I kick and sweep my legs in my sleep. I can't help it, I just do. It's not restless leg syndrome, as I don't need to move my legs all the time. If I keep my legs still, I don't experience pain or discomfort or anything. I also seem to kick the most when I lay on my stomach. I go to sleep on my back, but I'm such a restless sleeper, I toss and turn and end up on my stomach. Lately, I've been waking up with a wound on my big toe, which I believe to be due to me kicking my foot board. But I don't wake up after inflicting this wound, as I am a heavy, heavy sleeper. I've fallen off the top of a bunk bed and remained asleep after landing.
But yeah, I kick my legs, but I'd like to stop. Does anyone else have this problem? Any ideas on how to stop myself from kicking in my sleep?
2007-03-31 21:51:37 · 8 answers · asked by charliew77 3 in Health ➔ Other - Health
Read my question people. I thought of RLS, already, I've researched it, and I don't have the symptoms. I don't experience pain or discomfort if I keep my legs still. It's an involuntary action that occurs when I'm asleep.
And Girl of The Forest, why bother answering if you actually have nothing serious to contribute. Try being a contributing member of society.
2007-03-31 22:01:50 · update #1
Ask the nurse or orderly to restrain you.
2007-03-31 21:55:37 · answer #1 · answered by Girl of the Forest 3 · 4⤊ 7⤋
Kicking In Sleep
2016-10-05 02:28:55 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello everyone. I had an accident 5 years ago. And I have metal in my left hip. I don't know if that the reason of my leg kicking during my sleep. And it keep my husband awake. Because every time my left leg kick he wakes up. and I do feel sometimes. and its only happen at night when im in bed.
2016-01-08 11:45:45 · answer #3 · answered by irene 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just read about something called PLMD (Periodic Limb Movement Disorder). It could be that. People who have it kick their legs while asleep & it can cause them to wake up often & have daytime fatigue. I think it usually occurs in people between the ages of 50-60, but it can occur at any age. Another possibility is REM Sleep Behavior Disorder, where you try to act out your dreams by kicking or punching--normally people are not supposed to do that, because their muscles should be paralyzed while dreaming. Some drugs like antidepressants can cause this. I was actually looking this up online, because I was curious. I used to kick my legs in my sleep as a kid & then I just stopped doing it. I found some of this information online at the National Sleep Disorders webpage, and other pages as well, but you could probably just search those terms if you think they are helpful. I am a pharmacy student & don't know much about these particular diseases (they aren't very common), but if you have one of them, I think you will need a doctor's advice.
2007-04-04 17:28:06 · answer #4 · answered by RxGirl 4 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I do it too and I keep kicking the dog and I wake up thinking why are you down there? Internet said take a little alcohol but I'm a kid I can't do that I have been doing it since I was small
2015-06-29 16:00:14 · answer #5 · answered by Jaianna 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-02 00:38:30 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some people find relief by increasing their intake of calcium and magnesium (usually in the form of a supplement).
It helped my grandmother a lot.
2007-03-31 22:17:00 · answer #7 · answered by P-nuts and Hair-dos 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like you got restless leg syndrome. There is medication for that you know?
2007-03-31 21:56:40 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋