[quote]RSGZ wrote:
dollarbill44 wrote:
Actually, I looked it up and I’ve had it from time to time, but usually in my torso and arms. Annoying. ZMA seems to help me.
DB
RLS in your torso and arms huh? I’ve only noticed that with more growth my arms get numb when I sleep a lot more often - I wonder if this is at all related.[/quote]
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Yeah this runs im my family, and it just plain sucks. My nana could not sit still, she used to cross and uncross her legs constantly, she couldnt stop. my uncle and my mum have it and i have it too.
its not to bad for me at the moment, mostly its hard to sit still and watch a movie or whatever. My legs constantly move around under my desk, and it doesnt really bother me too much.
sleeping it doenst bother me too much because im so tired when i go to bed i just drop out straight away, providing the wife doesnt feel the need to talk that is.
i knew that magnesium suplements could help but reading your topic has shown me some other stuff i can try too so cheers for bringing it up.
good luck with managing your symptoms.
rls runs in my family. caffeine seems to be the worst trigger. if you can get by without it, get rid of it. if not, at least avoid caffeine within 4-6 hours of bed.
I’ve suffered for many years, but have found a few things that have brought some relief:
Calcium-magnesium supplement, taken a couple of hours before bed. Or, some plain yogurt or a glass of milk.
Keep the bedroom cool. A warm room seems to aggravate the restlessness.
ZMA shortly before bed.
Muscle tension and excessive CNS stimulation need to be addressed.
Foam roll the calves and quads, then roll the trigger points with a tennis or squash ball. It will hurt. Probably a lot. Also, roll your arches with the ball.
Do these calf stretches, regularly, and especially just before bed:
Quad stretching helps to calm things down. I like this method:
And finally, this stretch for the hips:
John
those stretches look awesome, and bloody hard, they must be worth doing.
Excuse my ignorance, but i’ve never heard of RLS before. I’ve gathered from previous posts your legs become uncomfortable and there’s an urge to start moving them? a bit like bodies to music.
Is that it? I hear furious rage face masturbating can lead to that sort of thing. My right leg is constantly thumping.
Keeping your legs cool, and rolling out the soles of your feet using a lacrosse ball really works well for me.
[quote]dollarbill44 wrote:
I think I may have restless 3rd leg syndrome. All night long, it’s up, it’s down, it’s up, it’s down. Happens a lot when I’m browsing the SAMA forum too.
Actually, I looked it up and I’ve had it from time to time, but usually in my torso and arms. Annoying. ZMA seems to help me.
DB[/quote]
LMAO!
I can’t even believe this is a real syndrome, but it is. What the hell does it feel like?
[quote]JohnnyBlaze wrote:
I can’t even believe this is a real syndrome, but it is. What the hell does it feel like?[/quote]
It’s like an itch inside your leg that you can’t scratch, so you have this uncontrollable urge to move your leg around so that it goes away. When you move your leg or tense a muscle, it goes away until you’re still again.
Annoying, to say the least.
[quote]E99_Curt wrote:
rls runs in my family. caffeine seems to be the worst trigger. if you can get by without it, get rid of it. if not, at least avoid caffeine within 4-6 hours of bed.[/quote]
I hardly have caffiene, nor do I drink coffee - that is interesting though.
[quote]cakewalk wrote:
I’ve suffered for many years, but have found a few things that have brought some relief:
Calcium-magnesium supplement, taken a couple of hours before bed. Or, some plain yogurt or a glass of milk.
Keep the bedroom cool. A warm room seems to aggravate the restlessness.
ZMA shortly before bed.
Muscle tension and excessive CNS stimulation need to be addressed.
Foam roll the calves and quads, then roll the trigger points with a tennis or squash ball. It will hurt. Probably a lot. Also, roll your arches with the ball.
Do these calf stretches, regularly, and especially just before bed:
Quad stretching helps to calm things down. I like this method:
And finally, this stretch for the hips:
John
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More good info…thanks.
[quote]RSGZ wrote:
JohnnyBlaze wrote:
I can’t even believe this is a real syndrome, but it is. What the hell does it feel like?
It’s like an itch inside your leg that you can’t scratch, so you have this uncontrollable urge to move your leg around so that it goes away. When you move your leg or tense a muscle, it goes away until you’re still again.
Annoying, to say the least.[/quote]
I’m just wondering if it’s a purely localized sensation, or links to something else within your body or CNS.
I just noticed as I was lying in bed that an urge to move my legs was linked to my gut feeling…an unresolved desire about something I wanted to attain, some place I wanted to be, but there was no way I could be there at the time.
Just a suggestion that might help - listen to your gut when you get that urge to move your legs. It may tell you something.