I can certianly relate to this post. When I first started Atkins I used to wake up with HORRIBLE charlie horses in my calves. I read on the board to use potassium to get rid of this problem, and thankfully it worked. One pill a day, and no more cramps...I think my pills were 98mg. Now, since I'm a VERY forgetful person, taking a pill every day seems to escape me, even with the memory of those cramps...soooo- I started drinking bottled water. The point?? Most bottled water has potassium added into it. Even only drinking 60 oz a day gives my body enough potassium to prevent the cramps and I'm a pill free girl!
Hope this helps. Good luck!!