Is this just growing pains or is something more serious?

Growing pains or something else?

• So im an 18 yr old male and im 5' 11''. i peaked really early and i was around 5' 10'' when i was 14, so i really havent grown much since. my parents are both 5' 7''. i never really had growing pains before...sometimes when i was younger my joints would feel numb and they would shake a little (mostly in my arms), but it only would happen for a few hours of so. so last night, i felt weird (for lack of a better way to descibe it). it was around 2 am and i still couldnt sleep when i started to feel a numbing pain in the back of my right knee. it began to spread across a longer area and then i started feeling it in my left leg as well. my legs (mainly the back of my legs from my high calve to lower hamstring) felt a little odd this morning, but things got better as the day went on. now its the early evening and im starting to feel them again.. i just wanted to get an opinion b/c im not sure if growing pains are a real thing or my legs are just screwed up

• Answer:

  I highly doubt it's growing pains, especially if you stopped growing a while ago. If the pain doesn't subside in a few weeks, or it gets worse, go see your doctor. It is better to be safe than sorry!