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my seven year old daughter has RLS and it is a horrible thing to watch near every night. It occours on and off and on a bad week even five nights out ot seven. She has been trialling Melatonin which has helped a little, although is now also complaining of migraines whilst the little legs are shacking. We are now awaiting on a Sleep Study to be done, hoping that we may find the underlying problem
Concerned Mum x o
My RLS is directly related to my exercise habits. Whenever I am consistently doing strenuous exercise - cardiovascular or weight-bearing, I begin to experience the symptoms of RLS when I am resting later that night. When I ease off such intense exercise, the problem goes away. But if I increase my exercise frequency or intensity it returns. I never experienced RLS before I began to do a lot of intense exercise. Has RLS been linked directly to cases of intense exercise before (with that being the primary reason)?
I am having the opposite experience. My RLS was minimal in recent years but I've had to avaoid the gym or even much walking for the last month or so due to a hip problem (possibly torn labrum) and my RLS has returned with a vengeance. Truly unpleasant. The last time it was this bad was during my first pregnancy. Also, if I wore tight leggings and/or socks tight around the ankle it seemed to aggravate the RLS - may be you exercisers are wearing full length leggings that are too snug? Something to consider. Anything that helps is such a relief.
Does anyone know how long restless leg syndrome takes to go away after prozac medication has stopped? It started at the beginning of taking medication, and seems worse now stopped. It has been characterized by a crawling sensation and (my partner says) twitching movements when I am asleep. I have been off the prozac for 7 weeks.
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I have had RLS for about three years. I first did not know what it was and called it "Running Legs", assuming it was due to poor circulation and lack of exercise. When I saw an ad on TV for Restless Legs Syndrome, I got excited just knowing that there was a name to it. But I did not want to take a pill. I started to excercise and researched possible alternative treatments for it. I found that when i took Calcium with Citrate and a Vitamin E capsule, the symptoms lessoned to the point that I could sleep. I still have some during the day when I sit for long periods of time, but if i take an afternoon walk, it helps.