Whenever I walk for longer than usual in a day, by the time night comes around, I'm lying in bed and my legs are aching really badly. It starts in my lower leg and goes all the way down into my feet. It hurts so badly that it stops me from sleeping and the pain makes me have tears in my eyes. It makes me restless and I just can't settle.
For example, it's really bad tonight and all I did today was walk for about 2 hours at the shops, which is more than I'm used to.
I'm 17 years old and I remember having this leg thing ever since I was a kid whenever we'd go somewhere that required a lot of walking. But all of my family seemed to go on fine and unaffected.
Anyone know what it could be and if it's normal? And how to stop the pain
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Go to Heakth Food store, they carry an Amish Firmula that will stop leg cramps in about a minutes. You drink a capful with 3/4 glass of water . It truly get relief by the time you get back in bed. I am on my third bottle and it works ! When legs get restless, go mix up Amish Natural liquid and drink. You will get relief before you get back in bed .
I'm 62 and have had this problem since I was young. I find either cold compresses on my legs or a hot bath before bed helps to relax the muscles and relieve the pain. I have heard that certain minerals may be lacking in your body and cause this. In that respect have a word with your pharmacist or GP. Also it can be a side effect of some medications and, the downside, to wearing high heeled shoes. Hope this helps.
2 hours walking shouldn't hurt much unless it's on hard pavement with non supportive shoes. You are 17 and probably wore pumps or sandals . yes ?
If so try wearing trainers with some cushioning and see if there is a difference. If there isn't then its time to look at posture etc.
Let us know how you get on
123ej! Hi there-I agree with go see your GP-and I too have a similar night time reaction after I walk 10,000 or more steps a day. I have a Fitbit and aim to reach that target-but I also have Fibromyalgia and others...just be good to get yourself checked out-it could just be your 'normal'-but, I let it go until I was in my 40's and just wish I had gone a little earlier. Quinine helps leg pain-so a nip of tonic water without the gin
I will go to the health store though and check out the Amish formula-always great to have natural ways of handling pain!
I think you should see your Dr about it, as you are rather young to have ? restless leg syndrome. Keep a diary for at least a week before you go, writing down the time it starts and stops,what it feels like and how it affects you at the time including loss of sleep.
Make sure the GP is in the loop concerning this problem just in case it is some treatable medical condition. To me it sounds like faulty muscular usage as well as faulty posture. It is worth taking up yoga in order to learn to use your body in a different manner.
Alexander Technique lessons is worth exploring as they will make you aware that there is a different way to stand and use you muscles in everyday activities. I would also suggest taking up European fencing by joining the local fencing club. You will learn a lot about muscles and muscular response there.
I had restless legs after coming off Fentanyl patches.i wired up my Tens machine to my lower legs bandaged it all up and put Tens on as high as i could stand.worked a treat.
That ache may have occurred due to irregular physical activities because our body start aching if we instantly start any heavy physical work and that is really painful.Even I have been through and i thought it will go by time but it didn't go. I visited my doctor and he prescribed me for Soma muscle relaxer. Initially i was not ready for any medication but then the pain didn't go and i had to start the medicine and i must tell you it really worked like magic. You should also ask your doctor about it.
It doesn’t sound like RLS, but it doesn’t sound very nice either. If you’re not used to doing much exercise, then suddenly doing more than you’re used to will hurt. My son, who’s just a little younger than you, seems to have similar problems when he’s done a bout of heavy PE at school. I’m sure it’s nothing serious, and just a sign that you could do with getting a bit more regular exercise to keep your muscles in good condition, but if it really bothers you speak to your GP.
Now im reading this and im 17 too. I have the pain now and i cant even lay. Its so bad i can’t stand it😫 you described it exact the same way i feeling.
Hi there. It’s been a few years since I posted this and I’m 22 now. I still don’t know what caused this and why it would always happen to me for as long as I can remember, but if it’s any consolation, I don’t think I’ve had the pain in the last few years. I started university 3 years ago and I moved somewhere where it required me to do a lot of walking every day to get to and from campus. Some days I’d be walking 5-6 miles or more in a day. Maybe my legs eventually got used to doing more long walking journeys? Apart from that, I’m not sure what else could have caused the change for me.
Before that, the most walking I ever did daily was to a from school, which was only a 5 minute walk from my house. And I’d find the pain was worse at times where I’d been on a day out somewhere where I’d been walking a lot that day, or if it had been school vacation and I probably hadn’t walked as much in that time, when I’d go back to school, the first few days back would always be when the pain was really bad at night. And that was a pretty consistent problem all through my school life, even since I was very little like 5 years old or maybe even younger. Is it similar for you?
But I never really got to the bottom of what caused me that pain on and off for probably 19 or so years of my life for sure, but I hope you do manage to find some answers.
I’m wondering if I might benefit from walking more as well. I suffer with the leg pains and cramps too even after walking just one mile. However, I have been a rather unactive person my whole life (didn’t do sports, didn’t go to the gym, don’t stretch or take care of my muscles) so maybe it’s time to start stretching them out more?
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