Originally Posted by Carleton Hughes (Post 1464244)

Potassium supplements am correct,as I and my dear wife have what is vulgarly referred to as "leg jumps",in her case due to leukemia and mine due to seizure disorder.

Gabapentin,or Neurontin is quite effective as well,providing you know a "sympathetic"physician.............

Originally Posted by BENZ-LGB (Post 1464190)

Tonight my wife and I went out on our nightly walk. We bring the big old dumb Akita along.

Three-quarter of the way, on the return leg of our walk, I suddenly got hit with "charlie horse" on BOTH legs. The pain was so intense it dropped me to my knees.

I've occassionally experienced charlie horse before. But only on one leg and never while walking and never so painful.

I was down on my knees for a good 5 minutes (I am sure that it must have looked funny to passerbys). anyhow, I was able to eventually get up and made my way back home.

All the way back my legs both hurt. (Calf muscle).

The pain would lessen if I lengthened my stride. But if I stopped walking it would really hurt.

You guys know anything about charlie horses?

Any of you guys ever experience anything similar?

Originally Posted by Dee8go (Post 1464607)

Carleton, you have the Jimmie Legs? I get that at night while I'm trying to sleep usually. I used to take quinine, which helped. I have started taking potassium supplements as well as eating lots of brocholli, caulliflower, and bananas, lately. I guess they are helping some. Getting old just sucks sometimes.

. . . Of course, it still beats the alternative, as they say!:D