What to do if awakened by RLS?

[davidadill]

When I am awakened, I start walking. If I walk briskly for 10 minutes, then 95% of the time I can go back to sleep for at least 3-4 hours. The key is to walk briskly, but to not get dizzy by walking in circles. I do a figure 8 to avoid that risk. I usually do this before going to bed as well. That tends to delay the first awakening due to RLS. If I do not do this, I often am awakened within an hour.

[LoisTonya]

Hi Davidadill, I can identify with this. I get up several times a night and generally do household chores and ten minutes can send me back to sleep for an hour, then I'm up again. Sometimes I need half an hour walking around.

[Neil46 in reply to LoisTonya]

Every night now I am left with a sink full of washing up from our evening meals. But it helps stave off the next attack. Is there something my wife is feeding me to get the chores done? lol