself and if it is in bed there is enough noise there are twp of us working it out.

I think it is hydration related for me because it happened more in the summer and when it happened this past week it was milder and I was able to halt proceedings before they got too far with cessation of movement and massage.

When my legs are in a bad was the epsom salt lotion comes out, though.

Originally Posted by northerngal

One of my residents I work with has diabetes insipidus. Her sodium level often gets high and she has to drink tons of water to lower it. When it gets high, she gets extremely weak, especially her feet and proximal muscles.
Not saying you have diabetes insipidus.....just thinking maybe there is a link to high sodium and muscle weakness.

Originally Posted by janieg

I definitely am on the pre-diabetic sprectrum somewhere, so I'm going to watch this. I have low-normal blood pressure, so watching my salt is not something I've ever worried about. I'm going to start paying more attention, after all, when you read about neuropathy, you'll hear a lot about "sodium channels" being involved.

Thanks for the responses.