Do You Suffer From Restless Limb Syndrome?

[Tom9348]

Do any of you have restless limb syndrome? How I describe my symptoms is I usually get an ache in my back that feels like it needs to be cracked, like a tension kind of feeling. Then it usually ends up with the irresistible urge to move my legs, having to shake them for a good while continuously. Now I could hold them still but the urge is too strong and I have to keep moving them. Sometimes it is in my arms occasionally and sometimes in my hip area. Anyone else experience this?

[pastafreak]

It's usually referred to as restless leg syndrome.
Putting 'restless legs' in the search box brought up these results...

https://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/search/?q1=Restless+leg

[Buenchico]

There have been numerous posts here about RLS:
https://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/search/?q1=restless+legs

There's a dedicated charity for the condition:
https://www.rls-uk.org/

HealthUnlocked is a social network, supported by the NHS and many leading charities, providing forums for people with health problems. I strongly recommend joining HealthUnlocked (which I'm a member of) and posting on this forum:
https://healthunlocked.com/rlsuk

[Patsy33]

Are you on any medication?
I know that some antidepressants can cause RLS.

[Tom9348]

Patsy- I take cod liver oil, vitamin d, biotin, finasteride, tumeric and black pepper, glucosamine sulphate, magnesium

[Patsy33]

Ah right. I know when I started on antidepressants, that's when I began having restless legs.
I wonder if it stems from your spine? Have you had a word with your doctor?

[Buenchico]

It might be worth getting your blood iron levels checked. Low iron leads to low dopamine which, in turn, can lead to RLS.

[Buenchico]

Remember too that caffeine and alcohol can both act as triggers for RLS.

[Tom9348]

Patsy- no I’ve not been to the doctors in a while

[Rosie29]

I know this is a truly distressing condition. It doesn't work for everyone but I genuinely find Magnesium helps - if I stop taking it the symptoms return.

[Tom9348]

Rosie29- I take magnesium every day because I’ve read magnesium helps prevent migraines which sometimes I get. But it hasn’t stopped RLS

[Vagus]

My other half suffers, or suffered, from this.
He had blood tests and Doppler scans on his legs, what he suffers from is nothing like the ‘restless legs’ I had, and still have occasionally. His was dreadful, quite painful almost, and lasted hours.
He was prescribed Ropinirole at a low dose, which worked for a while. It was increased, then increased again, and now, touch wood, he’s been free of symptoms for a few months. He prefers to take Ropinirole than any of the other suggested medications, even though Ropinirole is not the first suggested medication for this distressing condition.
I would advise you to go to your GP and explain how this is impacting your life.

[Peter Pedant]

numerous posts - then nothing works - (sort of Chekhov really, he was talking about typhoid on Sakhalin))

some people find quinine useful ) as in indian tonic

[pastafreak]

There's about a dozen different forms of magnesium and they each have different actions on the body.
Several are good for restless legs.

https://restlesslegssyndrome.sleep-disorders.net/clinical/magnesium