24th February 2006
????, in response to your question about options for leg cramps, the best and quickest relief is, as others have said, HOT baths....as hot as you can stand it. Also, try some muscle tightening and release exercises....tighten all your muscles, whole body, as hard as you can...hold for several seconds and slowly release....there is a rhythmic cycle you might want to review in the Home Detox sticky post at the top of the Board page....there are OTC options there that may help you. However, nothing is going to eliminate the WDs, at best things might be lessened. If it had not been for OTC options I would have aborted detox. Our chemistries are all unique to us so what works for one may not work for another, you just have to experiment. Other things that helped me for the legs was Aspercreme and Hyland's Leg Cramps; both available at Walmart. Hyland's Leg Cramps is a homeopathic relief product and contains a non-prescription level of Quinine in it; Quinine is one of the drugs that can be prescribed for restless legs. If you can walk around the house as much as you can that will help....it won't be immediate relief...but will help about an hour after you do it.....walk around for 20-30 min if you can. I about wore out my carpet when I was going through my detox. Hang in there kiddo....it does get better.....you will soon be headed towards your last lap towards victory lane.
