Restless Legs

delain

lin473 wrote: »

OH has this - he reckon it's much better since the Dr added Gabapentin to his drug regime - may be just coincidence of course.

Gabapentin is a neuropathic painkiller used to treat spasms/pain caused by MS as well as other things. It's strong stuff that, not to be taken lightly :eek:

nuttywoman

I suffer as well and also rub deep heat on my knees at night. I`ve also found i`m worse if i have a lot of processed food ie: take aways etc.

IHD

I have a chronic illness and as a result RLS syndrome is a side effect. You can get RLS all over your body not just your legs, I am prescribed a tablet called Co-beneldopa its also used for Parkinsons. I have been on this tablet for a long time and it works very well and there are no side effects with it. Maybe see your gp about it ?

jetta_wales

IHD wrote: »

I have a chronic illness and as a result RLS syndrome is a side effect. You can get RLS all over your body not just your legs, I am prescribed a tablet called Co-beneldopa its also used for Parkinsons. I have been on this tablet for a long time and it works very well and there are no side effects with it. Maybe see your gp about it ?

There's potential side affects with everything. Read the leaflet in any box of tablets and you'll see quite an alarming list.

I_know_my_ABC_and_my_CMYK

delain wrote: »

Gabapentin is a neuropathic painkiller used to treat spasms/pain caused by MS as well as other things. It's strong stuff that, not to be taken lightly :eek:

I have been prescribed this by my doctor this morning, others may know it by the name Lyrica.

I also have fibromyalgia so I have nerve pain anyway, but I was in a very bad car accident back in Feb this year and since then I have been crawling up the wal with pain everywhere. I haven't have a decent nights sleep for weeks, well as decent as you can get with fibro that is. Ive been on every pain killer my doctor can prescribe, nest stage will a rheumatologist and pethidine or morphine, which I am trying to avoid.

But hey, sleeping in the bath helps, sometimes.

Pain in arms - I have always put that down to fibro pain.

fedupfreda

Mayflower10cat wrote: »

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.

OMG I do this too thought I was the only one drifting off to sleep in a weird L shape makes your legs go cold and numb, enough to switch the nerves off, at least temporarily. I thought I grew out of this once I left my teenage years - sadly, now I am heading towards the menopause, it seems to be coming back - though thank God, not every night. Thanks OP. I shall be watching this thread with interest.:T

I_know_my_ABC_and_my_CMYK

My mother suffered with RLS for years, She would get it whilst watching television and couldn't find anywhere to put her legs for releife, until she found that topping her small glass of wine up with Indian tonic water into a long drink, this seemed to make it bearable for her.

Wouldn't work for me as I don't drink, I take so many painkillers etc i think it would totally screw my liver up if I did.

Just remembered she also ate a lot of bananas and she had to take iron tablets due to her count dropping every now and then.

Jenu294

Ugh I've been suffering with restless legs for a while now. Tried Magnesium with Zinc, but to no avail so went to my local health food store to get some proper advice; 2 capsules of Magnesium Citrate with B6 just before bed. It's working so far.

Failing that readers, apparently an orgasm does the trick..... LOL!

I_know_my_ABC_and_my_CMYK

I just wanted to give a bit of an update here in case it helps anyone else.

My doctor prescribed me Lyrica, AKA Gabapentin. Well unfortunately it didn't work for me, I was so disappointed as I'd read really good reports about the use of this with Fibro. So that was changed to Duloxetine which I think is the first med for treating Fibromyalgia.

I have also started taking Magnesium, and it is working. I can now get relief for at least 4 nights out of 7 providing I don't forget to take it. I am also sleeping better too, apparently magnesium has connection to insomnia which I have had for years.

I hope everyone here is managing to get some relief, I am just thankful I found this thread by accident when I did

pigpen

My mother once got so frustrated with hers she threw back the bed covers and snapped at them to 'stop it'

Apparently it didn't work!

Mine are fidgetty too.. I find a bit of a mooch about works.. I tend to get it most when pregnant.. or when I haven't burned enough energy during the day... which is hard to do with SPD..