Re: Restless Legs Syndrome...

[Guest guest]

I have RLS also. I have a friend in OKC with RA & RLS. She swears by

putting a bar of soap under the bottom sheet at the foot of your bed.

Shan heard it on Harvey ....I tried it, and I don't know if it

was all in my head but seemed like it helped some. We both use Caress

soap, btw. I've heard that you should not use a deodorant soap which

is kinda hilarious.. What helps me the most (night time is the worst)

is to lie perfectly straight,tense up all over, then consciously

relax from the toes up to the head.(I learned this stuff from a

holistic nurse back in the early 70's.) Mentally focus on the area

you're trying to relax, start at the feet & work your way all the way

up to your neck & head. Or pretend that you're empty, and gradually

filling up with either cool or warm water, whichever sounds more

pleasant. Takes some practice but it helps me. Or I try to picture

things that relax me (rocking grandbabies to sleep, visualize being

in a nice hot bubbly spa, picture floating on a cloud...) I also like

lavender essential oil for relaxation. I always get real tense when

the legs start getting those " creepy " feelings and if I can get

relaxed it seems to diminish the creepycrawlies.

I meditate anyway, and this is kinda along the same deal. Probably

sounds way, way " old-hippie-ish " , huh? Showing my age here....(sigh)

Hope this helps someone. Peace, yall!

Jane

--- In , " Cami DeFries " <gsplovers@e...>

wrote:

>

> This is off-topic (maybe)...does anyone suffer from Restless Legs

> Syndrome? I have this & it can drive me crazy! I had an episode

last

> night while trying to watch a movie with my family. My grandfather

&

> my great-grandfather both had RA and both has RLS.

>

> Just wondering...

>

> Thanks!

> Cami

>

[Guest guest]

Oh yeah. I have it too!! For me it seems to start with the legs and

then it will eventually go into my arms and my back. I just can't

stand it!! It's even worse now because I blew my knee out and it is

difficult to try and walk the restlessness away. Has anyone found

anyway to help with that? I hate to add more pills.....Marina

--- In , " Cami DeFries " <gsplovers@e...>

wrote:

>

> This is off-topic (maybe)...does anyone suffer from Restless Legs

> Syndrome? I have this & it can drive me crazy! I had an episode last

> night while trying to watch a movie with my family. My grandfather &

> my great-grandfather both had RA and both has RLS.

>

> Just wondering...

>

> Thanks!

> Cami

>

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 11/21/2005 2:41:07 PM Eastern Standard Time,

gsplovers@... writes:

> does anyone suffer from Restless Legs

> Syndrome?

Yes , I do suffer from RLS .... keeps me up all night !

peace, Gayle

[Guest guest]

I will try the soap in the bed thing. I will let you know how it goes.

Cassy

--- In , " Cami DeFries " <gsplovers@e...>

wrote:

>

> This is off-topic (maybe)...does anyone suffer from Restless Legs

> Syndrome? I have this & it can drive me crazy! I had an episode last

> night while trying to watch a movie with my family. My grandfather &

> my great-grandfather both had RA and both has RLS.

>

> Just wondering...

>

> Thanks!

> Cami

>

[Guest guest]

Jane,

I do not think you sound like an 'old hippie' at all! LOL! I

meditate too!!

I'm lucky...my RLS acts up very rarely...maybe once a month or even

less...I've even went a few months in-between act-ups. My

grandfather got it every night. He used to get up every night around

11:00 or 12:00 & make root beer floats or eat leftover pie, etc. I

used to love to spend the night with my grandparents...grandpa & I

used to always have root beer floats together at midnight...we used

to joke about it being 'our date time'. LOL!

My mom & brother have it also...mom's acts up once a week or so and

my brother has it daily. Ugh! For me, it actually bothers me mostly

in my back & arms more than my legs, although the other night I had

a leg episode. Drives me crazy!

Have you tried the 'new' medication that's out for it? Just curious.

((((Hippie Hugs))))

Cami

> >

> > This is off-topic (maybe)...does anyone suffer from Restless

Legs

> > Syndrome? I have this & it can drive me crazy! I had an episode

> last

> > night while trying to watch a movie with my family. My

grandfather

> &

> > my great-grandfather both had RA and both has RLS.

> >

> > Just wondering...

> >

> > Thanks!

> > Cami

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Marina,

Isn't the back the worst?! Ugh!! I hate that!!

I really haven't found anything that completely helps...except

smoking. That actually does relieve the RLS along with RA pain, etc.

But, beyond that, I just meditate...sometimes that helps, sometimes

I doesn't.

Cami

> >

> > This is off-topic (maybe)...does anyone suffer from Restless

Legs

> > Syndrome? I have this & it can drive me crazy! I had an episode

last

> > night while trying to watch a movie with my family. My

grandfather &

> > my great-grandfather both had RA and both has RLS.

> >

> > Just wondering...

> >

> > Thanks!

> > Cami

> >

>