Does anyone else have restless legs, and how do you cope?

Sometimes, not something

I get this sometimes when sitting down at night and particularly in the cinema or on a car/bus journey etc. Is torture. I also get it at night in bed and then I find that distraction works. I walk about a bit, go to get a drink of water, go and look out of the window to se if the foxes are out. Try to engage my mind with something else. Sometimes it works and I go back to bed and sleep other times it doesn’t but thankfully it doesn’t occur too regularly.
Hope you find some relief.

Falling Star. As I read your comment, I am awake with restless legs. I came to bed at 10.30pm. It’s now 2pm And I haven’t slept yet, I went downstairs , had two Weetabix with warm milk and two Paracetamol, it usually sends me to sleep and my legs calm down,, I hope you find some way of coping with this annoying condition. There doesn’t seem to be a cure for it,
I haven’t been to the cinema for years as restless legs soon kicks off and I can’t sit still, so we never get to see the end of a film as I have to leave,

Falling Star,I too go to the window when I can’t sleep to see if the foxes are out ,

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Falling Star,I too go to the window when I can’t sleep to see if the foxes are out ,

Ha ha great minds think alike.
Hope you find some relief soon 😔

DH was recommended to use Rhus Tox (Holland and Barratt). It helped him, but worked wonders for his sister.
Worth a try.

Rhus Tox tablets usually work for me too. I bought them from Amazon for a few pounds.
The worst times for me are on flights.

Will order those tabs and report back.
Good to hear there is something that might work.

My husband had it for years, til I googled it and told him to add epson salts or magnesium flakes to his bath. He hasn't had it since except when he runs out of the magnesium.

Magnesium balm on the soles on your feet is supposed to help. Good luck!

I find mine is worse when iv had a bit of chocolate in the evening.
I have to get up..walk around a bit. have a warm drink..maybe do a bit of ironing.

I suffered terribly but did a bit of research and most suggested magnesium. I don’t generally like taking supplements preferring to try and eat a balanced diet but was getting desperate and didn’t want to bother my GP! Within two weeks of starting magnesium the problem was solved. 18 months later and no more restless legs 👍

I read somewhere that some cases of restless legs are due to dehydration. I keep small cans of diet tonic water in my bedside cabinet. If my legs start to become restless I drink one and they settle down within minutes. I also find a drink of water helps.

I did suffer with them some time ago.

I got an online appointment with a g.p. And was prescribed Quinine tablets.
I continued taking them for about a month and haven’t had the problem since.

I have chronic kidney disease and I had no idea that my restless legs were a symptom!
It drives me mad and they’re so painful.
I already take magnesium, not working so far ☹️

My sister has a horrible time with restless legs at night. It turned out she was anaemic and needed iron tablets. Might be worth asking your doctor to check your iron levels.

I’ve had RLS on and off for years and tried everything mentioned on here except the Rhys Tox, so will def give that a try. My daughter bought me gel sheets that you put in the fridge and that instant ice cold on my calf’s, it hurts but omg does it work straight away, taking the heat away. I too dread plane journeys, cinema, theatre etc and do all I can to get a seat on the end of rows so that I can get up asap as soon as it starts. Had several blood tests and all is ok, but obviously RLS is a mystery, no medics know why it starts and there is no cure. I’m going to the theatre on Saturday and I will have to take 2 paracetamol before the show starts, otherwise RLS will just ruin the whole night for me.

Not all magnesium is the same, there are three types, glycinate, malate and citrate which all help different things.

I only used to take one type before, but I have found a capsule with all three types in one, these are much more effective and cover all aspects, and no more restless legs and better sleep and energy! (more info about the different types on the link)

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Drink tonic water. Quinine is a cure for restless legs.

When sitting in my armchair I put my feet flat on the floor and then raise and lower my heels for at leastc10 minutes at regular intervals. This has significantly reduced tthe amount of problems I had with restless legs. If it starts I immediately sit and do the same again for at least 10 minutes or longer.

A friend recommends Sweet bee organics magnesium butter on soles of feet at night. Hope you find something that works for you.

I have hesitated to join this thread but hope what I say will help others. I have only recently had restless legs and am sure in my case at least it is psychological. I never had it before I heard of it. I got advice and now focus on not trying to 'cure ' it but on training my brain to 'go somewhere else'. So I visualise e.g. a place we went on holiday, or sunflowers, or anything which occurs to me. I do not try for instance to relax my body. The important thing is to avoid 'telling' my brain that this is something it should pay attention to. I know this may be counterintuitive but it has worked for me. Occasional returns but I do the distraction strategy again. This is why I nearly did not write this post - do not want to pay this too much attention. But I am writing this in the hope it helps others and now will not look at the thread again. I wish you well.

I suffer dreadfully with Restless legs and even have prescribed meds for it, which eases it but as they make you drowsy I can only take them at night.
It has got worse since I got older, sometimes one side sometimes both at the same time which drives me mad!
I can't take Quinine because of my heart medications. Sometimes Its so bad I'm in tears.
I've had this since I was in my twenties but it's much worse now. I get it during the day as well as at night. As a previous poster said, flights can be a nightmare as can cinema visits etc.
One weekend when I was completely out of my RLS meds I couldn't get my prescription as the pharmacist had been called out on an emergency.
I barely slept for the whole weekend and felt dreadful,
Sometimes I do 500 -1000 steps in the house to try to alleviate it .
Of all my various conditions it causes me more stress than any of the other things
GP just not interested. I can honestly say of all my various medical conditions this causes me the most stress, I wouldn't wish it on anyone else.

I find CBD oil helps me with mine