Legs weak and can't make them move?

Does anyone else have this problem? I know about freezing, but this happened for the first time last week to me and has happened twice since. What do you do about it?

[honeycombe3]

I've had this experience but thought I might be imagining it. I do all the exercises, therapies etc & follow all advice but I've definitely felt this tiredeness & feeling of 'lactic burn' in my thighs & calves even though I'm doing no extra or unusual activity. I also get RLS on my affected (left) side & acute cramping, clawing, seizing & tremor which are all getting worse. I take Requip xl 8mg, Sinemet 25/100 3 times daily & half Sinemet SR at bedtimeThis has little effect on those symptoms but since I titrated down from 16mg Requip to 8mg my binge urges (mainly food) have stopped. Swings & roundabouts come to mind.

[wifeofparky]

I think that is what happens to hubby at night. He will wake me because he cannot make his legs move. He says they feel like cement. Once I start to move his legs, he is fine. The MDS has him taking 2- Sinement 25/100 at night where he used to take only one. It does not happen as often now.

[maryalice]

My legs ache too. I take Omega 3 oil in a capsule at night and wear light support stockings

during the day. This seems to help . Blessings

[grammieof3]

I take baclofen really really helps cramp also requip xl

wifeofparky your husband is blessed to have you

[wifeofparky in reply to grammieof3]

Thanks. I do the best I can and some days I want to kill him but I leave the room and give myself a chance to let my frustrations mellow away.

[jernor in reply to wifeofparky]

I also have had my husband wake me in the middle of the night to help him move, and I also must leave the room before losing my temper. Being the caregiver does test my patience, so today I will take a couple of hours for myself!

[wifeofparky in reply to jernor]

I hear you. Some days can be very trying and some nights I get little sleep. Unfortunately, I am still working because I need Health Inssurance so sleep is very precious for me.

[PatV]

I don't mind the cement legs sensation if it's while I'm resting. Otherwise it takes me hours to fall asleep. between the ab pain, rls, and dyskinesia of last dose wearing off. Hope I have a good book to read until sleep meds kick in. I wonder what I'd do if I had a partner now?

[grammieof3]

Use to have someone he would wake up and rub my legs but he traded me in. My mom is 83 she lives with me my point is it has to be hard putting up with us parkies just took mom to doc and had to come home meds not working

[Marche]

I've enjoyed a day of the cement legs ...bad and mad...alone and sad.

I take 2 Sinmet 25/100mg 3x daily has worked for me. I don't freeze up much and I know

you think to yourself every time "I'm gonna be like this all day"!

[reverett123]

Over the last two to three years this has become a major problem for me and threatened to put me in a wheelchair. I have just over the last couple of montyhs found something that has almost eliminated it and has made a big improvement in my condition overall as well.

There are three parts to this. First is to think about how often you go to the bath room to pee. A lot of us take meds that get our bladders to hopping and we hit the loo a lot. This is good so long as we drink plenty of water and replace the minerals and vitamins. In particular, the B-Complex group is lost and we are unable to make our own, so we have to get it in our diet. I take a supplement of the B-complex daily. A similar situation exists for the minerals, especially potassium and magnesium. They both get washed out easily as well. The reason that these are extra important is that their main function seems to be the proper function of our nerves and muscles. One caution is that you could have a problem if you are taking potassium but you are not peeing a lot. In that situation check with your GP before starting.

The other part of this is an amino acid called acetyl-L-carnitine. It is a darned wonder drug and is used by your body to drive the systems that produce your energy. Take a second drug called alpha-lipoic-acid and they work together to multiply their power. Both are available at any health food store. If you try this please post and let me know if it helped you or not. It has been amazing for me in a dozen ways. -Rick

[Hidden in reply to reverett123]

Thank you Rick! As I always do, I will check with my Doctor first! I see him October 31st! And I will let you know what he says and if I do it I will notify you of my results!!

Blessings,

Carol

[maryalice]

Rick,

How much should

I take of these supplements? Thanks.