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Happens to me occasionally. I take it as an indicator that I need more magnesium.

Eat more potassium. A banana a day keeps the cramp away!

I've had a few while playing sports so bad that I literally couldn't walk the next day. One of the worst pains ever.

If you get another , jump out of bed and stand on it and it will stop immediately.

Drink some water!

I held my breath..and tried not to tense up the muscle anymore then it already was..and massaged it..I've had them so bad in the calf that it left a black and blue..

Sometimes, but it's been a while. What did you do when you got the cramp in the middle of the night?

I always stretch the muscle against the direction of the cramp, as hard as I can. I'll usually stand up so I can stretch it better. If I do that, as soon as the cramp wakes me up, I've found that it goes away pretty fast (although I continue to stretch a bit longer, or else it comes back), and then the apparent muscle damage that results in pain the next day is minimized.

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