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I am experiencing at night severe leg cramps in both legs. I take blood pressure medicine and cholesteral prescription drugs. Could they cause this? My doctor is out of town for a week and I wondered if an over the counter leg cramp medicine would help. The medicines I take are losarian and simvastatin. This seems to happen when I take these two. I left both off and went out of town for 2 days and did not experience leg cramps. I have a pace maker and stents in my upper legs and heart. When I talked this over with my primary she suggested I take tonic water with quinne. These cramps last about 5 to 10 minutes and when and if I can get off the bed and walk it seems to ease slowlyl. Thank you
hello, I have studied your case and I think that your problem is due to side effect of lipid lowering drugs. It is a known complication and it can be tackled only by avoiding these medicins. I would recommend you to show it to your cardiologist and discuss these side effect, and he may tell you about other medicines. Increase walking, do exercise and diet control. thanks
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What Causes Severe Leg Cramps In Both Legs?
hello, I have studied your case and I think that your problem is due to side effect of lipid lowering drugs. It is a known complication and it can be tackled only by avoiding these medicins. I would recommend you to show it to your cardiologist and discuss these side effect, and he may tell you about other medicines. Increase walking, do exercise and diet control. thanks