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I have not been much on the forum anymore but i have a question

I have a toxic(medicine induced) polyneuropathy and this is my 7th or 8th year with this.

this year i experinced from time to time cramp in both of my feet that made my feet arc somethimes very violently.
It can happen in the morning or if i have my feet on the coffee table watching tv but there are also periods that it doesnt happen at all

What does it mean?

try some magnesium. i take slo mag and it has cut my cramps way down. also stay hydrated and eat a banana once in a while for potassium.

I get cramping, and in fact my big toes are dropping down now.

I think it is from the atrophy of my muscles because of lack of nerve stimulation.

I exercise, but this year has been difficult with several problems, and the cramping of my feet is worse right now.

I take magnesium, and I've always taken potassium for leg cramps at night (that was when the PN was developing, but I didn't know it).

You might ask your doctor about wearing a foot brace at night to keep your foot from arcing? I don't know.

Surely someone here knows more about it than I do. It is hard having conditions that don't have clear definitions and easy solutions, isn't it!?

Hugs, ElaineD

I could be wrong but i dont think it has anything to do with a lack of magnesium i think it could be nerve healing i just didnt find any documented chases that somebody can experince nerve healing like this.Then agian i could be wrong

Let's look at what happens when you lie down and go to sleep.
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This is when most PN pain and discomforts arise with more strength.

When you lie down, your blood flow the to lower legs and feet
slows down. Whatever you have in your bloodstream just doesn't get to the toes and feet because of this. So indeed, any magnesium you take, orally, may no longer get to this target.

Soaking in epsom salts before bed may open up the small blood vessels and provide the magnesium this way. If you can find some topical magnesium product where you live, using it then may help. This slowed circulation, is what causes alot of calf cramping too. Even in people who don't have PN!

Compression in the lower back can also be a culprit. So getting a good orthopedic doctor and having imaging studies there done can reveal if you have some spinal reason for this painful and dramatic problem.