Just getting older or something else?

[Sandpuff]

I was wondering if the stiffness in my legs when I get up is just normal because I'm getting older (I'm 36) or if something's going on.  In the mornings when I get up I'm stiff enough that it affects how I walk.  It loosens up after awhile, I'd say after moving around for 10 or 15 minutes.  This also happens when I sit for a period of time.  My calf muscles just in the last month have gotten very stiff, like how I would feel if I did a bunch of toe raises the day before, except the stiffness is a little higher in my calves.  I can feel the stiffness in them all day.  

[JonM]

Have you had an evaluation for MS?  an MRI of the Brain and Spinal Cord?  Your symptoms might be MS.  Its worth looking into

jon

[Sandpuff]

Thanks, Jon, I appreciate your thoughts.  I haven't changed the shoes I'm wearing lately and haven't done any different types of exercise or activities that should make my calves sore. It doesn't bother me too much, I was just curious because of some other problems I've been having including extreme fatigue, chest pain and electric shocks in my middle toe.  

[JonM]

I'm almost 50 and Yes I am stiff for a while when rising in the morning or getting up from my chair. That I think is normal.  As far as the cramping goes in your calves, you might look into how well you are supporting your feet.  I get terrible calf strains the next day or 2 when I spend a day walking around the house doing chores barefoot.

Jon