Anon - Thanks for your question, and seeking information for your health. There can be several reasons for muscle spasms. They're often caused by dehydration, nutritional deficiency and electrolyte imbalance. Muscle damage or strain can also cause them, and in some cases they result from underlying medical conditions. Even if your muscles were nicely warmed and relaxed when you got into bed they would still be impacted by any of these circumstances.
I know this problem well as I take a medication that results in very painful muscle spasms because it depletes key nutrients from the body.
There are several things you can try to reduce the frequency and relieve the pain, but you may also want to also see your doctor to figure out if these are related to the neurological symptoms you mentioned. Here's information that I've found helpful. The first link discusses both self and medical treatments, the additional links provide more information on the symptoms, causes, treatments and remedies. Let me know if these help.
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Anon - Thanks for your question, and seeking information for your health. There can be several reasons for muscle spasms. They're often caused by dehydration, nutritional deficiency and electrolyte imbalance. Muscle damage or strain can also cause them, and in some cases they result from underlying medical conditions. Even if your muscles were nicely warmed and relaxed when you got into bed they would still be impacted by any of these circumstances.
I know this problem well as I take a medication that results in very painful muscle spasms because it depletes key nutrients from the body.
There are several things you can try to reduce the frequency and relieve the pain, but you may also want to also see your doctor to figure out if these are related to the neurological symptoms you mentioned. Here's information that I've found helpful. The first link discusses both self and medical treatments, the additional links provide more information on the symptoms, causes, treatments and remedies. Let me know if these help.
Take care,
Pat
http://www.medicinenet.com/muscle_spasms/page5.htm#treatment
January 13, 2011 - 5:23pmhttp://abcnews.go.com/Health/CommonPainProblems/story?id=4047881
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003296.htm
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002066.htm
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