Help! I have Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS)!

Tie your legs together, that one is funny but it could help huh?

My husband has this and We don't have a solution :)

Kris

Those aren't your legs are they? I have this with my disease. I elevate my feet.

Hey Kristin,

My brother was complaining about this as well.  I read the suggestions to him and he just laughed.  He suggests sleeping with a pillow between your legs.  I suggest hot bath and Tylenol.  I know you can't do that verynight, but at least get a good nights sleep tonight! 

Teach your toes how to type and then when your legs are restless; they can do your posts for you :). That must be awful, Kristin, I don't have any suggestions but I hope someone else comes up with something good.

Kristin, I am going to check back on this one to see if anyone else comes up with any solutions. After several days I feel like a walking zombie, due to lack of sleep.

I also have RLS, but I haven’t had any problems with it in about 35 years. A doctor at the Houston Medical Center told me that the best thing for RLS is exercise. Ever since then I’ve been going for daily walks, bike rides, volleyball, tennis, whatever. Anything to get my legs moving. It has worked!

Hello Kristin and a very interesting post, and interesting comments! Your post has been featured at one of your favorite groups at AR, and mine ...

VB ;o)

Kristin, I suffered horrifically from RLS a few years back.  The only thing that gave me any relief (and I tried everything) was two Tylenol and hot milk (heated till it boils) 1/2 an hour before bed. 

I still occasionally have this problem when I am seriously overtired or have sat too long.  Now that I am walking everyday, lowered my sugar levels dramatically and sleep much better I rarely have issues.

I do hope you find some relief from this quickly.  It is really a miserable thing to go through, effecting sleep and relaxation which makes for some miserable days.

If anyone would have tied my legs together while it was bad,......

Are you getting a day or two of rest each week?  Your body needs recuperation time as well. 

Try doing three days on and one day off.  Give your body recovery time.  You know how it is, too much of anything is not good.  

I had to stop taking multi vitamins.  I know this sounds strange to many, but when I took multi vitamins, I couldn't sleep and the RLS was horrific.  I stopped taking them and after several days it would get better and better.  I thought there was no way the vitamins were doing this to me, so I did that 5 times!  Took them and within a few weeks the symptoms got progressively worse, stopped and they eased.  Strange I know.  Not saying this is what is doing it to you, but it's one more thing you could rule out.

Now, that PX90,... I have the 10 minute trainer and really want to work up to the PX90.  How do you like it?