Good Morning Early Birds

[douglas9401]

Driven from my bed by spasms in my foot I'll start your day if you like.

What's for dinner? :-)

[netibiza]

I've made scotch eggs as we can't buy them here. Dishwasher has packed up. Get cramps terribly in my toes and feet!

[naomi24]

Good afternoon, The solution to cramp is magnesium one a day tablets. Tried, tested, and highly recommended.

[retrocop]

Thanks naomi et al. My older cousin suffered dreadfully with it and would end up crying with the pain in the night. She was a strong woman as well. :-(

[naomi24]

Retro, It plagued me since I was a teenager - until I discovered the one a day magnesium. It really does work.

[retrocop]

Over the counter Naomi?

[naomi24]

Anywhere, retro. Supermarket, Holland & Barrett, chemists - just on the shelf with all the other vitamins, minerals and various supplements. I take mine at night when I go to bed.

[ladybirder]

I said Magnesium at 11.40 this morning. It works for me, immediately.

[naomi24]

Do you take it regularly, LB?

[pastafreak]

I've been taking magnesium for years...ever since it was recommended as a preventative for migraine, and it's also a muscle relaxant.
There's about a dozen different types of magnesium, each with different properties...and some are more easily absorbed by the body.
I can't manage huge pills so I take a dispersable form of magnesium citrate...its also easier on the stomach.
Some supermarket brands or from pharmacies etc will likely be a cheaper form.

[Tilly2]

I have begun having aura migraines, will Magnesium help?

[pastafreak]

That's the kind I get Tilly, and yes magnesium helped me.
There's lots of info online about it.

[Tilly2]

Thank you, Pasta.

[Toorak]

Tilly, I also have aura migraines from time to time (though not for some time thankfully). I found that if I sat quietly and tried to relax they would dissipate eventually, though I still had a slightly ‘sensitive’ head for a while. At least by doing that they don’t progress for me to full-blown migraines (with the dreadful headache and numbness I experienced in my late teens). I have no idea if magnesium works, though it would be worth trying if there is any evidence it does.

[pastafreak]

Aura migraine is also known as classic migraine, and typically the flashing lights phase only lasts for 15-20 minutes. It doesn't usually progress to a full-on pounding head...more a dull head and feeling disoriented. At least for me anyway. I get them 3 or 4 times a year...weather, season, food can be triggers.

[Toorak]

That is the same for me Pasta, though I had a few full-blown migraines when I was younger and they were debilitating (and mystifying: I would say things spontaneously that I had not thought).

[Tilly2]

I lie down with a cold damp facecloth over my eyes when a migraine starts. It takes about twenty minutes before in abates. Afterwards, I feel tired and a bit spaced out.

I'll try the magnesium. I don't suppose it can do much harm. Thank you both.

[ladybirder]

No I don't Naomi thank goodness. Just the odd occasion now which I believe is when I am dehydrated and get muscle cramps in my hands.