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How do i stop my leg muscle spasms? take potassium? take magnesium? what else?

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Dr. Otto Placik
Dr. Otto Placikanswered
Surgery - Plastics 35 years experience
?Restless leg syndro: This could be a sign of restless leg syndrome but it first requires evaluation to help determine the cause which could be due to electrolytes, hormones, nerve (central or peripheral), or other disease processes.
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