Cramps and muscle spasms... solutions please.

Hi, sorry to hear this. I got occasional cramps and spasms in my legs, especially in bed. Stretching helped a bit, but mine passed fairly quickly, my advice would be to keep talking to your oncologist about this and see what else they suggest if it persists. Best wishes

Try drinking tonic water. Good luck xx

Thanks both. I'll give the tonic water a try. I suppose i ought to go back to the oncologist but it is wearing to have to keep organising appointments. It's never ending. I suspect the answer will be the same... Can't do anything... But often there are solutions out there... At least I'm hoping so. LOL

Try a magnesium supplement too - good for relaxing muscles an tension and a lot of people are deficient. Best way to absorb it is through your skin is sprays.

It's helpful to know this as I've been experiencing these for a few weeks now. Toes and calf will spasm/cramp suddenly, particularly if me feet are cold but I've had it in my hands, mostly my index fingers, strangely.  I'm also getting them up each side of my back as my muscles seem to tense for no apparent reason. I spoke to my Oncology Nurse this morning but she wasn't aware of cramps & spasms being a particularly side effect of the medications I'm still taking. A nuisance but I'm going to have to live with it while it lasts I suppose 

Ask for a blood glucose test to check diabetes as it can be a symptom.  Pharmacist can do simple one , GO can order one that checks levels over 3 months .