This may sound mad, when my leg movements get to me I get up and lay on the floor with my legs up the wall put earphones on with loud music

[garys]

This helps me and seems to settle my legs down would some one try it and see if it helps them

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[jumpylegs]

This may sound mad........... but I completely get your drift.

If I lie on my stomach with knees bent and feet in the air and swinging my feet (upside-down so the speak) this sometimes helps if I get it quick enough.

Do you do anything with your feet/legs when they are up against the wall... like push the wall with your feet, cos I'm going to try this at some point in the very near near future.

[Altair in reply to jumpylegs]

I do this too and it helps. Make sure nothing breakable in range though - - - !

[garys in reply to Altair]

Hi Alfair have not broken anything yet but there's sill time.

[Jaynielynne in reply to garys]

funny. I push the wall hard enough to break it too.

[nightdancer in reply to garys]

LOL

[blokie]

Hi Garys,

I too find the RLS is more bearable when laying on the floor but have not tried with earphones, but thanks for the tip will try some head banging next time.

[garys]

Hi Jumpylegs & Blokie Good name

Yes I do try to push my legs to the wall hope it helps (yes must get some head banging music myself)

[Hidden]

I have tried both, but not at the same time....!! I find playing music loud with earphones in bed seems to work for me, it seems to block the sensations of the RLS out. Concentrating on the words and music, is a distraction. Distraction is good for RLS. gets the brain to focus on something else.

[Jaynielynne in reply to Hidden]

I used a book on a flight last week. Worked good. I wanted to jam my knees

into the seat ahead of me. They laid back and that gave me just inches to

fit my legs in and I couldn't even pull out my tray.

[Painterjohn in reply to Jaynielynne]

Flying whilst suffering with rls is not good, I do try & get the isle seat but still not good

[garys]

Hi Elisse

I will try anything if it helps.

[jumpylegs]

As it happens, last night was the night from hell. I was late in taking my 5pm medication. Symptoms got going around 8pm. I took my meds and knew they'd need a while to kick in. I ended up taking extra tramadol and extra cocodamol. At 8.30am this morning I was still awake and walking, nothing helped.

During the night I remembered the feet up the wall. Now, bearing in mind that I am not in the first flush of youth, could do with losing a few lbs, was totally exhausted, there's me on the dining room floor, cushions appropriately positioned for comfort ?? on the floor, feet up the wall, move a bit closer, move back a bit, got it now..... lasted all of 5 minutes and I had to get up and get walking. It didn't help that my arms were also going mad. Needless to say I did not spring up off the floor in a sprightly fashion........

I am really glad that it works for some.

Oh.... and this morning I found my 3am dose of ropinerole still on my bedside table.

[garys in reply to jumpylegs]

Sorry to here that it did not help good luck I hope you find something

[Sue777 in reply to jumpylegs]

Hi Jumpylegs you are not alone. I had a really bad night recently didn't get to sleep till 5am. I found my Ropinrole tablets in my dressing gown pocket when I got up!

[nightdancer in reply to jumpylegs]

I know what you mean. Walking does not help the rest of our body. Now, if we could walk on our hands that night help, but I am sure I would get hurt.

[garys in reply to nightdancer]

Do you think if you could hang up side down by your legs some how this would help, I don't mean fall on your head something safe.like a tilting table.

[nightdancer]

I have been known to lay in bed and also press my legs against the wall. The pressure helps most of the time, along with my meds.

[garys in reply to nightdancer]

Hi nightdancer yes pressing your legs on the wall helps me sometimes to.

[Painterjohn]

Yes it does help if you can manage to concentrate on something else, thanks for that