Dehydration Causing Leg Cramps

Could Zanidip be causing leg cramps at night. I am either up with leg cramps or up to the toilet. I drink 2 lts of water a day, and if that drops even the smallest bit, the cramps get worse. Something is dehydrating me.

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Zanidip contains the active ingredient Lercanidipine, it is a calcium channel blocker that is most commonly used to treat high blood pressure, but is also effective at treating certain cardiac conditions.

By their very nature, many of these medications increase urinary output and can cause dehydration.

However, another thing that could be causing the leg cramping is low potassium levels. Some of these medications can cause it and it will cause leg cramps, just as easily as the dehydration.

It could even be a combination of both, with one problem feeding the other.

Have you consulted your doctor? They should do some blood tests to check you potassium levels.

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