Like most of the time in medicine should first try to find the cause (eg. Origin due to a metabolic disease, a cardiovascular disorder) if it does not, you can:
- Doing massage the cramp (see more good advice to treat cramps)
- Use if cramps recur, muscle relaxants such as tizanidine or tetrazepam (Sirdalud ®). Warning it is prescription drugs that can cause drowsiness.
- In case of frequent nocturnal cramps, your doctor may prescribe medicines containing quinine (eg in Switzerland sold as quinine, ex. Hänseler Chininii Sulphate Coated 250 mg), a drug against malaria that would have a positive for the disease.
- If cramps occur regularly, also use preventive medicines.