Restless Leg Syndrome is something people have and don't realize what it is. Your legs move, feel crawly, can't control them
and keep you awake at night. Besides the medications for this
problem are there any other suggestions? Have your legs caused
problems after surgery? This is creating quite a problem . Any
suggestions would help. Do you excercise for it, walk, standup,
or what? This is such an uncomfortable syndrome and there
must be some answers. Your suggestions may help.
2007-01-21 20:39:36 · 9 answers · asked by csr 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
My doctor suggested getting a small trampoline. When I am having a bad night I jump up and down on it for 10 minutes. It really seems to help me.
2007-01-21 21:28:10 · answer #1 · answered by kenslydale 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I find that a few minutes of walking around at night & stretching will do the trick. Staying in bed & waiting it out is the worst - it just doesn't work. Five minutes, the sensation passes, & I go back to sleep. Once in a while if it isn't bad I can just stretch in bed, but that is rare. Also I can't seem to sleep on a foam pad - for some reason that drives it crazy. Also talking to my family was great - a few others in my family didn't know what they had, so I was able to enlighten them.
On airplanes I try to stretch in my seat without causing a scene - I think the vibration of the floor combined with the lack of movement is what does it there. Then I time a couple trips to the restroom so I can stand & stretch in the aisle. Sometimes it happens when I'm in a car or on a bus, but planes are the worst.
By the way I always called it the "stretchies" before I knew what it was, since it makes me want to stretch.
2007-01-22 05:07:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello folks. I was on dialysis for several years and suffered in the extreme with RLS. I would pedal as though riding a bicycle for four hours at a time, exhausting myself. It was just a little better when I was sleeping at home. However.
A clever psychiatrist counselled me about a drug that is used to treat those with Parkinson's Disease. The drug was Carbidopa. (Link attached) After I received my prescription, I would take one pill before treatments, and the symptoms would entirely disappear within a few minutes. I was relieved and grateful.
I would like to point out that having received a transplant, I no longer feel any anxiety, nor the awful RLS. There is definitely a co-relation between anxiety and RLS. I agree by the way, with the post saying no caffeine. I noticed in my recent research that vitamin or lack thereof may be part of the cause as well. I should point out that kidney disease patients don't eat many oranges, tomatoes, melons etc. If you can eat those things, it may be helpful.
Good luck and good health to all of you who presently suffer from the maddening nervous tick. I trust that you will find peace soon.
2007-01-22 05:11:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the past, we used to use quinine for RLS (either quinine sulfate or quinine bisulfate). Recent studies have shown that it is in fact no better than placebo.
We currently leave the people who are on quinine (for whom it works) to keep taking their quinine, but the people who have RLS can now be treated quite efficaciously with a LOW dose of an anti-parkinsonian medication
for instance levoDOPA / carbiDOPA
Other treatments center around good sleep hygeine, avoiding triggers, exercise and stretching before bed, hot bath / soak feet before bed etc.
See the wiki page
2007-01-22 04:55:11 · answer #4 · answered by Orinoco 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yikes... I wish there was some cure. Its awful! Mostly I just get up and walk around. That helpes the most, but I know it isn't much of a satisfactory option.
And getting a nice hot foot soak helps too.
I put RLS into Google.com and came up with the links below that might shed some light on relief.
Or here: www.rls.org
2007-01-22 04:48:40 · answer #5 · answered by bakfanlin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I have it and so does my friend. DOESN'T IT JUST DRIVE YOU MAD?? Do not injest anything with caffein...no coffee or teas of any kind....no chocolate. Do not drink soda unless it is caffien free. Avoid sugar in any form. Before bed, drink warm milk and try some sedatives or tylenol pm...........excercise like crazy! Good luck
2007-01-22 04:45:07 · answer #6 · answered by thatartistwin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I find that l have to get up and walk around, its not as bad at night is you have done exercise during the day this is what helps me.
2007-01-22 04:45:29 · answer #7 · answered by cailieco 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My boyfriend has it, his legs jump all night long. I never get any sleep. You will have to go to a specialist for treatment.
2007-01-22 04:47:06 · answer #8 · answered by couchP56 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i take klonipan each night...5 mg and it has really helped me.
2007-01-22 08:17:00 · answer #9 · answered by charthur 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋