Sleep Impossible When Legs Jerk All Night
Thursday October 9, 2008
I didn't sleep much last night. I tried for hours and finally gave up. The problem was that every time I tried to lay down and sleep, my legs started jerking and kicking. And the feeling in my legs was like bugs crawling all over them, inside and out. Has this ever happened to you? If it has, you, like me, may have a neurological disorder called restless legs syndrome or RLS.
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I have restless legs syndrome too and before I found out what it was, it drove me crazy at night. No matter how sleepy I was, I could’nt get comforatable. It felt as though my legs were running a marathon and my body was exhausted, but my legs keep going. My legs did’nt actually move, they just felt as if they were twitching all night. I also, at times, felt as if bugs were on my legs. I would wake my husband up at night because it almost felt better to hang my leg over the bed and shake it a little. Kind of like a rocking motion. There is a medication out there to help RLS, but it hasn’t helped me much.
I think you will find that the safest and most effective for this problem is marijuana. I assure you it will help this and many other problems. It is so sad that people think weed is actually bad for you when it is so so good for you.
Don’t believe me? Just try it. You’ll like it.
My comment is to the person who is recommending marijuana, why are you sending your response at 1 am? apparently the pot is not working for you! Marijuana is harmful. Why not recommend something like melatonin? It helps me. Good luck. And don’t get me wrong, I spent many years on marijauna, I was a burned out soul and much prefer a motivated lifestyle. Exercise can be very helpful also.
After I prayed about my situtation, God showed me that I needed to cut my caffine intake and begain exercising. Now I exercise every morning and I only have 1 cup of coffee in the morning only and now I sleep soundly every night.
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I suffered from RLS long before the new meds came out, and I finally found, through my doc and some research, that it is related to anemia! Weird, but when I take 325mg of iron, daily, I do not have RLS, but if I go without my iron for any length of time, I deal with the jerking syndrome again. I am, by no means, a health freak, but this iron thing really works. Give it a week to work–it may happen sooner, though. Be consistant, though….I hate it when I have symptoms after enjoying life “jerk-free.”
To all sufferers of RSL,try hot water bag. I am a health freak and I tried many conventional and altetnative treatment but to no avail. But when I tried the hot water bag, I slept better. After a few weeks of using hot water bag every night, I began to use it every other night. Now I only use it once a week, sometimes once every two weeks.
I too have had restless leg syndrome for almost 20 years. I first noticed it when I was pregnant with my son. I thought it was from the extra weight that I had gained. But after I had my son, my symptoms never went away. I have spent so many nights awake, rubbing my legs and stretching trying to get some releif. Finally they came out with Requip. They started me on a low dose, but I am now taking 2mg at bedtime and it helps. Smoking pot does not help RLS. There are a lot of things to try, a bar of soap under your sheets at the foot of your bed, walking/exercise, limited caffiene. The Requip works for me although it didn’t until they found the right dosage.
I have had RLS for years, since I was pregnant. I too, thought it was from the weight gain, but it never went away. That was 19 yrs. ago. I am currently taking Mirapex, and it works. I find if I miss one dose at bed I’m up in the middle of the night wanting to run a marathon (my legs, not the rest of me!). It works for me! I also find if I’m over-tired my legs seem to go crazy. I don’t smoke pot and don’t think I’ll use RLS as an excuse to start.
raise the head of your bed 2 inches
I too was having restless legs at night or when I tried to relax. I went for years with this condition and literally had to take over the counter sleeping pills to become tired enough to get to sleep. Just by accident, I found out my iron level was two points away from me needing a blood transfusion due to very heavy periods. My doctor then put me on two iron pills per day and the restless legs stopped! To any woman with restless legs, I recommend asking your doctor to check your iron levels and your B12 levels. A B12 difficiency causes restless leg syndrome and can eventually cause nerve damage and all it might take to be rid of the annoying symptoms is iron tablets or vitamin B12 shots! Check it out, you will be glad you did.
I have tried crystal meth for now 5 months and my rls is totally gone
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