Need relief

[Danic9]

I am new to this. I can't sleep and don't want to take meds. What can I do?

[Lapsedrunner]

Hi

Check out the pinned post re iron/ferritin levels as a starter.

Some other medication can affect RLS, there is a list on here somewhere which I’m hoping someone else has a quick link to!

There are many different things that people swear by on here..we’re all different and helped/affected by different things.

If you can’t find non-med relief don’t discount medication...sleep deprivation is a terrible thing!

Good luck with the search

[Lapsedrunner]

I’ve just read your reply to another message and see that you’re on an antidepressant...some of these can definitely cause RLS issues.

[Hidden]

Hi and welcome!

I understand your reluctance to medicines. If I could, I wouldn’t be on any!

Here is a list of non-medical remedies in my arsenal. Maybe you can find something on here of interest to you?:

-support stockings

-magnesium oil

-Relaxing Leg Cream by Magnilife. This can be gotten at Walgreens (if in the States) and on Amazon.

-RLS-specific Rife Frequencies. These are like binaural beats and have the theory that different bodily symptoms respond to different musical frequencies, hence the need for the RLS-specific ones. You can find some 10-minute sessions by typing “Rife Frequencies RLS” into Youtube.

-jet-spray massage (shower head option) pounded right up against every inch of my legs

-a hot shower right before bed

-self-massage of the legs using various methods ( hands, massage ball with rubber spikes, and a hand-held heated massager).

-foot sauna (although sometimes the vibration that shoot through the legs are enough to start an attack. Other times not, so it’s quite frustrating to have this inconsistency)

-3 exercises found halfway down this webpage:

healthline.com/health/restl...

-a weighted blanket. I ordered one of these from sensorygoods.com and it is 10% my body weight (although the recommended weight given on that site is 10% your weight plus 1 pound). It works well at keeping me in bed through my lighter attacks. Unfortunately, more intense ones and my legs move anyway. I find that it helps with anxiety as well.

I think the list that Lapsedrunner is referring to is this one:

rlshelp.org/. Once here, click on the link to “RLS Medical Alert Card”

Is this the right one, Lapsedrunner?

I hope this helps somewhat!

[Eryl]

If you're not on a low carb diet, try one. I follow the Wahls Protocol, and sleep well un til my bladder wakes me. I can then fall back to sleep for another 3 hours quite easily. When I wasn't sleeping well I found that listening to relaxing music would help. That became a habit, but these days I rarely get past the first tune, let alone the first album. One of the worst culprits amongst the carbs I found to affect sleep was bread. It's all about the way high blood sugar attacks the nervous system, form receptors in your legs and arms to your brain.

[Alex2308]

Lots of squats. Vibro plate machine, knees bent.

[restlessinlondon]

There are all kinds of food triggers for RLS - we are all different! It might be worth keeping a food diary. I also find that when I get an attack in the evenings bouncing on an exercise ball helps me.

[finder1234]

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