Hi Guys,
I have had cramp in the small muscles of my wrist, hands, feet and ankles for some years (not the clasic cramp in the major thigh or calf muscles).
Thinking about it this possibly coincided with PCa treatment such as HT.
However within six months of diagnosis of PCa, they also picked up that I had type 2 diabetes (And there is a link between Type 2 Diabetes and Zoladex but I shall leave this so not to digress). Because I was 'diabetic' this meant that my cholestorol level, which would ordinarily have been OK, had to be lowered as higher cholestorol levels are higher risk for diabetics, so I was put on Simvastatin.
My GP had also specifically prescibed Quininne Sulphate tablets for the cramp, which tended to help.
The cramps were particularly bad if I was doing a lot of physical work, such as DIY, and at times my hands would lock up so I couldn't hold a screwdriver or chissel etc.
Recently the cramps got worse, even when I was doing nothing physical during the day, and were competing with PCa to keep me awake at night, often as not I would wake with cramp and a competing urge to pee!
So I looked up cramp on the NHS website, and surprise, surprise, statins are identified as a significant cause of cramp.
So I stopped taking Simvastatin a couple of weeks ago, and have had much better nights sleep in consequence.
From my way of thinking a good night's sleep will be better for my health, than the need to keep my cholestorol beneath some arbitary number.
I am off to see my GP in the morning, I will let you know her thoughts on this.
:)
Dave