Restless Legs Syndrome - Cuba,MO

I have to get up and walk around the house for a while, then I sit down and read, then I can usually go to sleep. It's what works for me, but I have NO idea if it's something that typically would.

My husband has this...eating bananas and stretching help him.

My husband has it. He is trying to deal with it without drugs as well.

he is trying more potassium in his diet to help with muscle spasms. I'm not sure it's enough.

I know it's not fun to have!! I'm truly sorry!!

I did have it but haven't since I started taking these vitamins: http://www.GBGisIT.com Before I took them, I would have to get up and eat a banana, which helped. But now I take these before I go to bed, they are chewable so quickly digested and dont cause other problems some vitamins do if you take them before bed, like keeping you awake. Good luck!

I do have it but it has never stopped me from sleeping. The only thing I can tell is that when I get it, i just need to get myself to bed or it just gets worse. Some people swear by potassium supplementation, which is actually one of the most common deficits since modern farming has been stripping nutrients from soil.

I found that cutting out gluton helped a ton/

Get up and move around. Also, try not to get overly-tired. The more tired you are, the more restless you get.

I have it as one of my symptoms of fibromyalgia, days I've overdone it are the worst. I am also prone to severe muscle spasms, so I try to keep enough potassium in my system by drinking orange juice and the "Revive" (dark purple) flavor of Vitamin Water, and it helps.

I had RLS issues frequently when I was pregnant. I have also noticed that on days I run (3 miles or more) that my legs have that sort of "need to move" feeling at bedtime, though not as badly as when I was pregnant.

I found that doing certain stretches, both immediately after running, and/or again in the evening a few hours before bed really helps alleviate that issue for me.
Here are the stretches that I like to do:

http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120,s6-241-287--13...

Personally, I have difficulty doing pose #3 on the floor. It hurts my kneecap! So instead, I back up to the sofa, and extend my leg back as far onto the sofa as I can (usually with my knee almost to the back of the sofa, with my shin/foot going up the sofa back). Then squat with my other leg on the floor.
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I also suffer from RLS. I tried everything before I did finally turn to medication. The basic things that help are gettingenough sleep, exercising regularly, cut down/out caffeine, not smoking, and getting all your nutritents. This is my basic lifestyle, so i tried massage and stretcing and everything else it seems, but turned to medication and it really does help. I am able to take a small dose of the meds and get GREAT relief.

I've never had it, but my grandkids have, mostly after an extremely active day.

I used to let them soak in a hot bathtub and then massage their legs or give them one of those hand held massagers so they could massage their legs themselves.

I did in my last pregnancy and my husband helped me stretch my legs. My son has this problem--at 13 yrs old. He told me the other day that it is not as bad or as much since he started getting out of the house more. He has been riding his bike a lot lately. I think exercise can really help most people. You might want to look into maybe walking in the evening to give your muscles a small workout if you cannot get a regular exercise plan in or get a stretch routine together. When my husband was going through a lot of therapy, they told him that he might experience rls for a while as his muscles got used to the stretching but it would go away as they did get stretched out. His only lasted 3 weeks.

I was curious about what answers you received because I have the same problem. I usually get it at night and it's not every night. And strangely I get it in my shoulder area. I had it really bad when I was pregnant. Some nights I just cannot fall asleep. Very annoying. Good luck to you!