Restless Leg. Highly Annoying.

[CKD_SMK]

I m CKD End stage patient. Attending Haemodialysis since March,2022.I hv started developing Restless leg which does not let me sleep and has turned my life into hell.

Please, dear readers, if you have any advice or experience of dealing with this problem then do reply here n lemme know.

Thanks 🙏

[Darlenia]

I feel for you. My hubby also had severe RLS when his kidneys declined and this continued when he was placed on dialysis. Some people go on prescription medication for it, which often doesn't seem to help much or has side effects. My hubby tried ointments with magnesium in it and also tried weighted blankets - none of which helped. He got the most relief by rubbing IcyHot on his legs and, later, he used leg stretching exercises for RLS he found for free on the Internet. The exercises helped a lot. Throughout, we slept apart in rooms near each other. We decided it was essential that at least one of us got a good night's rest to hold things together. I know others do that too. For for hubby, RLS was definitely an outcome of his kidney issues. His RLS completely disappeared immediately after his transplant.

[48750]

Hi. I’m there with you. I’m stage 4 and at 16% kidney function. When the restless legs started it was driving me crazy. Walking,shaking my legs, no sleep. I started wearing compression socks to the knee and it helped. I would get up at night to put them on when the restless legs started. My legs calmed down enough and I could relax and sleep. That worked until I needed more. I talked to my doctor about it and he prescribed gabapentin. Those two solutions (for me) help tremendously and what I still need.

I wish you the best to find relief.