Heat packs help.

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Like most of you, I am struggling to recover entirely from RLS; I want to be drug-free. So far, I am dependent on drugs, but the secondary goal is to use as little pharma as possible while aiming for primary goal. As a result, I have found that when buprenorephine almost works, but there’s that last bit of restlessness that won’t go away, a heat pack on the body part that’s restless alleviates the symptoms and I am able to sleep without having to take more meds. I use a cloth bag with seeds in it—barley, I think—sewn to keep the seeds evenly distributed. A few minutes in a microwave yields heat that lasts for three hours. An alternative would be to use an electric heating pad, but that means exposure to EMFs.

[Madlegs1]

That's a great tip.

Thank you.

I find a vibrator massage gun works well, also.

[shivermytimbers]

I'm the exact opposite! I spend the night seeking a cold part of the bed for my feet. I wish my electric blanket had separate controls for the feet.

Glad you found something that helped.

[Rameau in reply to shivermytimbers]

A large cool pad in my case.

[shivermytimbers in reply to Rameau]

Good idea. Underlined on my list of experiments to try. Thanks.

[teakabeagle in reply to shivermytimbers]

You can get cold pack socks on Amazon. They are great-lasts for hours!

[shivermytimbers in reply to teakabeagle]

I'm on my way there right now!

[shivermytimbers in reply to teakabeagle]

There seem to be loads of them. Can you give a recommendation? Are you allowed ?

[Midnightsewist in reply to shivermytimbers]

My “Snuggledown” has separate controls for top and bottom halves. It’s from Amazon.co.uk.

[shivermytimbers in reply to Midnightsewist]

Thanks. I'll investigate that.

[teakabeagle]

you can also get heated socks on Amazon. USB rechargeable- gentle heat that lasts for -about 4 hours

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I have tried the chemical heat pads by wrapping them around my legs and around my waist to get my lower back. They last about 12 hours but are difficult to keep on the legs, even with tape. So I switched to an electric blanket which I love because I can modify heat settings. though, heat does not help my RLS. However, the doctor increased my dose. Problem fixed.