Hi All,i found a web site and a doc who recommended a calf exercise standing on the balls of your feet
to the count of two times 20 twice a day it has loosened up mine so now if i feel it coming on during the day i do some more and it keeps it at bay for quite a long time so hope this helps
Well there is some one who's the same as me I have tight calfs and ham stringsIt also hits me in my lower arms and neck Nut is it RLS I'm not sure Iv been told Iv have fibromyalgia now after being told 9 years ago I haveRLS I know this though it's painfull
Hi Erona4 so you are not on your own have you tried the exercise you should as it has taken the tightness out of mine it has taken 3 days of doing it but it helps D/D
Ok thank you I will give it a try I normally do self massage with double base cream I got from my doctor Iv had RLS for nine years But know the hospital are saying Iv got Fibrmyalgia I wonder any one else out there with tightening mussals
Morning Erona, I too have very tight muscles, but my MS was blamed for mine. I have had RLS for 30 years and it has developed as I have got older. I will give the exercises a try. Many thanks to Dan for sharing. Cheers Jimeka
Well it's nice to know I'm not alone do you take any medication for it
Hi Erona, I take pregabalin, oxycodone, cocodamols and Pramipexole . Allergic to anything else. I find that none of these relieves it. I am now trying the exercises. Cheers Jimeka
good luck and work through the pain its really helping me as when i got into bed last night my legs were really relaxed x
Wow that's some cocktail of drugs I get stiffness in my hands and arms Mycalfs are like bullits and my feet are numb I take Lykra and loranzapam I tried all those meds you spoke of plus Tramodol the cold turky was shocking We are all being prescribed drugs that basically don't work We are members of the pill popping nation .
Hi desperatedan, I deleted both messages from you because unfortunately the links you gave did not work.
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Hi, I too have very tight calves which has resulted in me getting plantar Faciitis. I was wondering if it was just me. I also suffer from fasciculations in my legs most of the day and was wondering if you also have this problem? I have been doing stretching exercises to help calves and feet but the podiatrist says it is going to take months to sort out my feet.
Hi,i have cerabella ataxia +rls i have had stiffness in my calfs for ages,i know it hurts like hell when first started the exercises but seeing the benefits now
hope that helps
I have tight calves, numb feet, my arms neck and fingers are piafull too I wear elasticated stockings to ease the pain Iv had RLS for 9 horrible years But the doctors don't know they saying Iv got Fibromyalgia now too
I had to look that one up: A fasciculation /fəˌsɪkjʉˈleɪʃən/, or muscle twitch, is a small, local, involuntary muscle contraction and relaxation which may be visible under the skin. Wikipedia I was always told that muscle twitches can be caused by calcium and/or magnesium deficiencies. Wondering if this is different from just regular muscle twitches.
Good and bad rls nights
Increased Gabapentin dose 
RLS and recently diagnosed 
Stuck with requip feeling hopeless
