Restless legs

[Pricetag]

Does anyone experience restless legs with a dairy intolerance?

[sylvi]

Do you suffer these at night in bed, if so now don't laugh at the next few words. Put a bar of soap under your bottom sheet. I don't know how it works, but it does. I have a friend in the village who was complaining to me about her legs and i told her to do the same. Well it was a few weeks until i saw here again and she rushed to tell me that it worked. xxxx

[JEM95]

I get restless legs, and the best solution for me is a small glass of tonic water in the evening. Apparently it’s the quinine that helps. If I miss for a couple of days I know about it! x

[oldtimer2]

My partner has severe 'restless legs'. It sometimes keeps him awake for most of the night and is very distressing. he has had it for many years and, as you might imagine has tried everything, including the bar of soap and tonic water....

His best interval with no symptoms was using a hot water bottle (filled with hot water!) even in the summer. Perhaps a placebo response? but the effects lasted for about four years, but then the 'electric jumps' as he describes them, returned.

He is very reluctant to go onto any nerve blocking medication because of the possible side effects. He has tried (I think) every herbal remedy. There is some sensible information here: ninds.nih.gov/health-inform...

[Mmrr]

I get restless legs when I'm over tired. Lying in bed with the electric blanket on can help as does 2mgs of diazepam when things get very bad.

[Maggsie]

Not sure whether the two are connected in my case but I became daity intolerant after Covid jab 2. I do know that Red wine triggers my restless legs so I avoid that.