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    Leg Cramps

    If you suffer from night leg cramps---try this.

    This was recommended to me by my pharmacist. I have been taking it now (dosage 100 mg/day) for about 6 months, and have seen a dramatic reduction in leg cramps. I just started taking 50 mg/day to see if that will be sufficient. I have had not side effects--other than better sleep
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    Is this it?...I've used many OTC products over the years, and back when I still had insurance, quinine sulfate, but nothing has helped on a consistent basis...I'll give this a try, Dave, and if it works you'll have my everlasting gratitude......Ben
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    That's it Ben!
    "A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
    "Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
    “You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis

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    I eat a half a banana with a spoon full of peanut butter before a ride to prevent cramps.. might help before you go to sleep...

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    I have tried bananas but without success.
    "A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
    "Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
    “You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis

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    Bananas have certain side effects on some people, as attested to by our upside-down rat a decade or so ago......Ben
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    BTW---I take Windmill Brand---probably because that is what my pharmacy has Shrug:
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    "Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dave Grubb View Post
    That's it Ben!
    I started taking it, but my leg and finger cramps seem to be cyclic...They come and go for weeks, sometimes months at a time...They had subsided before my shipment from Amazon arrived, but I'll give it a fair test for a year, and see what happens......Ben
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    My trial with 500 mg was a failure. I am back up to 1000 mg a day.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dave Grubb View Post
    My trial with 500 mg was a failure. I am back up to 1000 mg a day.
    I bought the 100 mg capsules so I may not be able to afford this after all......Ben
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    That bites
    "A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
    "Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
    “You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis

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    Ben----I have some good news---I was wrong!

    I realized last night as I was making up my weekly pill regimen that I was off by a factor of 10

    I had been taking 100 mg and then went to 50---which did not work for me, so I am back at 100 mg. You have to take them for a period of time before they become fully effective (my guess is about a week). Even the transition from 50 to 100 mg took a few days to kick in.

    I hope this helps---sorry for the bad information
    "A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
    "Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
    “You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis

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    I've been taking 100 mg once a day for a few days and I bought a 120 day supply...I'll report the results...Thanks for the update......Ben
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    Good luck Ben---I hope it works as well for you as it has for me.
    "A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
    "Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
    “You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis

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