Restless Legs

murphydog999

As iron and magnesium keep coming up, try increasing the following foods into your diet for a couple of weeks to see if things subside. You might be able to cure it yourself.

Iron - red meat / offal / black pudding / dried fruit / eggs / veg / wholegrain cereals (inc bread).
Vitamin C increases absorption of iron, so plenty of peppers / oranges / toms / strawberries / kiwi / mango / berries and green veg.

Magnesium - oats/oatmeal (proper oats not ready brek-type) / nuts / spinach / wholegrain cereals

Limit alcohol and cut down on white products (bread/biscuits/cakes/pasta/sugar)

jetta_wales

murphydog999 wrote: »

As iron and magnesium keep coming up, try increasing the following foods into your diet for a couple of weeks to see if things subside. You might be able to cure it yourself.

Iron - red meat / offal / black pudding / dried fruit / eggs / veg / wholegrain cereals (inc bread).
Vitamin C increases absorption of iron, so plenty of peppers / oranges / toms / strawberries / kiwi / mango / berries and green veg.

Magnesium - oats/oatmeal (proper oats not ready brek-type) / nuts / spinach / wholegrain cereals

Limit alcohol and cut down on white products (bread/biscuits/cakes/pasta/sugar)

And in the mean time get a pillow

Caroline_a

I had this as a menopause symptom - apparantly it's quite a common one, but not one many people recognise as such. So maybe as the mention of pregnancy has cropped up a lot, maybe connected with hormones..??

caroline78

I suffered this really badly whilst I was pregnant and also found that a pillow between my knees helped, as well as a pillow under my feet. I tried putting cold face cloths on my feet too...this helped a bit but not totally although eased it enough to let me get to sleep. I found that while I was in hospital I had to wear the surgicial stockings and didn't suffer at all, so maybe they helped as well.

Rockporkchop

I'm another one who had it during pregnancy, it's horrendous. I found that having a coolish bath then going to bed with a hot water bottle under my legs virtually eliminated it some nights. I also increased my calcium intake (advised by the hospital who said that this would feed the bones and nerves) and this also made an improvement.

I_know_my_ABC_and_my_CMYK

mummyplus3 wrote: »

Does anyone else suffer?
Any ideas, treatments to deal with it.

I'm in a bizzare form of agony at the moment and faced with loading up on a packet of co-drydamol and a couple of sedatives to get to sleep.
But then I won't be up till this time tomorrow and it will start all over again.

Mine get better after exercise so took doggy for a walk at midnight lol but even that isnt helping much anymore.

Currently resisting the urge to stick a knife in the back of my knee's just to change the pain.

I've tried lot of the recommended stuff online, bananas,heat,baths etc but to not much help

I am going through exactly the same thing at the mo. In fact I haven't slept for 3 nights and I haven't had any sleep yet.

I take dyhydrocodeine but I also take quinine for the cramps, but guess what it aint working and I feel like punching the wall.

I hope yours eases off soon and if you do find something to make it easier please, please post back.

seven-day-weekend

I have suffered from RLS for about 35 years,. At one time self-help remedies (tonic water, cooling legs down, stretching, bath, massage etc) worked, but over the years it got worse and worse to the extent where they worked no longer and I could only sleep if I dropped off for twenty minutes due to sheer exhaustion. It started twenty minutes aftr I got into bed and ended about seven in the morning. I couldn't do things like go to the cinema because I could not keep my legs still for long enough, it was awful and really diminishing my life.

Then in 2009 the Dr prescribed my Magic Tablets. Instant relief, I could not believe it. Ropinirole, a Parkinsons drug, has been licensed for a few years now for treatment for RLS. They are called Adartrel in the UK. I was worried that I would not be able to get them when I am in Spain, but I can, they are called Requip here. I started on 0.25 mg and am now on 0.5 mg.

I won't say I never have any trouble, just lately my legs are waking me up at five in the morning, but I can cope with that as long as I have a good sleep beforehand. They will probably calm down again, they have fits and starts.

Well worth a visit to your Dr if you are suffering.

Hope this helps.

http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/medicines/100005132.html

magoogy

i get this but the worst part is having restless arms too - does anyone else suffer from them?????? i feel like cutting my arms off sometimes.......i also suffer from anaemia...

LillythePink

I get this, but I must be in the minority here as I don't cool my legs down - infact it's actually worse for me if they are cold.

I smother deep heat on my knees which helps as it takes my mind away from the restlessness!

Driving helps - heater on full blast on my legs - heat along with the exercise of changing gear etc does wonders - not very mse using petrol like that!

Mayflower10cat

I suffered from this hideous affliction for a good few years as a teenager. I noticed it worsened for me during spells of hot weather and also when I was especially stressed, say during exam time. Round about the same time I started my periods (I was a later starter!) it worsened - so I wonder now if I was a bit anaemic which probably didn't help. I never noticed that more exercise helped at all, maybe it just tired me out so I could sleep through the twitching, fizzing and buzzing. One hot night when I just couldn't get comfy at all, in utter desperation, I turned so I lay on my back, with my bottom close to the wall and my legs straight upwards leaning against the cool painted plaster. It looked bizarre in the extreme. However, I did get a slight feeling of relief (so maybe something to do with circulation?) and after a while, finally nodded off like an L shaped bookend. I woke up hours later lying a in a normal position with no recollection of getting there! I used this odd trick for years until seemingly, I 'grew out of it' thank goodness.