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10. Medications
If you are experiencing foot cramps and you are unsure of the cause, you might want to look at any medications that you have recently started taking. If you have recently been prescribed a diuretic, this might be the cause of your cramping. The reason is that these medications are designed to help remove fluids from the body. While they are prescribed for many reasons, one of the side effects is that the body will become depleted of salts and fluids.
When your body does not have enough fluids and salts, it may cause you to experience cramping in your muscles. Pain medicines, such as pregabalin and naproxen, may also cause cramping. Other medications that might cause a person to experience foot cramps include albuterol, conjugated estrogens, intravenous iron sucrose, teriparatide, and raloxifene. If you have started a new medication of any kind and are now experiencing foot cramps, discuss this with your doctor as you may need a different prescription.