I just returned from the doctor who
diagnosed me with rls~restless leg
syndrome. It is a very annoying disorder
that occurs mostly at night with a
burning, twitching creepy crawly feeling
in your legs. I literally feel like my
skin is crawling.
Needless to say, I was getting very little
sleep. I am trying ambien first to see
if it does anything and hopefully I can
get some sleep tonight. Does anyone else
have this? If so what works for you? Any
ideas will help!!!
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rawkeze
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 25 Sep 2003 Posts: 22 Location: Los Angeles
Posted: 11-20-03 20:01pm
I have the same problem. Tylenol pm
helps me, and any topical muscle relaxers,
like bengay. Also try taking a hot
shower right before bed, that helps my
legs relax a bit.
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Ted
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 10 Jan 2004 Posts: 1 Location: Chicago
Restless Leg Syndrome Posted: 01-10-04 11:37am
A possible treatment for restless leg
syndrome might be a diet high in natural
iron: dark leafy vegetables and high
protein meats contain large quantities of
such natural iron. If your iron intake
is still insufficient, try some high
quality iron complex capsules from your
local health food store. For a good
nights sleep try inexpensive natural
herbal remedies which promote leg rest and
circulation. Limit your diet with a
minimum of sugar or sweets.
This has worked for me.....Ted
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weemadnorrie
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 Jan 2004 Posts: 10 Location: glasgow uk
Re: Restless Leg Syndrome Posted: 01-19-04 19:01pm
painful legs
wrote:
i just returned from the
doctor who diagnosed me with rls~restless
leg syndrome. It is a very annoying
disorder that occurs mostly at night with
a burning, twitching creepy crawly feeling
in your legs. I literally feel like my
skin is crawling.
Needless to say, I was getting very little
sleep. I am trying ambien first to see
if it does anything and hopefully I can
get some sleep tonight. Does anyone else
have this? If so what works for you?
Any ideas will
help!!!
i have found a great
cheep remedy 4 restless legs, tonic water
I dont know exactly how it works but it
does
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sstory
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 05 Feb 2004 Posts: 6 Location: maine
Restless Leg Syndrome Posted: 02-24-04 09:05am
I just heard recently that there is now a
medication for restless legs. When I had
a problem with restless legs I started to
take b vitamins and it stopped. Every so
often it returns and I just take my
vitamins.
Sandy
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kmpres03
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 29 Feb 2004 Posts: 1 Location: Japan
Re: Restless Leg Syndrome Posted: 02-29-04 12:31pm
weemadnorrie
wrote:
painful legs
wrote:
i just returned from the
doctor who diagnosed me with rls~restless
leg syndrome. It is a very annoying
disorder that occurs mostly at night with
a burning, twitching creepy crawly feeling
in your legs. I literally feel like my
skin is crawling.
Needless to say, I was getting very
little sleep. I am trying ambien first
to see if it does anything and hopefully I
can get some sleep tonight. Does anyone
else have this? If so what works for
you? Any ideas will
help!!!
i have found a great
cheep remedy 4 restless legs, tonic water
I dont know exactly how it works but it
does
it's quinine. Bitter lemmon also has
quinine. I was prescribed 200mg quinine
in capsules and it has greatly relieved
the cramps and rls for me.
Also, if you live in a cold house (my
house is not centrally heated), bathe in
the evenings and wear socks to bed.
Ps. Quinine is also the cure for
malaria. It's an old homeostatic remedy
that's been around for centuries.
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Judith Plowden
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 21 Jun 2004 Posts: 1 Location: California
Restless Leg Syndrome Posted: 06-21-04 12:44pm
I would like to help others deal
successfully with this problem. I tried a
few approaches found in books, articles,
and chat forums like this one. And lo and
behold, one of the chat forum suggestions
worked for me. It's magnetic insoles. I
ordered them from a mail order company. I
put them inside my socks every night when
I go to bed, remove them in the morning.
They need a bit of maintenance because of
the minerals in sweat. Use a little soap
and warm water then dry.
I know from past research that magnetic
fields increase circulation, and it's
explanation enough for me why this works.
It's been four months now, and no
recurrence.
My warm wishes to all for your remission
of rls symptoms asap.
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pitterpat
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 03 Dec 2004 Posts: 7 Location: France
Remedies Posted: 12-04-04 12:37pm
Everyone is different... Thus the
remedies vary.
Rx: melatonin is a godsend for me.
Neurontin is also good for most.
From all I read, and my experience...
Meds need to be rotated from time to
time.
Cut out:
benadryl ( I gasped when I read someone
was using tylenol pm to help them sleep.
Benadryl (any form of dyphenhydromine) is
evil for folks with rls, normally. ) if
you can get your hands on bayer pm, it's
the only sleep aid pain reliever with the
sleep aid that's not dyphenhydromine.
Also, if you go to walmart, they have a
"knockoff" version of a sleep aid that's
not made with dyphenhydromine.. And those
little oval shaped blue pills should help
you sleep, but if you piled on some
caffeine or a load of stress... You'll
simply be very groggy and have twitchy
legs.
Caffeine... If you love your coffee, like
I do, then don't drink it after mid
afternoon.... If you want to sleep that
night.
Sugar: I hear one needs to watch sugar
intake, when dealing with rls.
Defficiency?
There's a lot of literature stating low
iron can be a factor in the rls sufferer.
A test can be done to determine how much
iron you have in your blood. Before you
start popping iron pills, consult with
your doctor!!
Low levels of vitamin b can also be a
factor, but I can't quote any facts.
So far the rx I would highly recommend is
mirapex!
Pitterpat
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Norma
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 30 Apr 2005 Posts: 2
Restless Leg Syndrome Posted: 05-11-05 02:25am
I have restless leg syndrome and my doctor
perscribed me a medication for parkinson
disease. It is call mirapax. It seems
to help me a little but I get real tired
when I take it. I hate the feeling of
having your legs twitching and having to
move them contantly. When I don't have
the medication I can't sleep all night and
i'm awake all day. It is terrible. I
feel for anyone that has restless leg
syndrome. Good luck in finding the right
medication.
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JHM
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 19 May 2005 Posts: 5
Posted: 05-24-05 10:25am
A doctor has a column in our newspaper and
people have wrote to him saying to put a
bar of soap under the sheet at the foot of
the bed. Many have wrote in saying they
tried it and it cures restless legs. Dont
know why but it works.
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planka
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 May 2005 Posts: 2
Posted: 05-28-05 11:25am
There is a french web site dedicated to
the problem
www.Afsjr.Fr
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lil_blaze2004
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Joined: 29 Oct 2004 Posts: 6492 Location: ,
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Posted: 05-30-05 17:34pm
I ahve this problem too but as i'm 36 1/2
weeks pregnant I can't realy take
anything. It drives me nuts at night. I
have my boyfriend squeeze my leg till it
feels better but that only relieves it for
a bit.
I'm gonna check out tthat site as i'm
french. Thanks
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ghostcat
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 11 Aug 2005 Posts: 5 Location: Massachusetts
Posted: 08-11-05 20:53pm
My doctor never was able to diagnose me
with this, but the symptoms fit me
exactly. Two years ago, I started
having numbness, tingling and sharp
stabbing pains in my right leg, only at
night and/or early morning. It never
happened during the daytime. My doctor
sent me for all kinds of neurological
tests, thinking I had a pinched nerve,
etc. All reports came back fine. I did
have a low b12 count, and take supplements
for it. They were never able to find
what exactly was wrong. The only things
that helps ease my pain is to make sure I
get lots of rest, take a b12 supplement,
dont drink too much alcohol or have
caffeine. Some nights it is so painful
to sleep, it is like someone is taking a
huge knife, stabbing my leg and slicing me
or feeling a creeping crawling feeling
under my skin.
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lil_blaze2004
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Joined: 29 Oct 2004 Posts: 6492 Location: ,
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Posted: 08-12-05 07:57am
Well mine finally went away about 1 week
after I gave birth. I hope it doesn't
come back!
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cissy26
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 02 May 2007 Posts: 1 Location: boise idaho
Restless Leg Syndrome Posted: 05-02-07 21:38pm
quit talking about drugs and things like
that to cure your restless leg! Stop it,
now!
How can you not google Restless leg and
get access all the info on using soap!
IVORY SOAP! It is all over the place!
Take a bar of IVORY soap, it must be
IVORY, not DOVE or anything else. Take the
bar from the package, discard the wrapper,
place the bar in a sock and place between
your sheets. You dont have to touch the
soap.
This may sound bizarre but there is a
strong possibility that the lye in the
soap may be acting as a ground for your
internal electrical system!
May sound crazy but just try it once and
get back to me
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littlesqueaks
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 06 May 2006 Posts: 296 Location: Caldwell, Idaho
Posted: 05-02-07 22:05pm
I also suffer from RLS. I have had mine
for 8 years now and being that it is
somewhat of a new diagnosis I had ignored
for 7 years and trying everything I can
with home remedies to relieve the pain. I
had gone back to school about a year and a
half ago and I was going in the evenings
and my lags would go into a spasm. It was
extremely embarrassing. It took seeing a
commercial about RLS to find that there
was something I could do about it. I had
gone into see my physician and after a few
tests that were unneeded and a visit to
the emergency room because of it she
finally diagnosed me with severe RLS. I
was in so much pain and discomfort I would
literally turn my body into knots and pull
every muscle in my legs from tensing them
up. My life saver has been requip I love
it and since being on it I might get a
spasm while in class once a month and I
don't get them at home at all.
Sometimes in the beginning when I was
first getting them 7 years ago hot baths
would work, massage, sleeping pills and
going to bed were I could completely relax
right when they started to twitch. ( I
used to call it my sign to get to bed)
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NurseMcRae
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Mar 2008 Posts: 1
Drink TONIC WATER for RLS Posted: 03-13-08 17:41pm
Tonic Water contains Quinine- No known
side effects like the new and expensive
drugs.
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