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restless leg syndrome

Posted by Elizabeth on 26/7/2024, 14:23:31

anyone had any experience of this at night? I just dread bedtime and it is making my life a misery.thank you!

Re: restless leg syndrome

Posted by Norman Dunn on 26/7/2024, 14:41:36, in reply to "restless leg syndrome"

Hi Elizabeth,
Sorry to hear about that.
Lovely to see you on the board again.
I get it slightly so on a night time I lie on the floor whilst watching TV with my feet raised up on a pouffe. That seems to help for when I get to bed, but if not I take 2 paracetomols and that helps.
There may be other remedies if you google it.
Norman x

Re: restless leg syndrome

Posted by Allan Campbell on 26/7/2024, 17:01:13, in reply to "Re: restless leg syndrome"

It might not make any difference but try to drink some more water after your evening meal.

I occasionally suffered cramp until I started drinking more water of about 4 200mil glasses during the day.

The only down side so far after a few weeks is that my weight has gone up by about 2 lbs.

Allan C.

Re: restless leg syndrome

Posted by Sheila on 26/7/2024, 17:51:58, in reply to "Re: restless leg syndrome"

Elizabeth, have you checked if any medication you might be taking might have this side effect. It is a distressing complaint. I do hope you can find help.

Re: restless leg syndrome

Posted by Colin Thompson on 26/7/2024, 23:32:20, in reply to "Re: restless leg syndrome"

I suffer from this also - - and a couple of paracetamols just before bed works for me

Re: restless leg syndrome

Posted by Anne on 27/7/2024, 2:17:16, in reply to "Re: restless leg syndrome"

Elizabeth, I take a magnesium powder supplement called 'Calm' it is an all natural product, I buy it at the health food store, but now sold in many stores, it has helped me immensley, I don't know if it is available in England, maybe something similar would help.

Re: restless leg syndrome

Posted by bill in oz on 27/7/2024, 5:26:10, in reply to "Re: restless leg syndrome"

I take a magnesium tablet every other night, works for me.

Re: restless leg syndrome

Posted by Sylvia on 27/7/2024, 8:06:01, in reply to "Re: restless leg syndrome"

I get that too, although not every evening. It usually starts quite late when I'm watching tv even with my legs up sitting on a recliner. It disappears when I go to bed lying flat. Thankful for that.

Re: restless leg syndrome

Posted by Ray on 27/7/2024, 9:44:17, in reply to "Re: restless leg syndrome"

Its very commen if you take statins its a side effect if you do get the doc to change them

Re: restless leg syndrome

Posted by Linda in NZ on 27/7/2024, 16:08:48, in reply to "Re: restless leg syndrome"

Magnesium helps,morning and night, but I am having some vascular incompetency in legs treated this week(like varicose veins but mine are on the inside) and the Doctor asked if I suffered from that. He said it was a symptom. Might be worth getting checked out if you can. I agree, it keeps you awake. If I put my legs over on the cold sheets it seems to help as well.

Re: restless leg syndrome

Posted by Norman Dunn on 27/7/2024, 16:24:07, in reply to "Re: restless leg syndrome"

lovely to see your name on the board again Linda. Hope you are well over there in NZ.
I dont get restless legs much, but if I do, 2 paracetomols work & also sticking my legs out of the heat works.
Recently I was thinking about your relative Ray Hall who lived next door to my pal Lawrence Morton in Windermere Cres. He was not much older than us but a keen gardener.

Re: restless leg syndrome

Posted by Keith on 30/7/2024, 9:01:46, in reply to "restless leg syndrome"

My wife has suffered for quite a few years and as she is reluctant to take any tablets etc she finds placing a chilled hot water bottle from the fridge under the affected leg a big help.

Re: restless leg syndrome

Posted by Elizabeth on 30/7/2024, 19:48:20, in reply to "Re: restless leg syndrome"

thank you all so much x

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