Meet up

Bez I am glad that your RLS has abated. I know that for some people it just fades away but no one knows why. Occasionally, I get a run of 3 or 4 quiet nights and think I have cracked it but then off it goes again. I cannot say that I have noticed any difference in frequency between cold and hot weather, although my DD1, who also has RLS from time to time, and I have found that we both tend to be badly affected on the same nights and that seems to be when there is either very high or very low atmospheric pressure. We also both suffer badly when flying, even in the day-time, (my late DF was the same) but not on the low level flights eg to Barra, so assume that the drop in pressure in the cabin has an effect. With three of us in the same family we also assume that there must be a genetic tendency.

Oh Gr23 I do sympathise with you - I had the restless leg for some time but it seems to have improved greatly - I had nothing as bad as you describe I hasten to add - but I still found it very tiring etc. I agree what you say about early rising etc. From time to time I have bad sleeping patterns but life is generally a daytime activity and so I too try to keep reasonably normal hours.
Do you think the RLS is in anyway related to colder weather? I know I was always much worse then.

Nellie Gally I am not a 'an insomniac, an aching joint merchant nor just a worrier'. I have RLS (Restless Leg Syndrome) and/or ILM (Involuntary Limb Movements). I am surprised that I seem to be the only Gransnetter with this stupid, mainly nocturnal, affliction, which Kicks In when you try to sit or lie still. I had occasional bouts of this annoyance when pregnant or on long journeys but it really escalated after a late menopause and I had to pack in work as I could not cope with long days, after having only a couple of hours sleep. There are drug treatments but they are still experimental and of the 'sledge hammer to crack a nut' variety.

If left to my own devices I cope by not even attempting sleep until 4 or 5 am, can usually then sleep until say 11.00 and am grateful if I can have a nap around 4 in the afternoon. I can sleep instantly and deeply in the daytime but at night it is a pattern of fall asleep quickly, wake in 10 or 15 minutes with legs and one arm flailing, get up and walk about for half an hour or so, back to bed - same thing again. It can be either leg (mostly left) or both but only my right arm. Why???? When I was shopping for a MotB outfit it was noticed that my left leg is noticeably thinner less fat than my right, presumably because of all the exercise it gets! So better to stay up, put on a washing, bake bread, read the on-line papers, tend to my virtual farm, etc. Unfortunately real life involves 9am appointments, all day childminding of DGC

My big problem is the lack of understanding of the condition by friends and colleagues. There is a general acceptance that 'early to bed, early to rise' = good and late to bed, late to rise is somehow reprehensible and that all you need to do is cut down on alcohol, coffee, exercise more, never nap in the daytime and so on. Fellow Night Owls will recognise the lack of sympathy they get from those who fall into bed, sleep well and wake refreshed. They seem to think that our night-time perambulations are sinful, self inflicted and easily remedied. Nice mug of warm milk - that should do the trick

Hello nellie. I am still awake too - fed up. Night before last I was still awake at 5 Hope you manage to get comfortable and manage some sleep

Granny23 are you an insomniac, an aching joint merchant or just a worrier.

I fit the latter two in that category today. My Ice pack has thawed I will try getting back to bed.
I am not having a good week.

Welcome on Board. I am a Scottish Granny too. I live just past Stirling and am looking forward to the meet-up in Edinburgh on 1st December. We have had some super meet-ups in Glasgow at Kelvingrove but none in the pipeline at the moment. I will bump up the Edinburgh meet thread for you now.

Hi lizthenana Welcome. there are only a few insomniacs and those with achy joints and worries about their children up at this at this hour.

Look at the thread called Meetups.

You might be better asking again in the morning. Have a browse through some of the other threads though.

Try this "Meetups" thread

Testing the water for a "Northern mini-national"
You can catch up with others tomorrow.