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Suggest Remedy For Muscle Cramps In An Elderly Person With High BP

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Posted on Mon, 28 Dec 2015
Question: My age is 75 yrs.i have cramps.I am regularly taking medicine for prostate enlargement and high BP.pls advise the best medicine for cramps.
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Answered by Dr. Mukund Savaskar (7 hours later)
Brief Answer:
Cramps with BEP medicines/ Under evaluation

Detailed Answer:
Brief Ans-Cramps with BEP medicines/ Under evaluation

Hi,Dear,thanks for your query to HCM.
Read your query and feel concerned about it.
While I reviewed your case,you seem to be on BEP medicines.
It will be nice if you update on your list of medicines taken for BEP and other illness at this advanced age of yours,if any.
Prima Facie with limited info from you-
the best medicine for-your cramps is-Kesol
Still empirically,I would suggest Kesol for your age and need as you are high BP case with antihypertensives and diuretics.
Please let me know your anti-hypertensive and BEP medicines.
Await your above info for my final reply to be kept till next session with you.
Welcome for any further query in this regard.
Good Day!!
Dr.Savaskar M.N. XXXXXXX Surgical Specialist
M.S.Genl-CVTS


Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T
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Follow up: Dr. Mukund Savaskar (16 hours later)
Thank you Dr Savaskar for advising medicine for cramps.
I am taking Dutas-t for prostate enlargement and Telma-20 for BP and Neksium 20 for Acidity.Apart from this I am taking Aricep-10 for memory loss.
Pls let me know medicine and quantity to be taken for Cramps.
Thanks.
Inder jit
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Answered by Dr. Mukund Savaskar (12 hours later)
Brief Answer:
Cramps with BEP medicines/ Under evaluation

Detailed Answer:
Hi,Dear,Thanks for your updates.
Reviewed the updates with last health concerns and last suggestions.
As Already suggested and predicted on the given facts of your query,Your best

My Impression-
Current cramps seem to be due to-deficiency of Potassium caused from- BEP and anti-BP medicines which you are on.
So Best Solution would be - to titrate the doses of Kesol under suggestions from your attending Doctor. You can continue with CCM also.

Medicine in this Scenario is -KESOL
CCM is to be continued with your doctors advise Magnesium may also be needed if things don't relive with Tab CCM with Vit D3 and Kesol.

Dosages-
But the dose will depend on many factors which drains your body from concerned nutrients.
Do the cramps have increased since lately ?
Since when you are on Tab CCM?Any improvement after CCM?
Since when you are getting these muscle cramps.

In the Mean while
I would start with Kesol Liquid-with 20% Strength; 5 ml in a cup of water or with proper dilution to make it palatable x 2 times a day (25 mEq/ day)
Increase the dose to 10 ml x 2 times a day under your doctors cover.
Further increases needs to be done under cover of your doctor,as this may affect with many drugs you are on for other ailments.So leave this subject to your expert doctors there.
This supplementation should be for x 3 weeks maximum and needs to be continued as advised from your doctor.

Dietary Supplements To Reduce on Cramps-
Please -Add Spinach Soup and
Sweet Sour Skimmed Butter Milk
and Banana Milk shake,to improve the palatability of the Kesol intake.
Excess of any of these supplementary medicines can be detrimental to your complex health and hence needs updates with your doctor from time to time.

Keep Me updated if need be for further guidance and suggestion.

Hope this reply would resolve your query and help to you to take proper care of your complex ailments with your attending doctor there.

Welcome for any further query in this regard.

If you don't have further query and are satisfied with this,Feel free to Write your excellent feedback comments,just to rate this experience for the needy patient-visitors like YOU at HCM services.

Good Day!!
Dr.Savaskar M.N. XXXXXXX Surgical Specialist
M.S.Genl-CVTS


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Suggest Remedy For Muscle Cramps In An Elderly Person With High BP

Brief Answer: Cramps with BEP medicines/ Under evaluation Detailed Answer: Brief Ans-Cramps with BEP medicines/ Under evaluation Hi,Dear,thanks for your query to HCM. Read your query and feel concerned about it. While I reviewed your case,you seem to be on BEP medicines. It will be nice if you update on your list of medicines taken for BEP and other illness at this advanced age of yours,if any. Prima Facie with limited info from you- the best medicine for-your cramps is-Kesol Still empirically,I would suggest Kesol for your age and need as you are high BP case with antihypertensives and diuretics. Please let me know your anti-hypertensive and BEP medicines. Await your above info for my final reply to be kept till next session with you. Welcome for any further query in this regard. Good Day!! Dr.Savaskar M.N. XXXXXXX Surgical Specialist M.S.Genl-CVTS