Evil legs and can you wear tubigrips overnight?

[Eve]

I suffer from really bad restless legs and feet at night. They get incredibly painful and I can't keep them still and they feel like they are burning/

I've been ending up taking painkillers before bed each night but it doesn't always help but recently I've been wearing tubi grips (the light bandage likes ones) on my lower legs overnight which has really helped me sleep.

I hate taking painkillers as a just in case but have been suffering from lack of sleep on trying without then ending up suffering until I give in and take one then have the additional time to get to sleep.

I have to keep my legs cool at night and have a cool blower thing on a timer and sprays handy and such.

I was on amitriptilyne which really helped but I really don't like the drug and some of its effects so have come off it for a while and need to speak to my GP about it.

I'm not sure if it's part of my inflammatory arthritis & secondary fibromyalgia or due to deficiencies (I have bile acid malabsorbtion) or just generally as I know it's quite common and my dad also suffers.

I have also had an increasing problem with them on planes. Even on short flights my legs and feet just get unbearable, not sure if this has any bearing on why they misbehave?

Sorry, back to my actual question (save a general how do I get my legs to behave), I have a feeling I've been told before it's not good to wear tubigrips overnight, is that right? I'm sure I've been given those surgical stocking things in hospital though before now which I had on all the time.

Just wanted to make sure I'm not making anything worse even though my legs feel a lot better with the tubi grips on.

[Eve]

Sorry, sorry, sorry, just seen it's in the wrong section, will repost in B&S.