Does anyone get restless arms? How do you deal with it?

[JT_3]

[sanevans01]

yes i do get very restless arms and restless legs its such a horrible feeling

[JT_3 in reply to sanevans01]

Hi sanevans01. I'm not the only one then. I've had restless legs for nears now but I mould say the arms started about six months ago. But for the last 4 nights I have had it dreadful. Saturday night I ended up lying on the kitchen floor trying to cool them on the tiles. I was going out of my mind, crying and all. In the end I took 10mg of diazepam, which didn't help the restlessness but did eventually knock of out. How do you deal with it? JT

[sanevans01 in reply to JT_3]

hi i do i find its worse at night i get in a cold shower and take pain killers but iv also cut out caffeen out i have decafe iv been told caffeen is bad for fibro hope this helps

[JT_3 in reply to sanevans01]

Thanks sanevmns01. JT

[charlie_2]

Hey JT_3,

arms and legs. I haven't found anything that helps when i'm standing, but there is something that helps a little when I'm laying down. I prop a lot(4)of pillows under my knees/calfs. And for my arms a long pillow under my shoulder/bicep. I had to figure something out or my partner was threatening to kick me out of bed.lol I hope this helps a little

charlie xx

[JT_3]

Hi Charlie thanks for the tip, I will give anything a try. I managed to get an appt with my gp this morning so am going to see what he says about it. If it is anything helpful, I will put it on here later today. Thanks again, JT x

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i know that taking magnesiumand iron supplements do help a little but be careful to ask doctor or pharmasit if they clash with anything else.... petal my spelling brain has died lol

[JT_3]

So have been to the doctors. He is sending me for blood tests to see if I am anemic. That could be the cause of the restless legs and arms. He is also checking something else in my blood to see why I have little or no appetite and feel constantly sick. So we will see. JT

[pottydog]

I get both, I usually pop the pain killers and scrub the bath until they kick in, I find playing The Clash nice and loud helps!!

It does drive you mad doesn't it? I can't find anyone who understands, I get helpfull comments like go and meditate, something I do when I can, but restless limbs are not meditation friendly.

I do make myself a hot milk or valarian tea, it stinks but doesn't taste bad. I also use a hot water bottle and a blanket on the sofa, maybe distract myself with a funny movie, or go online and loose myself there, until I just nod off. My electric blanket is a big help too.

A hot bath might help, we're just having our dead boiler replaced after years without it, so no baths in that time, I can't wait to have one!!

I'm off to the Lush website to order my bath bombs!!

BW