Is there a cure for night-time restless legs yet? FFS. Every night. Every, damn, night, until 2 or 3 am!! Last night was until almost 4 am! 💤
@stueytheround Seriously. You get sooo very tired and sleepy, but every time you start to nod, the bloody legs wake you up again. "you think you're going to sleep, huh? Stitch this!"
@homebird Legs and arms here. More often the legs but sometimes my shoulders decide they fancy a late night workout too. It's like the worst kind of itch.
@stueytheround I know, right? I can honestly feel the arms and legs "twitching" inside, all the time!
@homebird I wonder if it's related to fibro/poly myalgia? That would make some sense at least. How to treat it is a mystery though.
@stueytheround It likely is but I've never yet found anything that stops it.
@homebird Tried everything under the sun for my husband. The only thing that helps so far is for me to stand on his legs for a half hour or so.
@BillieBun Honestly, I've tried everything too. Exercise, elevation, magnesium, iron supplements, everything... NOTHING works!
@homebird @BillieBun Try a weighted blanket. Helps me.
@Heavymetalmotherindisguise @BillieBun I have one! The only problem is, with the Fibromyalgia and arthritis in the hands, I have trouble lifting the darn thing! It's heavy!
@Heavymetalmotherindisguise @BillieBun And then, when the legs get warm, it exacerbates the problem. So I have to be able to stick my feet out of the covers all the time. Which means cold feet often but it's the only thing that helps sometimes.
@homebird @Heavymetalmotherindisguise Me walking on his legs has to be done every day, and sometimes it helps, sometimes not..
@BillieBun @Heavymetalmotherindisguise Gosh, the poor man. And you! That's a nightmare, trying to deal with that all the time!
@homebird @Heavymetalmotherindisguise Ya, we think it has to do with severe childhood abuse-he's 65 now.
@BillieBun @Heavymetalmotherindisguise That's interesting. I had a very abusive childhood too and I am 65 too. I wonder if trauma is a factor?
@homebird For me, cutting sugar out works. I find restless legs come back if I have had too much sugar during the day- no cake :( but blueberries and yogurt instead… and sleep.
@ACG2 I haven't eaten anything with sugar in it for two years now. I check every label, on everything, and only eat natural food. Meat, veggies, and berries. So I really am trying it all!
@homebird Finding the right fix can be so difficult. FIL suffers from this with no relief. Hope there is a cure coming soon.
@ACG2 Yeah me too! They can't say we didn't try every living thing, though! 😂
@homebird Try magnesium glycinate at night.
@homebird whoops you said that didn't work. I'm sorry. Talked to a physician I suppose?
@SaltyVeruca Yep. They've tried iron supplements, magnesium, antihistamine, the works! They don't know either.
@SaltyVeruca Same with my hoarse voice. 6 years it's been. They've tried everything from different asthma inhalers, to treatment for GERD, and cameras down the throat - they have come up with no cause whatsoever! I am a medical mystery!
@homebird When they find one, please let me know! It's really shit!