Your legs get very wrestless during the night and prevent you from sleeping because they are jumping around all over the place! Is there anything you can do to prevent this.
2006-07-20 01:08:48 · 19 answers · asked by Mosey 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
Have you been prescribed ANY medications for this problem???
Requip, Neurontin, Tegritol & others work for Restless Leg Syndrome.
2006-07-20 01:15:42 · answer #1 · answered by jennifersuem 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Before you go to bed, like about 30 minutes before, eat a small snack. I suggest 1-2 oz of turkey (triptophan - spelling approximate), a cracker or a cookie, or if you are concerned about your weight - a low glycemic carbohydrate, like ½ apple, and also some nuts - almonds or peanuts are best. Do drink a glass of water with this. This is a recipe for some slow burning energy that will help level your blood sugar out for the night.
If your leg restlessness is due to your brain seeking blood sugar, because it is getting low in the middle of the night, this recipe will help that.
If this works, and you should know it in about 3 days if it will work consistently, you may want to check out www.hufa.org for more info on low blood sugar, its causes and things you can do about it.
2006-07-20 01:23:25 · answer #2 · answered by Pegasus90 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Doctor told me once to drink water. sometimes when the salt levels are high in the body, your legs can go numb and get restless (moving all over the place). Also try to now eat so much salt in your diet.
2006-07-20 01:12:35 · answer #3 · answered by Yella Bunnyâ?¢ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What I do is get out of bed and stand and walk around and I keep doing it until it stops. I get restless legs periodically
2006-07-20 01:13:14 · answer #4 · answered by tattiehoker54 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thats called restless leg syndrome. it's a really common disease that leads a lot of people to have trouble sleeping and therefore have trouble in other aspects of their life (ie, develop anxiety)
talk to you doctor, they make medication to help with RLS that you take daily to stop it so you can sleep again.
it's caused by a lack of blood flow to your legs, so the medication helps open blood passages.
2006-07-20 01:11:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Before you go to bed , wash your feet with warm water , dry them and than apply some cream , go to bed , drink one glass of milk , wrap your feet with some cover up to your knee and then use another sheet to cover your full body and see the magic , you will have sound sleep , till morning .
2006-07-20 01:14:14 · answer #6 · answered by your noon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
See your doctor there is drug call requip that is for restless leg syndrome. I take it and it is nice to get a quite nights sleep.
2006-07-20 01:10:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go for a run! Your lethargic life is being perfectly expressed by your body, you need to do some physical exercise in the day.
2006-07-20 01:19:57 · answer #8 · answered by syelark 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do stretching exercises before bed. I also try to eat something before I go to bed. If I can't get to sleep, sometimes i get up and go get a small snack and go back to bed which seems to work. I do believe it is related to blood sugar.
2006-07-20 01:50:34 · answer #9 · answered by prettyinpunkk 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This condition is known as restless leg syndrome. See your doctor, there are medications which can help you greatly.
2006-07-20 01:12:14 · answer #10 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋