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What Causes Severe Pain In The Calf Muscles?

I am 68 years old, non-smoker, slightly over-weight, and in moderately good condition. I have a particular but very annoying pain and irritating problem in my legs. When I try to sleep and my left leg is in a horizontal position with my head parallel to the ground, there develops a severe pain in my calf muscle on the left fleshy side. When I lift my leg toward the ceiling and kick my leg or get up and kick my leg I get momentary relief. Still, when I fall asleep again the pain returns. The pain has been particularly bad in the past two weeks even though I have had this pain over the past 1-2 months. In the morning, the pain tends to weaken after I shower with warm water or place a cold compress on it for 15 mins. Yet it can it times return. When I have the pain, it hurts when I walk or climb the stairs. Interesting the pain seems to subside when I sit or stand for a prolonged period. I am not on any medicine, but frequently have night sweats.
Mon, 21 Aug 2017
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exclude hypothyroidism and stop smoking. the damage done by smoking is reversible. you are having neurological problem consult neurologist can take tab neurobion forte one daily for one month.
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What Causes Severe Pain In The Calf Muscles?

exclude hypothyroidism and stop smoking. the damage done by smoking is reversible. you are having neurological problem consult neurologist can take tab neurobion forte one daily for one month.