Hello Charley!

I have severe, excruciating charley horses.  I'm not talking about the kind where you walk it out and you're better.  I mean the kind where I wake up in the middle of the night to extreme pain in my calf or arch of my foot.  I will usually writhe in pain while I rip the sheets off of my bed, possibly shedding a few tears in the process.  I never knew that this wasn't the norm.  I've never had a "normal" charley horse.  Do I dread these moments?  Ummm....yes!  It's total Hell!

I've learned lately that my type of charley horse is rare or abnormal.  I figured I must be deficient in something so I've been trying all sorts of things to help alleviate my pain.  If I am able to crawl or pull myself to the bathroom, I have strategically placed my heating pad on the bottom shelf in the linen closet, for easy access.  I've started taking Calcium supplements every morning, and Magnesium about twice a week.  I've noticed a huge difference in the frequency and severity of my muscle cramps.  Sometimes when I do still get them in the middle of the night, or even during the day I tense up expecting the worst, and I'm usually pleasantly surprised to find it's a fraction of or minuscule pain compared to how it used to be.  I do still occasionally get sever ones, but considering it's a heck of a lot less frequent I can't complain.  I've heard some about the doTerra essential oils and I'm wondering if the peppermint or Deep Blue would somewhat help when I do have pain.  Anyone know more about oils or any other suggestions?