C.S.
Growing up I used to wake up with leg pains as well. My M. would put me in a hot bath or give me a heating pad and they would go away. I still have them some time. And I found out that it was not a lack of potassium, like every one says. It was a lack of magnesium. My doctor prescribed me a magnesium vitamin and it worked great. There is an over-the-counter vitamin that is called MagOx that works. Since I am an adult, I would talk to your doctor about this before you do it to make sure. I know that you can get magnesium from nuts, but I don't know what else.