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Here's to Your Health:  RLS = Absolute Misery!  |
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CherryMeDarlin
True Blue Farmgirl
602 Posts
Cherry
Odenville
AL
USA
602 Posts |
 Posted - Jul 14 2009 : 8:19:07 PM
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I woke up today with my right eye hurting which continued all day until it began hurting into my temple.  So I took two Excedrin PM about an hour ago. Which led to restless legs. And now I can't hardly keep my eyes open at 10:15, yet I can't quit moving my legs, they ache so much! I'm prone to RLS anyway, but this is absolute misery!  I've downed a mug of warm milk with a bit of almond extract and raw sugar mixed in, but still no relief! Didn't I see a thread on here somewhere about RLS? Anyone else suffer horribly from it?
PS My oh so sweet DD offered to pluck out the offending eye if it would stop my whining! Isn't she simply precious? 
~~Cherry~~
http://cherrymedarlin.blogspot.com
"A thing is as simple or as complicated as you make it." --TT Murphy |
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peapicker
True Blue Farmgirl
716 Posts
texas
USA
716 Posts |
Posted - Jul 14 2009 : 8:26:46 PM
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| I have it fairly often. I aways get in a hot bath tub and stay there for about thirty minutes. Then I try to go to bed soon after. Magnesuim helps mine too. Hope you get to feeling better soon. There's no way to sleep when its acting up! |
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DaisyFarm
True Blue Farmgirl
1646 Posts
Diane
Victoria
BC
Canada
1646 Posts |
Posted - Jul 14 2009 : 9:01:53 PM
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There has got to be an answer somewhere for those that suffer from RSL. I (touch wood!) only get it on rare occasions, but my poor Mom suffers from it terribly. She is lucky to literally get 1 hr of sleep at a time before she's up walking to try and make it stop. Most days she's absolutely exhausted from lack of sleep. The only thing the docs have offered her is sedatives or tranquilizers. Surely there has to be something else!
Di on VI
Farmgirl Sister #73 |
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CherryMeDarlin
True Blue Farmgirl
602 Posts
Cherry
Odenville
AL
USA
602 Posts |
Posted - Jul 14 2009 : 9:32:17 PM
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I'll have to try the magnesium, Sharlet. If it's not too bad, I can eat a banana and that seems to help, but I don't have any right now. Diane, the only thing that ever really truly worked for me was Quinine and it worked wonderfully, but the fabulous FDA pulled it from pharmacy shelves and it can't be found now! (Let's pray we don't have an outbreak of malaria!) My doc and I both stewed over that one! I asked him why they pulled it and he said because it's cheap, nevermind that it helped so many people, and so that the Big Dogs could sell their much more expensive RLS drugs that are coming on the market! (Grrr!!)
Thanks for commiserating with me!
~~Cherry~~
http://cherrymedarlin.blogspot.com
"A thing is as simple or as complicated as you make it." --TT Murphy |
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CherryMeDarlin
True Blue Farmgirl
602 Posts
Cherry
Odenville
AL
USA
602 Posts |
Posted - Jul 14 2009 : 9:34:25 PM
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Oh! I see you're in Canada, Diane! Is your mom in Canada, too? You might be able to get it up there!
~~Cherry~~
http://cherrymedarlin.blogspot.com
"A thing is as simple or as complicated as you make it." --TT Murphy |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22941 Posts |
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DaisyFarm
True Blue Farmgirl
1646 Posts
Diane
Victoria
BC
Canada
1646 Posts |
Posted - Jul 14 2009 : 10:07:00 PM
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Yes Cherry, we are both in Canada. I know the tonic water available here has quinine in it, but I don't know if it's available in any other form. I'll look into it and let you know. I could always find a way to send some to you if it's available here. :)
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
13055 Posts |
Posted - Jul 15 2009 : 3:55:36 PM
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Cherry:
I had that years ago, about three. Ever since I threw a wrapped bar of soap in the bed with me it quit. I've never had it again. But, a couple of time I just had to get out of bed and run around the house. Just horrible. Some people don't understand about the soap idea, and I was one of them. Finally, I gave it a chance. It works for me.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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Cabinprincess
True Blue Farmgirl
682 Posts
Melody June
Athens
TX
USA
682 Posts |
Posted - Jul 15 2009 : 6:22:11 PM
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My mom suffered terribly from RLS until her Dr. found out any Tynol product caused it for her. He said for her to try another brand that did not have the same active ingrediant in it. She did and never had it again. Maybe that would help with you also. If magnesium is supposed to help "Calm" from the health food store might work. I get the packets that you just add to warm water for a relaxing citrus drink.
Smiles, Melody June
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DaisyFarm
True Blue Farmgirl
1646 Posts
Diane
Victoria
BC
Canada
1646 Posts |
Posted - Jul 15 2009 : 9:44:15 PM
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Melody June, do you mean Tylenol? And if you do, do you happen to know what the active ingredient was that your Mom was to avoid?
My Mom takes a LOT of tylenol, as she has polymyalgic rheumatica for which she must take prednisone so she can't take aspirin products.
Hmmmm...I wonder.
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Cabinprincess
True Blue Farmgirl
682 Posts
Melody June
Athens
TX
USA
682 Posts |
Posted - Jul 16 2009 : 05:22:01 AM
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Yes, Tylenol. Brain doesn't work as fast as the fingers sometimes. LOL
It was the acetaminophen that caused it with her. Her reaction was so severe to it that if she laid down her legs would not just have to move around but would kick straight up in the air. It was awful for her till they figured out what it was.
Smiles, Melody June
God's gift to you are your talents, your gift to Him is how you use them. |
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AuntPammy
True Blue Farmgirl
488 Posts
Pamila
williamstown
wv
USA
488 Posts |
Posted - Jul 16 2009 : 05:37:25 AM
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My husband suffered fron RLS terribly...until we put a bar of ivory soap under the covers at the foot of the bed. He was cured and the funny thing about it is I didn't tell him I had done it until he said something about the RLS going away.I don't know why it works I just know it works.
"Keep your face to the sunshine and you will never see the shadow." Helen Keller
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Tapestry
True Blue Farmgirl
1223 Posts
Cheryl
Wisconsin
USA
1223 Posts |
Posted - Jul 17 2009 : 03:01:12 AM
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I read about the soap bar in the bedding in Dr. Peter Gott's column and for some reason it seems to work. People swear by it and he recommends it often to sufferers of RLS. You can't get much cheaper than a bar of ivory soap.
Happy farmgirl sister #353
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
11303 Posts
kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
11303 Posts |
Posted - Jul 17 2009 : 07:05:04 AM
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Cherry, I am so sorry you had such a bad night. I hope you have tried the soap since. I'd like to know if it worked for you. I was going to ask if there is any soap in particular. But a few have mentioned Ivory. My hubby get leg cramps so bad sometimes he jumps out of bed and runs around. They hurt so bad sometimes it makes him cry. I wonder if the soap helps the leg cramps, too.
And there was something on the news about Tylenol. Didn't catch the whole thing, though. But I don't think it was good news. I take Motrin when I get a headache or achy muscles.
I just remembered one time I took some kind of sleeping pill because I just could not go to sleep. In about an hour or so I was so sleepy and could hardly hold my eyes open but my legs felt like they could get up and run a marathon. I was miserable for hours after that. I guess that's what RLS feels like? I don't ever want that agian.
Kris
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Edited by - kristin sherrill on Jul 17 2009 07:08:20 AM |
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
4810 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4810 Posts |
Posted - Jul 17 2009 : 07:07:23 AM
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My husband gets it on occasion...I do sometimes, too. I had it frequently while pregnant but haven't had it in months.
I'm curious about the bar of soap! Just any ole soap? By your feet, just in bed or what? So interesting!
Musings from our family in the Bluegrass http://sweetvioletmae.blogspot.com/ |
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CherryMeDarlin
True Blue Farmgirl
602 Posts
Cherry
Odenville
AL
USA
602 Posts |
Posted - Jul 17 2009 : 07:12:14 AM
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I will definitely try the bar of soap! I hope my little dog, who likes to sleep under the covers at the foot of the bed, won't eat it!
Melody, I can't take Tylenol products either for that very same reason. Or Claritin. Or certain Rx pain meds. It is the acetaminophen that causes it.
Diane, we have quinine in tonic water here, too, but I absolutely can not stomach tonic water! Bleh! If you could find the pills up there, I'd be willing to do what it took to get some!
Thanks everyone for your help!
~~Cherry~~
http://cherrymedarlin.blogspot.com
"A thing is as simple or as complicated as you make it." --TT Murphy |
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sewgirlie
True Blue Farmgirl
1894 Posts
Sheryl-lyn
Calverton
NY
USA
1894 Posts |
Posted - Jul 19 2009 : 5:45:00 PM
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Roobis tea has been good for me too. I had read about it years ago and decided to give it a try. There are so many varieties out there and it does help me!! I will try the soap idea too if it gets bad again.
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OregonGal
True Blue Farmgirl
511 Posts
Chris
No. IL
USA
511 Posts |
Posted - Jul 19 2009 : 6:41:56 PM
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My son says he has RLS too, and he did some reading on the internet and he found that being low in iron
can cause RLS. He started taking supplemental iron and his RLS is gone. Perhaps the cure depends on
the cause of the RLS....apparently it can be caused by a number of things, and apparently medications can
cause it. Perhaps medication caused his iron deficiency? Hope you find something to help it. |
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CherryMeDarlin
True Blue Farmgirl
602 Posts
Cherry
Odenville
AL
USA
602 Posts |
Posted - Jul 19 2009 : 7:38:22 PM
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Chris, that's very interesting because I've always been slightly iron deficient. When I was a teenager, my daddy would pull down my lower eye, take a long look, and tuttt, tuttt me and tell me if I didn't watch it, he'd make me eat liver! Seems anemic people have a pale "inside" under eye area. (Does that make sense?) As a result, I've never even tried liver, I was threatened with it so much! So, I'd start popping my vitamins.
Kris, I missed your post when I posted that last time. I'm sure what you experienced with the pain pills is the same feeling. Certain pain pills aggravate mine. I have bursitis in my shoulder and a few months back I had to go to the ER with it because I thought I was having a stroke. When I told them I couldn't take Tylenol or Claritin, they gave me morphine. When I asked them why I needed something so strong, they told me everything less strong had some of the same ingredients as Tylenol. It is the worst feeling I can imagine. I'd rather deal with a sharp, stabbing pain that doubles me up than deal with RLS. Really, the only thing that helped me was the quinine. I could take a pill and in less than 30 minutes, my legs would be fine.
I haven't picked up a bar of ivory yet cause the RLS isn't every night with me and it hasn't bothered me since my first post. And I started walking again today. That helps me, too, if I walk every day. I guess it has something to do with the circulation.
Isn't it strange how so many people suffer from it these days? It's kind of like the increase in autism and ADD and ADHD and fibromyalgia. I bet you dollars to doughnuts it's something in our food or medications that's causing so much of it!
~~Cherry~~
http://cherrymedarlin.blogspot.com
"A thing is as simple or as complicated as you make it." --TT Murphy |
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4HMom
True Blue Farmgirl
720 Posts
Kelly
Montana
720 Posts |
Posted - Jul 20 2009 : 07:34:06 AM
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I have an amazing massage therapist that has been doing some RLS work on a couple of clients. They've reported great relief. Maybe you could ask around to see if there are massage therapists in your area who are treating RLS.
"Be the change you want to see in the world" -Gandhi |
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GrammyGoose
True Blue Farmgirl
163 Posts
Sue
Liverpool
PA
USA
163 Posts |
Posted - Jul 23 2009 : 8:54:56 PM
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I took Requip, 1 mg tablets to relieve the symptoms of RLS, but it is a very dangerous drug, also used to treat Parkinson's disease. I have recently found a product at the health food store called "Restful Legs" that has given me a great deal of relief from the jumping, twitching and creepy-crawly feelings.
Sue
Farmgirl #656
"This is the day that God made, let us drink juice and enjoy it!" - Reece Stutts, age 3 |
Edited by - GrammyGoose on Jul 23 2009 8:57:08 PM |
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simone947
Farmgirl in Training
34 Posts
sarah
peru
NY
34 Posts |
Posted - Aug 10 2009 : 08:31:27 AM
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| my aunt had RLS and the first time she stayed at my grandfather's house it started a scandal because of all the noise coming out of the bedroom. she still gets it from time to time but as she's changed her diet it has improved alot. |
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keeperofthehome
True Blue Farmgirl
154 Posts
Suzanne
Atlanta
Georgia
USA
154 Posts |
Posted - Aug 12 2009 : 06:55:25 AM
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I have RLS badly. Mine is caused from my anemia. If I take some iron it helps. I also take Natural Calm which is primarily magnesium. Most nights I take an epsom salt bath which may help a little.
Blessings!
~Farrah
www.oldfashionedhomekeeper.blogspot.com |
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