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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Arthritis / December 2007restless leg syndrome
I can go weeks without any leg problems and then something sets it off and I'm in for sleepless nights of that terrible need to keep my legs moving. I have never been able to pinpoint what gets it going. Does anybody have any ideas? Any 'cure' other than those prescription meds with the awful side effects? I can't take any of them. I'm miserable--- and soooooo tired. Leslie > I can go weeks without any leg problems and then something sets it off and > I'm in for sleepless nights of that terrible need to keep my legs moving. I [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Leslie Leslie, The first, most benign and obvious would be to make sure you are getting enough and the right ratios of the calcium, magnesium potassium trio. That might be an easy fix. Folic acid with vit b12 can work wonders. acupuncture also seems to be able to calm down RLS (seretonon connection). i always use hypnosis with patients as well as needles. Horse chestnut extract seems to get the best results among the herbal remedies. i also see lots of people who have tried 5- htp (again the serotonin connection). Personally I have some issues with 5-htp and it would sure be the last thing I would want to try and only if i could get my serotonin levels monitored (blood pressure issues, heart valve possible probelms, Congestive heart failure are all possible side effects with elevated blood levels of serotonin). Just some ideas....if it doesn't resolve easily and quickly and you want me to make you a hypnosis tape, let me know after the holidays. m Thank you for the ideas. I was hoping to find a way to prevent it- like not doing certain things- but I will try some of your suggestions. On another subject you raised... I promised my daddy (I'm 57, but he'll always be my daddy) that I would quit smoking on Jan. 1. I'm a two-plus pack a day smoker and I know it will be very difficult. Do you do hypnosis for that, too? Leslie >> I can go weeks without any leg problems and then something sets it off >> and [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > m > Thank you for the ideas. I was hoping to find a way to prevent it- like not > doing certain things- but I will try some of your suggestions. [quoted text clipped - 40 lines] > > > m Hi Leslie, yes but it works so much better with acupuncture. I have some other ideas and will take it to email. m >I can go weeks without any leg problems and then something sets it off and >I'm in for sleepless nights of that terrible need to keep my legs moving. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Leslie I find gentle leg stretches are a good preventive for me. As well as the occasional magnesium supplement. I try to do stretches that pull the backs of my legs. I don't have a problem with leg cramps often. But if I spend too many hours driving or too much time walking or standing in one day I know I'm in trouble. Jo >I can go weeks without any leg problems and then something sets it off and >I'm in for sleepless nights of that terrible need to keep my legs moving. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Leslie I find gentle leg stretches are a good preventive for me. As well as the occasional magnesium supplement. I try to do stretches that pull the backs of my legs. I don't have a problem with leg cramps often. But if I spend too many hours driving or too much time walking or standing in one day I know I'm in trouble. Jo i'm sorry you are going through this, leslie. i know what it's like, cuz i've been there. leg stretches work wonders for me. i learned about them and how they help RLS from a u of w symposium. i do them sometimes during the day when i've been sitting too long and always just before going to bed. i do the kind of stretch where you stand alongside a chair or bed, using one hand for support. (i think i recall it being called a runner's stretch.) one leg in front of the other, with one knee bent and the back leg extended straight out behind me. the leg closest to the bed is the straight-knee and back leg. gently lean your torso forward, towards and over the bent knee (front leg, closest to the bed) as far as you can, keeping the straight-kneed leg's foot flat on the floor. smooth and gentle motions, no jerkiness or bouncing, which can tear soft tissues. the key is to hold the stretch for 30 seconds or longer and to do it with your straight leg's foot parallel to the bed and then, do it again, with that back foot turned away from the bed. the foot position stretches different leg muscles and tendons. stretch both legs out in this manner. wish i could draw you pictures.<smile> hope that helps you. kate OPPS. i made a correction below: >I can go weeks without any leg problems and then something sets it off and >I'm in for sleepless nights of that terrible need to keep my legs moving. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Leslie I find gentle leg stretches are a good preventive for me. As well as the occasional magnesium supplement. I try to do stretches that pull the backs of my legs. I don't have a problem with leg cramps often. But if I spend too many hours driving or too much time walking or standing in one day I know I'm in trouble. Jo i'm sorry you are going through this, leslie. i know what it's like, cuz i've been there. leg stretches work wonders for me. i learned about them and how they help RLS from a u of w symposium. i do them sometimes during the day when i've been sitting too long and always just before going to bed. i do the kind of stretch where you stand alongside a chair or bed, using one hand for support. (i think i recall it being called a runner's stretch.) one leg in front of the other, with one knee bent and the back leg extended straight out behind me. the leg closest to the bed is the straight-knee and back leg. gently lean your torso forward, towards and over the bent knee (front leg, furthest, and not closest, to the bed) as far as you can, keeping the straight-kneed leg's foot flat on the floor. smooth and gentle motions, no jerkiness or bouncing, which can tear soft tissues. the key is to hold the stretch for 30 seconds or longer and to do it with your straight leg's foot parallel to the bed and then, do it again, with that back foot turned away from the bed. the foot position stretches different leg muscles and tendons. stretch both legs out in this manner. wish i could draw you pictures.<smile> hope that helps you. kate |
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