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Muscle cramps Report
Muscle spasms and cramps are spontaneous, often painful muscle contractions. The rapid, uncontrolled contraction, or spasm, happens unexpectedly, with either no stimulation or some trivially small one. The muscle contraction and pain last for several minutes, and then slowly ease.
What we've learned from patients who report Muscle cramps
Symptom severities
|
Severe
|
16 |  |
|---|---|---|
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Moderate
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41 |  |
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Mild
|
32 |  |
|
None
|
9 |  |
What patients report taking for the purpose of treating Muscle cramps
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potassium | 14 |  |
|
| Diazepam | 12 | |
|
| Quinine | 5 | |
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| Magnesium | 5 | |
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| Tonic Water with Quinine | 5 | |
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| Magnesium Oxide | 3 | |
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| Baclofen | 3 | |
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| Gabapentin | 3 | |
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| Cyclobenzaprine | 3 | |
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| Tegretol | 2 | |
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| Calcium 600 plus D | 1 | |
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| Mobic | 1 | |
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| Skelaxin | 1 | |
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| Banana | 1 | |
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| Magnesium Gluconate | 1 | |
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| Calcium Magnesium and Vitamin D and Zinc | 1 | |
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| Icy Hot | 1 | |
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| Hand Orthosis (dorsal) | 1 | |
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| O24 | 1 | |
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| Tizanidine HCl | 1 | |
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| Swanson Premium Triple Magnesium Complex | 1 | |
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| Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin) | 1 | |
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| Flexeril | 1 | |
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| Magnesium aspartate | 1 | |
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| Orphenadrine | 1 | |
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| Qualaquin | 1 | |
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| Xanax | 1 | |
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| Blue Gel | 1 | |
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| Propoxyphene | 1 | |
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| Prozac | 1 | |
Report created on May 21, 2012.