My severe, you call intense, restless leg syndrome is taken care of by magnesium. Doctors told me I'd have to take high doses of neurontin or gabapentin for the rest of my life. That was 21 years ago. Magnesium doesn't give me the horrific side effects! Yay for magnesium! 💞
I'd have been on pharmaceutical drugs all these years if I checked with my doctor regarding magnesium. Sometimes you have to do your own research & trust yourself because they are not all trustworthy!
@@varietythespiceoflife3953 Taking nutritional yeast didn't help my RL at all... Adding magnesium took care of the problem. We each have to find what works for us individually. ☮️
Yes, I started taking Magnesium before bed and it lessened the symptoms considerably. I just tried stopping it and the RLS came back with a vengeance last night! So tonight I’ll be back on it!
Great tips, thank you. I’ve had RLS ever since I was about 10 years old and I never knew there was a word for it until about 10 years ago. I used to call it “twitchy knees”. My mom had it too and we thought we were the only ones with this annoying syndrome. Glad to hear that doctors now recognize it as a real problem. What has helped me most over the years (about 50) is walking, calf and leg stretches, foot flexing while in bed and especially... not trying to keep my legs still! Thanks for bringing this up. I’m sure it will help many people. Love your channel!
I’ve had RL since I was a kid. I had horrible “growing pains” and leg cramps during exercise then as an adult with several autoimmune issues RL increasingly became an issue. Weighted blankets, compression socks, magnesium, melatonin, iron supplements, stretching, exercise, (“sleep hygiene” is a joke), don’t seem to help. I do avoid caffeine, too much stimulation before bed, and don’t take meds at night. Some nights are far worse than others, and I just get up and watch tv.
ive had restless legs for 50 years.. i was an olympic swimmer.. i probably swam more miles in my bed than i ever swam in the pool.. i still flutter kick all night
That’s interesting. My husband was an all American swimmer and Olympic trialing for waterpolo and has horrible RLS... he’s been on many medications, seen many specialists. He also happens to be a doctor himself, but he can’t get it under control. Are you a hypnotherapist now?
Yay for massage!!! I have heard weighted blankets help too!! I got a weighted blanket and the directions said it helps with restless leg syndrome!! The weight helps keep the legs in place?? Something like that!!! You guys ROCK!!! Merry Christmas and have a safe, healthy and Happy New Year!!! Hugs from Phoenix!!!
Hi Blake! that’s awesome!!!! LOVE my weighted blanket! I sleep great and I hear it helps with anxiety and some other things I can’t remember!!! Hey Happy New Year!! 🎉
Y’all are great! Whenever I have concerns about body aches or pains, I can turn UA-cam and there y’all are with the information I need and have been very successful with relief! Thank you both!!
I hear you. What works one night (like massage) will feel intolerable the next. There are some nights it is so awful I get quite panicky. Been dealing with this my whole life.
I googled remedies and they suggested soap bar under your bed sheets and keep it by your legs. Hands down, this sounded stupid but it works. I don't sleep without a soap bar anymore
1. Add mg 2. Try the thermal pillow 3. Stop caffeine 4. Try to get better sleep patterns 5. Exercise, walking, biking 6. Wraps or compression devices 7. Massage using a massage device 8. Stretching(towel pull, lying down raises) 9. Soaking in a hot tub 10. Do not resist the movement
MERRY Christmas Bob and Brad! YOU GUYS ARE LIFE SAVERS! I have improved my life so much with your videos. My best wishes from Amsterdam/The Netherlands.
@@drealove9351 it is the normal opinion that there isnt a cure. But a physical therapist in germany has a different approach and he says it has all to do with tight muscles and connective tissue which needs to be loosened up again. And it works!
I struggle with this occasionally and have found my Ferritin level to be low at these times. Because I cannot take iron supplements, I get an IV of iron, and it disappears for years. Worth the simple blood test.
I have high Iron level so not issue with me. I blame the Statin as I felt better after getting off them. Still use Magnesium supplements & try to remain chill instead of being a stressed mess :-)
@@craigperry7376 iron level and ferritin levels ARE NOT the same thing. My iron level was fine, while my ferritin was not. Ferritin is your stored iron, not the iron currently circulating.
@@barbarabeck1174 oops!! You are correct & I was being too lazy to spell Ferritin, so I wrote Iron. I was actually saying, in my situation, I did believe that use of Staton was creating my RL issue, I was not disputing your RL & your low Ferritin. PS Can you eat animal liver or even Pate’ as both good at lifting Ferritin levels. Take care & enjoy Life :-)
You mentioned compression. Compression hosiery helped me. Do check with your Doctor to make sure they are safe for you before you start. I bought fairly inexpensive ones at a drug store. The ones I used came to just below my knees. That was enough. I did not need thigh high stockings.
I’ve had mild RLS since childhood. Hands down what works for me is stretching & gentle exercise right before bed. Or if i go to sleep & wake up with it within an hour or so I get up and stretch. For me, getting out of bed & moving helps both with RLS and insomnia.
RL is a B1 deficiency. Take nutritional yeast( unfortified) I had major RL for over 20 years. After I ate some the first time my RL is completely gone.
I drink tonic water. Sleep habits have no effect on RLS but the RL sure effects sleep. Many of the comments seem to point to outside remedy’s, but my issue is from within, my knee muscles tense up and “crawl” and cramp from within. I’ve been taking magnesium for a couple of months and my symptoms are not as pronounced
I have bad bouts of RLS and here are a few things worth trying: Pump about a quarter size of any body lotion and two drops of lavender essential oil in your palm. Rub your hands to blend and apply to calves until absorbed. Purchase a magnesium spray at a health store and spray a couple pumps into your palm and apply to calf. The magnesium is derived from the ocean, so rinse your hand to remove the salt. Your calf may feels sticky, but you won’t care if it calms your legs and you can sleep. You can apply both these methods if your leg starts acting up in the middle of the night. Use as needed. I keep these supplies on the floor next to my bed so it’s not too disrupting. My left leg is worse so I start out sleeping on my left side with a pillow between my knees/calves. The pillow keeps my leg warm and the weight from my right leg keeps the bottom leg calm. I hope one of these tips works for you. They work better than the Rx drugs I was on. Good Luck!
A total cure that works on demand is to lie on your back and cycle in the air until your legs ache from the effort. RLS will be gone for that night. We're talking about 10 - 20 minutes of cycling though. Your hip might not like this, so I recommend a pillow for your hip while doing this and alter the angle of the cycle motion until you feel comfortable. But definitely look into getting a magnesium or iron supplement as this would be an easier cure.
Before I saw this I found heat (hot bath, regular heating pad), pressure (massage or compression) and magnesium helpful, so I can attest that those suggestions work for me. TENS unit also helped me, applied at various points. I felt that the sensations seemed to be coming from an area in my right quad, so I started there, and moved the TENS around a bit a half hour at a time. For me, I have increased RLS symptoms if I am taking too high a dose of medications, and the RLS is a way to gauge a more appropriate dose.
My bf has had restless legs all his life. It is pretty severe. He takes meds for it... and the meds can't get rid of the problem fully. Will try some of those tips.
I did suffer it when on Statins. I used Magnesium ointment on legs & tried to lower my stress levels with, before bed, meditation. Took myself off Statins as always felt sick using them, & my other 2 combinations seems to work. So far they haven’t returned
I've had it for about 50 yrs also. I was hospitalized for preterm labor, but could not stay in bed. My doctor said I was just being a difficult patient and he told me horror stories about preemie babies. Luckily, he went on vacation and the woman doctor who filled in on my case, came in my room and said " So, tell me about this leg thing that you say is bothering you." I told her, and she immediately said, "Oh, you have Restless Legs Syndrome." I honestly could have kissed her. I didn't know it was an actual "thing" either. Had it all my life (as far back as I remember) and I thought it was just part of my personal make-up. I did learn later on that my Dad had it intermittently. All my life, I dealt with it by laying on my stomach, but with my legs tucked up underneath me... Eventually, my legs would fall asleep, and I would stretch out real quickly and fall asleep while they were numb! One time my grandmothers found out that I slept like that (imagine the fetal position, but face down, if that makes sense) and my grandmother commented how strange it was that I fell asleep like that because her mother, who I never met, slept in that position also. I immediately thought that my great grandmother had to have had RLS because you don't sleep in that position for comfort! Now that I'm in my 50's it travels through my whole spine and sometimes into my arm. So, my strange sleeping position doesn't work anymore as you can't make your spine fall asleep!! I actually got on You Tube in the middle of the night just to look this up as I realized I haven't looked to You Tube to see if anyone had some natural ideas. I do take tramadol for it, (been on it for about 20 yrs or more but it has progressed and the tramadol isn't strong enough any more. I'm excited to try a few of the natural remedies people use to see if they might help me! I just thought it interesting that you discovered it was a "thing!" That is exactly how I was when I found out other people had it too! Before I knew it was called RLS, I always called it "stretchies" cuz it makes me need to keep moving and stretching my calf muscles!
This is what I think I suffer from. It’s not painful at all but very irritating. I need a lot of space in bed and it feels like I need to stretch my leg rather than move it a lot . It mostly happens at the back of my knee, that’s where I need to stretch. I’m 30 years old but have been suffering from it for about 7 yrs. Maybe even more, can’t even remember. It does not only bother me but my husband as well because I end up not letting him sleep. What’s worse is that my 9 year old has complained about the same thing a couple of times. I would hate for him to end up suffering from it as well. Sometimes I think it’s just in my head and sometimes when I’ve just laid down in bed, I try to not even think about it because I’m already expecting the sensation to happen. So I tell myself, if I don’t think about it, it won’t happen. But then that means I’m already thinking about it and so it happens.
Exactly how I feel and I tell myself the same thing I be like don’t think about I’m so focused on not thinking about it that I’m actually thinking about it lol I feel the constant need to pull or stretch it. I hate it. My daughter has it severely in her arms it is called restless limb syndrome she cries because of it to the point where she says she just wants to chop her arms off.
I had RLS from 20s to mid 30s, now 70. It just went away. I never knew it had a name until abt 15 years ago. People thought I was crazy. Found out about 15 years ago an older brother had it for years and his went away too. Oh, yeah, it felt like bugs running up and down inside leg bones.
I have always wondered whether there is a genetic component to RLS. Mine developed in my early 30s and I am now almost 50. Tonic water which contains quinine helps a bit. The RLS seems to get worse at times and have wondered what the triggers are that make it worse. I will try the magnesium and see if it helps. My prescribed tramadol (Ultram) helps too at night. My mom has it too. I even noticed when wearing a Fitbit, that it is waking me up periodically throughout the night and makes me exhausted during the day. Doctors thought it was plain old insomnia and prescribed Ambien which was horrible.
Been an RLS sufferer for all my life (on and off). Medications work , but, who wants to take 'em. The side effects are as bad as the condition. Tried Magnesium supplements but the improvement was minimal. Recently I read about Iron supplements working so I thought I'd give it a go. The improvement was so great that I thought it must be psychosomatic. Here it is several months later though and it's still working. I would encourage anyone with this awful condition to at least try iron supplements. What have you got to lose?
I would love to know where to buy the foot sliders you demonstrated in the video. My husband has RLS and I am recovering from a stroke and I think they would be of benefit to both of us.
I have had RLS severely since I was in my 30's - now in my 60's I have tried all of these with the expectation of the infrared heating pad. I take 2 medications - and without those, I am up all night. I work with horses daily - I am exhausted when I get to bed - if I don't take the meds, it kicks in. It feels like an electric current that wells up - used to be just in my right leg - but now goes up through my arm. Getting up and walking around doesn't help - my leg will buckle under me. I honestly believe it's in the facia - the connective tissue. No diet (although red wine really sets it off), no exercise, stretching, will help it - message does, but, I have to hold the massager and cannot fall asleep using it. If I forget to take the meds soon enough - so it starts before I fall asleep - I take a bolster pillow and lay lengthwise on that - so that my legs and arms are on either side, knees and elbows bent and there is slight pressure on my limbs - head hangs slightly over the end. That is the only way I can fall asleep if it kicks in.
@@happygoluckyme6926 And all my family is from Northern Italy. I love my family, and our heritage, this is one thing I wish I did not inherit and that gene pool!
Somethings good to know A. RLS is NOT a syndrome that you get at old age. Debut is mostly 30-40 years old. I have it since age 28. B. Its common to have in INVOLUNTARY movements/spasm att night that often don't wake you up but prevent deepsleep = you are tired and dont understand why. C. Exercise is good but not hard training i the evening. Walks ok! D. It can also effect your strengt in the leg so exercise with caution! In the beginning I had like three bad accidents where the leg just "caved in" like a reflex. What works for me, cold room to slepp in. Sleeping with fot without blanket. Not to warm shoes or socks even at day. Never socks in bed. In summer i sleep with a wet towel on the foot when it's +25C at night. Intresting that somone montioned low iron, have that to 🤔 I got it after my military service and during I had greif. Think that effected the balance of nutrients in the body alot.
I have fibromyalgia and neuropathy and the pain wouldn't let me sleep.. I went to see a chiropractor and the problem stopped. I cannot believe it! I was on prescription drugs that will not work. Also he took out my cervical horrible pain. I was in soo much pain that it felt like i was serving a sentence in hell! I sleep sooo good after as well chiropractor care is the best!
I’m 23 years old and struggle with RLS far too often. I live a healthy lifestyle, workout often, eat well, and sleep well, but I still struggle far too often for someone my age. My grandmother had this as well but she was elderly by the time she had symptoms. Not sure if there are many others like me.
Had it since I was in my teens. Way later I got my ADHD diagnosed and apparently that combo is not uncommon. And it's not the version that gets better with magnesium so I do take meds (pramipexole) for it now although some get better from the ADHD meds alone.
The biggest indicator for me is how much salty food I have eaten that day. Fast food means a bad night of restless legs. I recently fasted 3 days and slept through the night each night. So I know that for me at least it’s diet related. I try to control it through a low salt diet, magnesium at bed time, 2 capsules of Alteril Sleep Aid, and then squats to induce muscle burn whenever I wake up. Once I do the squats I go right back to sleep. Based on some comments here I’ll be trying some bicarb to see if that helps as well.
How do you go to bed at the same time everynight, when you cant relax to go to bed with rls?? I am dealung with rls and dont know what to expect or how bad this will get😰 its terrible!
Weighted blanket!!! I’ve had RLS for years. I’ve been on Cyclobenzaprine and Gabapentine for other problems for years, and even those don’t help. A weighted blanket is nearly 100% affective for me. That, and just moving my legs around in bed the moment I feel the sensation come on, until they’re fatigued to the point my legs finally relax. Often, all it takes is continuous, very light bouncing/shaking of the legs.
Medicines such as many antidepressants and anti-psychotics that increase serotonin levels can worsen RLS. People don't take those medications, usually, unless they have a real problem that needs treatment, but if RLS gets worse when you take them, be sure to mention it to your Doctor and try Bob and Brad's suggestions.
Hi, I had back surgery 15 years ago and I have had RLS since at night. I have chronic Insomnia now. Doctor has put me on amitriptyline 50 mg. They do make you feel sleepy I am hoping this works for me doctor told me me my iron levels are ok I think it came from the back surgery
@@grez6330 It’s not the iron levels in your blood that make a difference. Apparently, it is the amount of iron that is stored in your brain. I heard a ferritin test is better, but I’ve also heard that the only way to really see how much iron is stored is by having a very expensive MRI type scan. I also had back surgery about 10 years ago, but not up until about a year ago did the RLS get really bad. I hope you find some relief. Let us know if the amitriptyline works for you. I got off of Prozac since I had read that it could exacerbate the problem. But I can’t really tell much difference. Good luck and God bless you. Afterthought: from what I have found in reading about it, it is also closely related to dopamine somehow. I have greatly reduced my Adderall (for ADHD), quit antihistamine, quit MS Contin which I was taking for pain and greatly reduce the Oxycodone which I take. (For back pain despite having aALIF lumber fusion 10 years ago.)
I have RLS but it seems it's in my feet/heels more than anything but it is making me feel like I have to move my legs to stop it and it's driving me crazy! I exercise daily, eat healthy, only drink caffeine in the mornings and take magnesium supplements but I'm not sure what magnesium works best or how much I should be taking. Which brand of magnesium and how many milligrams would you suggest?
i strongly recommend, stretching the quads. the symptoms start around the pelvis area in the front, so get on your knee at the bed and very slowly, stretch the front of your thigh. im lead to believe the nerve is getting squished somehow which causes the tingling, and if it's the sciatic nerve than that would explain the shooting down to the feet. i also get it in the shoulder when laying in a position where my neck gets scrunched, unfortunately for that i have to move and be up.
@@m.p.6039 Great news. Glad it helped. I got down-voted on Reddit when I mentioned using it. Since no ones doctor mentioned it they didn't believe it would work.
@@amyalewine All hail to the great and mighty White Coats! Bow down before them in reverence for surely if they’ve never heard of it, it clearly doesn’t work. Oops - That was supposed to read: “Awww hell to the grift and shilling White Coats. Bow down before them (but facing away) and tell them to kiss yer rosy arse! Eat your mustard like free men and enjoy your relief. (Not sure, but could it be the turmeric, vinegar, or mustard seed itself helping?)
Ooh I got this, comes and goes, ends with me screaming in annoyance and kicking blankets in the air mid-sleep. I feel like it's Lack of movement and exercise. As it only started in these last 7 months with the Coronavirus lockdown
Have had since a child and finally learned what it was about 15 years ago . Used to have leg cramps also so took magnesium and learned then that it also relieved restless leg issues. Experimented with the amount and came to 3 tablets containing 2000 milligrams of magnesium threonate when awakened by this issue. Usually can return to sleep after about 15 minutes. Can happen twice a night sometimes. Then take the magnesium again. To avoid loose stools, use the form of magnesium called threonate which doesn’t cause the same degree of loose stools. Dr. Mercola sells it in that form … In case anyone wants to try this method.
Lower back hips and legs like electrically charged zapped both legs to my feet .I can’t walk it off and I have had this for over 20 years tried many meds .
I just started having some severe RLS symptoms for the past week. I mean I don’t sleep for more than maybe an hour because of it. Feels like my legs aren’t there. This weird numb sensation that only goes away if I stand up and walk around. Soon as I lay back down it kicks right back in. This is honestly torturous. Idk how much longer I can deal with this.
Im also experiencing this unfortunate condition... it started in 2016 with mainly just my toes that hurt at night... nowadays it is in both my lower legs during the whole God damn day
I used to have this just very occasionally in my 20s and 30s, but in the last few months (I am 65 now) it is getting worse and worse. I’m getting very little sleep at night. It is, as you described, torturous. I dread night time because I know I’m going to be up with it until 3 or even 5 AM. Then maybe a little sleep and exhausted the next day. I get up when I can’t sleep because of it, but about all I can do is pace because I’m too unfocused to do anything productive at night and then I’m too tired to get anything productive during the day. Please pray for me. I am a believer but this is testing me greatly.
Its worse in the summer so i figured it has something to do with warmth, so when it starts again i cool off the legg and then it stops. If im on the couch i pull the pants up and lay my skin on the cold table and when im in bed i keep the legg away from the blanket and i always walk barefooted in the summer
12 years this awful condition has destroyed my life. I've chronic RLS and my Dr has put me onto a Parkinson's drug called Sifrol. It's changed my life.. It's got Unicorn sperm or something like that in it because it's stopped my late afternoon and night time marathon training dead in the water.. I'm so grateful..❤
Only yesterday I have learned about RL for the first time AND found out I have it then 24 hours later you two make a video about it?? JUST HOW DID YOU KNOW
Here is a solution to resolve RLS. Restless Leg Syndrome I had for decades. Finally realized what is happening. Something in body gets too acidic but don't know what or how. Somehow the nerves get effected. Get some PH strips and take 1/2 to 1 tsp of baking soda in glass of water before bed. Check the PH level of your urine in morning. The objective is to stabilize urine to roughly around PH of 7.2. Increase your baking soda until it gets to there. See how your legs feel taking baking soda. As an aside, I believe the reason for kidney disease is because too much low PH acid waste is flowing thru the kidney. This is why baking soda protects the kidneys. The second problem after that is blood clots in kidney.
@@orgonitehealingnl4431 ACV in theory could do it but I think that depends on if your more healthy and your body self alkalizes it's self sufficiently. I think as one ages, it becomes more compromised. Ultimately one needs to experiment.
@@orgonitehealingnl4431 I think people should try both. I think it is more efficient. For a long time I didn't think about my urine being between 5 or 6 ph but I concluded it was doing damage to my kidneys. I think as people age or chronically ill, they may excrete more acidic waste. I don't have a deep understanding of RLS but someway it is effecting the nerves. There may be metabolic syndrome involved. Thing I like about pure baking soda is that it is relatively cheap. Magnesium is a more expensive way to go. Plus one may have to take too much and get side effects. Baking soda is relatively more neutral in body. There was a website that said put various supplements and it did work to some degree but it becomes more expensive path. Baking soda and ACV are cheap.
Restless leg syndrome is the worst. A hot shower or long stretch session usually help but only for 15-20 minutes for me. Not to be crude but an orgasm works for 25 to 20 minutes too. Not a self serving one but one with your partner. But all methods dont last very long but if you are lucky they will last long enough to fall back asleep
I wish I could find a drug study to try different meds for RLS I’d volunteer if it was close to where I live. I’d try anything when it starts in my legs now it’s going to my arms to. It does my sister the same way.
I’ve had this since my teens. I snore too (since a little kid) so I sleep in a separate room. I have my bed pushed up against a wall and press my toes and balls of my feet against the wall. It’s the only way I can fall asleep some nights. I saw a video where researchers in neurology found RLS is neurology based. Sometimes the medicine for RLS causes a gambling problem. There are two forms of RLS - this one and another when the calves and feet shake in and out while sleeping. My Mom and I have both. I walk an hour before bed and take a bath the next morning, and it helps. I know you guys would suggest the reverse but it’s working for me.
It’s not just older people that get RLS. I got it when I was 30 and I’m 66 now. I went to a doctor for it when I was 30 and he didn’t know what the heck I was talking about. I’m glad it is more main stream now. I change positions, massage my leg, or get up and move around to help relieve it. If its really bad I will take two advil. If some issue is bothering me, it will be worse.
I had it since I was prolly 43 or going on 43, and just now turned 45. I know what you mean. Many problems claimed that you cannot have if under 50 is bull hockey. Even kids can have arthritis, and be in a wheelchair with it.
I don't have this too bad or that often. But I know when it strikes, it's very annoying. What I found helps me is "pounding it out". I literally pound massage the outside of my leg from my hip to bottom of thigh.
My lifelong RLS disappeared when I stopped eating processed foods two years ago. I decided to try to get healthy and lose some weight... my first step was to cut out all processed food and glyphosates from my diet... and not only did I feel better, but an added bonus was that my RLS totally disappeared within a week or so!
I suffered from major RL syndrome for over since i was a teenager. Im 40 now. 6 months ago I learned B1 deficiency causes RL. I took nutritional yeast. After the first night my RL has vanished. I've been taking one 1tablespoon a few times a week.
I'm not sure if I have restless leg but I think it might be. I'm 36f and normal weight. But, for a few years I would experience an occasional tingly, foot episode at night. I would have to itch to bring a few minutes of relief but the cycle would repeat. I assumed it was dry skin or something. A couple years ago, the itching had moved into my legs. As I fell asleep, I'd get deep itching in my legs. But, again, I assumed it was from falling asleep. But this year so far is the worst. As I'm falling asleep, my legs start itching, like a deep itch that makes me want to twitch sometimes. I've been waking up in the middle of the night the past 2 weeks with tingly, itchy feet and lower legs. I need to scratch or walk to bring any relief. 😩 I was active before lockdown, so I'm assuming the reason why the itching, tingly feeling is because of lockdown?
I have been suffering from RLS since my late 20's and progressively it's getting worse. Leg stretching and other exercise doesn't work at all. RSL is caused by the brains electrical signals so doing leg exercise does nothing to those electrical signals in the brain. My doctor has prescribed Ropinirole and it helps me a lot.
@@MiZzThANGz21 thankfully I have no side effects so far. The doctor initially stated me off on very low dosage . 0.025 each tablet x 4. After the starter pack I am now on 0.05.
@@InfusedBiker Problem with this medicines are that it causes augmentation. And then you have even a bigger problem. it is not recommended anymore for rls but many doctors and neurologists still prescribe it, very sad.
@@orgonitehealingnl4431 I suppose these highly qualified Neurolists and doctors, some with years of experience and skills in their field turn evil and prescribe medicines for the hell of it without genuinely trying to help people with RSL to at least get some sleep at night when the leg starts twitching and kicking. Oh these evil doctors, huh!
@@InfusedBiker No, it is just that they dont follow the newest insights......And yes it is a quick fix but for the long term it makes the things much worse.
I've had RLS since I was a young child. When I first heard a description of these symptoms, I was like, that's what I have. It horrible. I wondered from bed to couch, bed to couch all night. I would be afraid to go to bed. I finally went to a sleep doctor who gave me a RX, but it made me stupid the next day. I tried the magnesium. It works wonders. The thing is if you take too much, it goes right through you. Also, you can buy lotion with magnesium or take a hot bath using magnesium salts. This is a horrific disorder that until recently didn't even have a name.
I've had issues with RLS every once in a while in my adult life. I recently started delivering for Amazon, in which you quite literally run all day long. Since starting that job a little over a month ago, I have had restless legs every single night and only get a couple hours of uninterrupted sleep. Maybe normal exercise helps, whereas what my job requires may just be too much and causing me to have restless legs.
It's hell.. I've suffered for 20 years.. I find cold floors help my restless legs.. Once they start I go downstairs and get my feet really cold.. Get into bed and hope I'm asleep before my feet warm up.. Works occasionally the first time. If not I repeat the process until I'm able to sleep before my feet warm up .. Rather do this than go on the medication my neurologist wants to put me on..
@@TraceyMariexx I started taking magnesium and iron supplements and did so for a month(which is about how long it takes for your body to really experience the affects of supplements like that). I also left the Amazon gig at the time the supplements were taking affect. The RLS went away and I figured it was because I was no longer running myself ragged doing Amazon. Well, it has been a couple months now and the RLS is back with a vengeance. I really think the supplements were what made it go away. I'm going to get back on them now and I recommend doing the same if you haven't tried it already.
I have RLS, and tried many of these tips, including magnesium and other supplements, to no avail. But about five years ago, I discovered rather by accident that when I eat dark green leafy veggies and /or Romaine lettuce a minimum of three times a week, the RLS disappears (unless I stay up several hours past my normal bedtime). I have experimented a number of times to confirm that it is the greens. I've also tried the " green" drink powders but they didn't do the trick. It has to be the real food for me, canned, frozen, or fresh. Such a relief! And that tip number ten is correct. Trying to resist it made it worse.
@@lynnstillwell2 Thanks, Lynn. I hope you continue to do well on your regime. People who do not have RLS do not know how maddening it can be to have to get up in the middle of the night to pace to get the creepy crawler feeling out of their legs..
My severe, you call intense, restless leg syndrome is taken care of by magnesium. Doctors told me I'd have to take high doses of neurontin or gabapentin for the rest of my life. That was 21 years ago. Magnesium doesn't give me the horrific side effects! Yay for magnesium! 💞
I'd have been on pharmaceutical drugs all these years if I checked with my doctor regarding magnesium. Sometimes you have to do your own research & trust yourself because they are not all trustworthy!
RL is B1 deficiency.
Take Nutritional yeast ( unfortified). Your RL will disappear.
@@varietythespiceoflife3953 Taking nutritional yeast didn't help my RL at all... Adding magnesium took care of the problem. We each have to find what works for us individually. ☮️
Yes, I started taking Magnesium before bed and it lessened the symptoms considerably. I just tried stopping it and the RLS came back with a vengeance last night! So tonight I’ll be back on it!
Magnesium helped me as well.
I'm going to try this. Thanks, Bob and Brad. Lightbulb moment for me, I hardly sleep because of this
Great tips, thank you. I’ve had RLS ever since I was about 10 years old and I never knew there was a word for it until about 10 years ago. I used to call it “twitchy knees”. My mom had it too and we thought we were the only ones with this annoying syndrome. Glad to hear that doctors now recognize it as a real problem. What has helped me most over the years (about 50) is walking, calf and leg stretches, foot flexing while in bed and especially... not trying to keep my legs still! Thanks for bringing this up. I’m sure it will help many people. Love your channel!
I’ve had RL since I was a kid. I had horrible “growing pains” and leg cramps during exercise then as an adult with several autoimmune issues RL increasingly became an issue. Weighted blankets, compression socks, magnesium, melatonin, iron supplements, stretching, exercise, (“sleep hygiene” is a joke), don’t seem to help. I do avoid caffeine, too much stimulation before bed, and don’t take meds at night. Some nights are far worse than others, and I just get up and watch tv.
See my post on using baking soda
ive had restless legs for 50 years.. i was an olympic swimmer..
i probably swam more miles in my bed than i ever swam in the pool..
i still flutter kick all night
i treat severe patients with hypnotherapy.. usually works in 1 or 2 sessions.. and at most 4 weeks of therapy.
i wish hypnotism worked on me
i never sleep at night.. ive tried all these.. i take a nap in the afternoon when i pass out from tiredness,,whatever time that is
it might be that you trained your muscles in the legs too tight. Stretching might be helpfull, it did it for me, 45 minutes yogastretches a day.
I had RLS for many decades. See my post about baking soda.
That’s interesting. My husband was an all American swimmer and Olympic trialing for waterpolo and has horrible RLS... he’s been on many medications, seen many specialists. He also happens to be a doctor himself, but he can’t get it under control. Are you a hypnotherapist now?
Yay for massage!!! I have heard weighted blankets help too!! I got a weighted blanket and the directions said it helps with restless leg syndrome!! The weight helps keep the legs in place?? Something like that!!! You guys ROCK!!! Merry Christmas and have a safe, healthy and Happy New Year!!! Hugs from Phoenix!!!
That’s my suggestion! It helps A TON!!! It actually is almost 100% affective for me and works better than anything else :)
Hi Blake! that’s awesome!!!! LOVE my weighted blanket! I sleep great and I hear it helps with anxiety and some other things I can’t remember!!! Hey Happy New Year!! 🎉
Y’all are great! Whenever I have concerns about body aches or pains, I can turn UA-cam and there y’all are with the information I need and have been very successful with relief! Thank you both!!
Good sleep hygiene doesnt beat effects of rls.. It's more than annoying it's totally debilitating as it robs me off sleep on a high scale
It is very debilitating! Its awful
Take calcium next time and let me know how it goes.
I had serious RL for over 20 years.
RL is B1 deficiency. Take nutritional yeast( unfortified)
It toom care of.my RL from the first time.I took it
I hear you. What works one night (like massage) will feel intolerable the next. There are some nights it is so awful I get quite panicky. Been dealing with this my whole life.
@@donnarutkowski1627 I understand! Same here! I take Requip out of absolute necessity
My arms, are affected, as well at times.
I googled remedies and they suggested soap bar under your bed sheets and keep it by your legs. Hands down, this sounded stupid but it works. I don't sleep without a soap bar anymore
Not getting
It worked for my mother for the first 2 days, then the pain came back.
Do you have an idea why?
Any special soap?
I have found when I smoke weeeed that my RLS symptoms go away. I have no idea why but It's helped me tons.
Cheers, I have restless legs because of my Neurological condition, and am already being treated for it! Thank you for some really useful nice tips!
1. Add mg
2. Try the thermal pillow
3. Stop caffeine
4. Try to get better sleep patterns
5. Exercise, walking, biking
6. Wraps or compression devices
7. Massage using a massage device
8. Stretching(towel pull, lying down raises)
9. Soaking in a hot tub
10. Do not resist the movement
Vitamin B1 deficiency
Thank You so much for your steps here, most appreciated.
MERRY Christmas Bob and Brad! YOU GUYS ARE LIFE SAVERS! I have improved my life so much with your videos. My best wishes from Amsterdam/The Netherlands.
everyday 45 minutes of yoga stretches and walking 1,5 hours help me get rid of severe rls.
So you cure it that awesome 👏 I thought it’s wasn’t a cure
@@drealove9351 it is the normal opinion that there isnt a cure. But a physical therapist in germany has a different approach and he says it has all to do with tight muscles and connective tissue which needs to be loosened up again. And it works!
@@orgonitehealingnl4431 info on the doctor? Social media? Name?
@@alejandroochoa3541 This gives a good explanation www.depijnvrijmethode.nl/restlesslegs/ It is in dutch but you can do google translate.
That’s a lot of workout everyday
I struggle with this occasionally and have found my Ferritin level to be low at these times. Because I cannot take iron supplements, I get an IV of iron, and it disappears for years. Worth the simple blood test.
Very helpful, to know. Thank you.
Very good to know!
I have high Iron level so not issue with me. I blame the Statin as I felt better after getting off them. Still use Magnesium supplements & try to remain chill instead of being a stressed mess :-)
@@craigperry7376 iron level and ferritin levels ARE NOT the same thing. My iron level was fine, while my ferritin was not. Ferritin is your stored iron, not the iron currently circulating.
@@barbarabeck1174 oops!! You are correct & I was being too lazy to spell Ferritin, so I wrote Iron. I was actually saying, in my situation, I did believe that use of Staton was creating my RL issue, I was not disputing your RL & your low Ferritin. PS Can you eat animal liver or even Pate’ as both good at lifting Ferritin levels. Take care & enjoy Life :-)
You mentioned compression. Compression hosiery helped me. Do check with your Doctor to make sure they are safe for you before you start. I bought fairly inexpensive ones at a drug store. The ones I used came to just below my knees. That was enough. I did not need thigh high stockings.
I’ve had mild RLS since childhood. Hands down what works for me is stretching & gentle exercise right before bed. Or if i go to sleep & wake up with it within an hour or so I get up and stretch. For me, getting out of bed & moving helps both with RLS and insomnia.
RL is a B1 deficiency.
Take nutritional yeast( unfortified)
I had major RL for over 20 years. After I ate some the first time my RL is completely gone.
Thank you for this, I've had RL for years and I'll give this a try!
RL is a B1 deficiency.
Take nutritional yeast ( unfortified). Your RL willndisappear
@@varietythespiceoflife3953 how much do you use and how-on top of foods?
@@aliceboothe8231 It doesnt taste very good, I just eat 2 tablespoons a day. I eat it just by itself with lots of water
Thanks for this, my friend has RLS during acute C-19 (day 5). Very helpful info 🙂
Right now it's 4am and I'm crying cos I can't keep my legs still
I hope you went to a doctor. I hope you heard them when they said this is just for mild symptoms yours sound more severe.
I drink tonic water. Sleep habits have no effect on RLS but the RL sure effects sleep. Many of the comments seem to point to outside remedy’s, but my issue is from within, my knee muscles tense up and “crawl” and cramp from within. I’ve been taking magnesium for a couple of months and my symptoms are not as pronounced
I have suffered from Restless Leg Syndrome by whole life. Thanks, guys!
I have bad bouts of RLS and here are a few things worth trying:
Pump about a quarter size of any body lotion and two drops of lavender essential oil in your palm. Rub your hands to blend and apply to calves until absorbed.
Purchase a magnesium spray at a health store and spray a couple pumps into your palm and apply to calf. The magnesium is derived from the ocean, so rinse your hand to remove the salt. Your calf may feels sticky, but you won’t care if it calms your legs and you can sleep.
You can apply both these methods if your leg starts acting up in the middle of the night. Use as needed.
I keep these supplies on the floor next to my bed so it’s not too disrupting.
My left leg is worse so I start out sleeping on my left side with a pillow between my knees/calves. The pillow keeps my leg warm and the weight from my right leg keeps the bottom leg calm.
I hope one of these tips works for you. They work better than the Rx drugs I was on.
Good Luck!
You guys are my new best friend!!! I have lots of issues. Restless leg. Spinal stenosis. Dowagers hump.... Thanks for all you do!
A total cure that works on demand is to lie on your back and cycle in the air until your legs ache from the effort. RLS will be gone for that night. We're talking about 10 - 20 minutes of cycling though. Your hip might not like this, so I recommend a pillow for your hip while doing this and alter the angle of the cycle motion until you feel comfortable. But definitely look into getting a magnesium or iron supplement as this would be an easier cure.
Before I saw this I found heat (hot bath, regular heating pad), pressure (massage or compression) and magnesium helpful, so I can attest that those suggestions work for me. TENS unit also helped me, applied at various points. I felt that the sensations seemed to be coming from an area in my right quad, so I started there, and moved the TENS around a bit a half hour at a time. For me, I have increased RLS symptoms if I am taking too high a dose of medications, and the RLS is a way to gauge a more appropriate dose.
My bf has had restless legs all his life. It is pretty severe. He takes meds for it... and the meds can't get rid of the problem fully. Will try some of those tips.
I did suffer it when on Statins. I used Magnesium ointment on legs & tried to lower my stress levels with, before bed, meditation. Took myself off Statins as always felt sick using them, & my other 2 combinations seems to work. So far they haven’t returned
Fellas, I hope this all works. I have just figured out after suffering with this crap for twenty odd years that other people have it and it's a thing!
I've had it for about 50 yrs also. I was hospitalized for preterm labor, but could not stay in bed. My doctor said I was just being a difficult patient and he told me horror stories about preemie babies. Luckily, he went on vacation and the woman doctor who filled in on my case, came in my room and said " So, tell me about this leg thing that you say is bothering you." I told her, and she immediately said, "Oh, you have Restless Legs Syndrome." I honestly could have kissed her. I didn't know it was an actual "thing" either. Had it all my life (as far back as I remember) and I thought it was just part of my personal make-up. I did learn later on that my Dad had it intermittently. All my life, I dealt with it by laying on my stomach, but with my legs tucked up underneath me... Eventually, my legs would fall asleep, and I would stretch out real quickly and fall asleep while they were numb! One time my grandmothers found out that I slept like that (imagine the fetal position, but face down, if that makes sense) and my grandmother commented how strange it was that I fell asleep like that because her mother, who I never met, slept in that position also. I immediately thought that my great grandmother had to have had RLS because you don't sleep in that position for comfort! Now that I'm in my 50's it travels through my whole spine and sometimes into my arm. So, my strange sleeping position doesn't work anymore as you can't make your spine fall asleep!! I actually got on You Tube in the middle of the night just to look this up as I realized I haven't looked to You Tube to see if anyone had some natural ideas. I do take tramadol for it, (been on it for about 20 yrs or more but it has progressed and the tramadol isn't strong enough any more. I'm excited to try a few of the natural remedies people use to see if they might help me!
I just thought it interesting that you discovered it was a "thing!" That is exactly how I was when I found out other people had it too! Before I knew it was called RLS, I always called it "stretchies" cuz it makes me need to keep moving and stretching my calf muscles!
before bedtime drink a glass of warm water with applecider vinegar/honey and sleep thru the nite
Yes4, even though applecider vin is good, can make arthritis worse.
Thanks I'll try this. RLS is horrible.
This is what I think I suffer from. It’s not painful at all but very irritating. I need a lot of space in bed and it feels like I need to stretch my leg rather than move it a lot . It mostly happens at the back of my knee, that’s where I need to stretch. I’m 30 years old but have been suffering from it for about 7 yrs. Maybe even more, can’t even remember. It does not only bother me but my husband as well because I end up not letting him sleep. What’s worse is that my 9 year old has complained about the same thing a couple of times. I would hate for him to end up suffering from it as well. Sometimes I think it’s just in my head and sometimes when I’ve just laid down in bed, I try to not even think about it because I’m already expecting the sensation to happen. So I tell myself, if I don’t think about it, it won’t happen. But then that means I’m already thinking about it and so it happens.
Omg you took the words out my mouth , this is exactly how I feel
same here
Exactly how I feel and I tell myself the same thing I be like don’t think about I’m so focused on not thinking about it that I’m actually thinking about it lol I feel the constant need to pull or stretch it. I hate it. My daughter has it severely in her arms it is called restless limb syndrome she cries because of it to the point where she says she just wants to chop her arms off.
Please make new video about Parkinson disease and its exercise.
I had RLS from 20s to mid 30s, now 70. It just went away. I never knew it had a name until abt 15 years ago. People thought I was crazy. Found out about 15 years ago an older brother had it for years and his went away too. Oh, yeah, it felt like bugs running up and down inside leg bones.
I have always wondered whether there is a genetic component to RLS. Mine developed in my early 30s and I am now almost 50. Tonic water which contains quinine helps a bit. The RLS seems to get worse at times and have wondered what the triggers are that make it worse. I will try the magnesium and see if it helps. My prescribed tramadol (Ultram) helps too at night. My mom has it too. I even noticed when wearing a Fitbit, that it is waking me up periodically throughout the night and makes me exhausted during the day. Doctors thought it was plain old insomnia and prescribed Ambien which was horrible.
I rub white vinegar into my thighs before bed and it really works! Might try magnesium though!
Thank you soooooo much, all your videos are so helpful for those of us that are *"one big bundle of chronicity".* 😯
Merry Christmas guys 🎄 😷
Thanks relaxation is important for health
You guys are doing so great!! I enjoy your videos so much, and totally reference them.
Been an RLS sufferer for all my life (on and off). Medications work , but, who wants to take 'em. The side effects are as bad as the condition. Tried Magnesium supplements but the improvement was minimal. Recently I read about Iron supplements working so I thought I'd give it a go. The improvement was so great that I thought it must be psychosomatic. Here it is several months later though and it's still working. I would encourage anyone with this awful condition to at least try iron supplements. What have you got to lose?
I would love to know where to buy the foot sliders you demonstrated in the video. My husband has RLS and I am recovering from a stroke and I think they would be of benefit to both of us.
“Restless leg syndrome” would sure be a hard phrase to say if you were drinking...lol
So it wasn't just me that noticed they were slurring! OMG, I swear, rewatch the video....
I have had RLS severely since I was in my 30's - now in my 60's I have tried all of these with the expectation of the infrared heating pad. I take 2 medications - and without those, I am up all night. I work with horses daily - I am exhausted when I get to bed - if I don't take the meds, it kicks in. It feels like an electric current that wells up - used to be just in my right leg - but now goes up through my arm. Getting up and walking around doesn't help - my leg will buckle under me. I honestly believe it's in the facia - the connective tissue. No diet (although red wine really sets it off), no exercise, stretching, will help it - message does, but, I have to hold the massager and cannot fall asleep using it. If I forget to take the meds soon enough - so it starts before I fall asleep - I take a bolster pillow and lay lengthwise on that - so that my legs and arms are on either side, knees and elbows bent and there is slight pressure on my limbs - head hangs slightly over the end. That is the only way I can fall asleep if it kicks in.
Wow! You described my symptoms and experience to a tee! I mean exactly.
@@happygoluckyme6926 Did your mother have it also? There was a study done that found it is hereditary, primarily women and from European heritage.
@@Lambee303 Spot on. My mom had it and she's from Spain.
@@happygoluckyme6926 And all my family is from Northern Italy. I love my family, and our heritage, this is one thing I wish I did not inherit and that gene pool!
@@Lambee303 that's where my family is from! From Onati
Somethings good to know
A. RLS is NOT a syndrome that you get at old age. Debut is mostly 30-40 years old. I have it since age 28.
B. Its common to have in INVOLUNTARY movements/spasm att night that often don't wake you up but prevent deepsleep = you are tired and dont understand why.
C. Exercise is good but not hard training i the evening. Walks ok!
D. It can also effect your strengt in the leg so exercise with caution! In the beginning I had like three bad accidents where the leg just "caved in" like a reflex.
What works for me, cold room to slepp in. Sleeping with fot without blanket. Not to warm shoes or socks even at day. Never socks in bed. In summer i sleep with a wet towel on the foot when it's +25C at night.
Intresting that somone montioned low iron, have that to 🤔 I got it after my military service and during I had greif. Think that effected the balance of nutrients in the body alot.
My wife is 7 months pregnant and is having RLS and we are going to try some of these tips to help her sleep cause she cant take meds.
I have fibromyalgia and neuropathy and the pain wouldn't let me sleep.. I went to see a chiropractor and the problem stopped. I cannot believe it! I was on prescription drugs that will not work. Also he took out my cervical horrible pain. I was in soo much pain that it felt like i was serving a sentence in hell! I sleep sooo good after as well chiropractor care is the best!
Bob, pls ask Thermotex to make an international version with a 110-240V range. They might listen to you!
I’m 23 years old and struggle with RLS far too often. I live a healthy lifestyle, workout often, eat well, and sleep well, but I still struggle far too often for someone my age. My grandmother had this as well but she was elderly by the time she had symptoms. Not sure if there are many others like me.
Your not alone I'm 23 and struggle with it I take iron, magnesium , and gabepentin
I'm 23 and also struggle with this, especially in the evenings 👎🏼
I have found that too much exercise exacerbates RLS as badly as too little but sources tend to speak to the norm of being sedentary.
Had it since young girl, 73 now.
Had it since I was in my teens. Way later I got my ADHD diagnosed and apparently that combo is not uncommon.
And it's not the version that gets better with magnesium so I do take meds (pramipexole) for it now although some get better from the ADHD meds alone.
The biggest indicator for me is how much salty food I have eaten that day. Fast food means a bad night of restless legs. I recently fasted 3 days and slept through the night each night. So I know that for me at least it’s diet related. I try to control it through a low salt diet, magnesium at bed time, 2 capsules of Alteril Sleep Aid, and then squats to induce muscle burn whenever I wake up. Once I do the squats I go right back to sleep. Based on some comments here I’ll be trying some bicarb to see if that helps as well.
How do you go to bed at the same time everynight, when you cant relax to go to bed with rls?? I am dealung with rls and dont know what to expect or how bad this will get😰 its terrible!
Weighted blanket!!! I’ve had RLS for years. I’ve been on Cyclobenzaprine and Gabapentine for other problems for years, and even those don’t help. A weighted blanket is nearly 100% affective for me. That, and just moving my legs around in bed the moment I feel the sensation come on, until they’re fatigued to the point my legs finally relax. Often, all it takes is continuous, very light bouncing/shaking of the legs.
Medicines such as many antidepressants and anti-psychotics that increase serotonin levels can worsen RLS. People don't take those medications, usually, unless they have a real problem that needs treatment, but if RLS gets worse when you take them, be sure to mention it to your Doctor and try Bob and Brad's suggestions.
Hi, I had back surgery 15 years ago and I have had RLS since at night.
I have chronic Insomnia now.
Doctor has put me on amitriptyline 50 mg. They do make you feel sleepy I am hoping this works for me doctor told me me my iron levels are ok I think it came from the back surgery
@@grez6330 It’s not the iron levels in your blood that make a difference. Apparently, it is the amount of iron that is stored in your brain. I heard a ferritin test is better, but I’ve also heard that the only way to really see how much iron is stored is by having a very expensive MRI type scan.
I also had back surgery about 10 years ago, but not up until about a year ago did the RLS get really bad. I hope you find some relief. Let us know if the amitriptyline works for you. I got off of Prozac since I had read that it could exacerbate the problem. But I can’t really tell much difference. Good luck and God bless you.
Afterthought: from what I have found in reading about it, it is also closely related to dopamine somehow. I have greatly reduced my Adderall (for ADHD), quit antihistamine, quit MS Contin which I was taking for pain and greatly reduce the Oxycodone which I take. (For back pain despite having aALIF lumber fusion 10 years ago.)
How come Bob sounds like he is a bit drunk, Merry Christmas, ha ha
I noticed this as well, hope everything is ok. Thanks for the informative content Bob and Brad. Merry Christmas everyone.
I also noticed this. I love Bob and Brad, and I'm really hoping everything is alright with Bob.
Merry Christmas
I have RLS but it seems it's in my feet/heels more than anything but it is making me feel like I have to move my legs to stop it and it's driving me crazy! I exercise daily, eat healthy, only drink caffeine in the mornings and take magnesium supplements but I'm not sure what magnesium works best or how much I should be taking. Which brand of magnesium and how many milligrams would you suggest?
i strongly recommend, stretching the quads. the symptoms start around the pelvis area in the front, so get on your knee at the bed and very slowly, stretch the front of your thigh. im lead to believe the nerve is getting squished somehow which causes the tingling, and if it's the sciatic nerve than that would explain the shooting down to the feet.
i also get it in the shoulder when laying in a position where my neck gets scrunched, unfortunately for that i have to move and be up.
Getting the Psoas released helped me. Also eat a spoonful of Mustard when it starts happening.
Thank you for suggesting mustard, I've been trying that and it has worked for me.
@@m.p.6039 Great news. Glad it helped. I got down-voted on Reddit when I mentioned using it. Since no ones doctor mentioned it they didn't believe it would work.
@@amyalewine All hail to the
great and mighty White
Coats! Bow down before them in reverence for surely if they’ve never heard of it, it clearly doesn’t work.
Oops - That was supposed to read: “Awww hell to the grift and shilling White Coats. Bow down before them (but facing away) and tell them to kiss yer rosy arse! Eat your mustard like free men and enjoy your relief. (Not sure, but could it be the turmeric, vinegar, or mustard seed itself helping?)
@@kittycat1302 I have tried to figure out what part of the mustard it is.
Ooh I got this, comes and goes, ends with me screaming in annoyance and kicking blankets in the air mid-sleep. I feel like it's Lack of movement and exercise. As it only started in these last 7 months with the Coronavirus lockdown
Exercise definitely helps the degree to which your symptoms affect you but what you're describing sure sounds like RLS.
Exercise is absolutely an answer, but mostly the stretching exercises.
Needed this. !
Please keep up the videos~ Love all the great info
Have had since a child and finally learned what it was about 15 years ago . Used to have leg cramps also so took magnesium and learned then that it also relieved restless leg issues.
Experimented with the amount and came to 3 tablets containing 2000 milligrams of magnesium threonate when awakened by this issue. Usually can return to sleep after about 15 minutes.
Can happen twice a night sometimes. Then take the magnesium again.
To avoid loose stools, use the form of magnesium called threonate which doesn’t cause the same degree of loose stools.
Dr. Mercola sells it in that form …
In case anyone wants to try this method.
Lower back hips and legs like electrically charged zapped both legs to my feet .I can’t walk it off and I have had this for over 20 years tried many meds .
It's been 6 hours and I just want to sleep🙃
Old comment but same problem. I’m looking for anything to go to sleep.
Good ideas thanks
I just started having some severe RLS symptoms for the past week. I mean I don’t sleep for more than maybe an hour because of it. Feels like my legs aren’t there. This weird numb sensation that only goes away if I stand up and walk around. Soon as I lay back down it kicks right back in. This is honestly torturous. Idk how much longer I can deal with this.
So sorry you're experiencing this. You're not alone. So am I. 😪
Im also experiencing this unfortunate condition... it started in 2016 with mainly just my toes that hurt at night... nowadays it is in both my lower legs during the whole God damn day
I am with you.
I used to have this just very occasionally in my 20s and 30s, but in the last few months (I am 65 now) it is getting worse and worse. I’m getting very little sleep at night. It is, as you described, torturous. I dread night time because I know I’m going to be up with it until 3 or even 5 AM. Then maybe a little sleep and exhausted the next day.
I get up when I can’t sleep because of it, but about all I can do is pace because I’m too unfocused to do anything productive at night and then I’m too tired to get anything productive during the day. Please pray for me. I am a believer but this is testing me greatly.
Exact same here
Its worse in the summer so i figured it has something to do with warmth, so when it starts again i cool off the legg and then it stops. If im on the couch i pull the pants up and lay my skin on the cold table and when im in bed i keep the legg away from the blanket and i always walk barefooted in the summer
12 years this awful condition has destroyed my life. I've chronic RLS and my Dr has put me onto a Parkinson's drug called Sifrol.
It's changed my life.. It's got Unicorn sperm or something like that in it because it's stopped my late afternoon and night time marathon training dead in the water..
I'm so grateful..❤
good thanks
Only yesterday I have learned about RL for the first time AND found out I have it then 24 hours later you two make a video about it?? JUST HOW DID YOU KNOW
Here is a solution to resolve RLS. Restless Leg Syndrome I had for decades. Finally realized what is happening. Something in body gets too acidic but don't know what or how. Somehow the nerves get effected.
Get some PH strips and take 1/2 to 1 tsp of baking soda in glass of water before bed. Check the PH level of your urine in morning. The objective is to stabilize urine to roughly around PH of 7.2. Increase your baking soda until it gets to there. See how your legs feel taking baking soda.
As an aside, I believe the reason for kidney disease is because too much low PH acid waste is flowing thru the kidney. This is why baking soda protects the kidneys. The second problem after that is blood clots in kidney.
also applecidervinegar does the same, i always put a little in every cup of tea I drink.
@@orgonitehealingnl4431 ACV in theory could do it but I think that depends on if your more healthy and your body self alkalizes it's self sufficiently. I think as one ages, it becomes more compromised. Ultimately one needs to experiment.
@@prioris55555 so you think baking soda is more efficient then acv?
@@orgonitehealingnl4431 I think people should try both. I think it is more efficient.
For a long time I didn't think about my urine being between 5 or 6 ph but I concluded it was doing damage to my kidneys.
I think as people age or chronically ill, they may excrete more acidic waste. I don't have a deep understanding of RLS but someway it is effecting the nerves. There may be metabolic syndrome involved.
Thing I like about pure baking soda is that it is relatively cheap. Magnesium is a more expensive way to go. Plus one may have to take too much and get side effects. Baking soda is relatively more neutral in body.
There was a website that said put various supplements and it did work to some degree but it becomes more expensive path. Baking soda and ACV are cheap.
@@prioris55555 I think you are onto something. Pity doctors never follow diet or alternative roads.
Thank you so much
Restless leg syndrome is the worst. A hot shower or long stretch session usually help but only for 15-20 minutes for me. Not to be crude but an orgasm works for 25 to 20 minutes too. Not a self serving one but one with your partner. But all methods dont last very long but if you are lucky they will last long enough to fall back asleep
I wish I could find a drug study to try different meds for RLS I’d volunteer if it was close to where I live. I’d try anything when it starts in my legs now it’s going to my arms to. It does my sister the same way.
People can’t imagine what it feels like it don’t hurt me it’s a feeling I can’t explain
I have had restless leg syndrome since I was about 10 years old
I’ve had this since my teens. I snore too (since a little kid) so I sleep in a separate room. I have my bed pushed up against a wall and press my toes and balls of my feet against the wall. It’s the only way I can fall asleep some nights. I saw a video where researchers in neurology found RLS is neurology based. Sometimes the medicine for RLS causes a gambling problem. There are two forms of RLS - this one and another when the calves and feet shake in and out while sleeping. My Mom and I have both. I walk an hour before bed and take a bath the next morning, and it helps. I know you guys would suggest the reverse but it’s working for me.
I like the new channel layout thing! Great job.
It’s not just older people that get RLS. I got it when I was 30 and I’m 66 now. I went to a doctor for it when I was 30 and he didn’t know what the heck I was talking about. I’m glad it is more main stream now. I change positions, massage my leg, or get up and move around to help relieve it. If its really bad I will take two advil. If some issue is bothering me, it will be worse.
I had it since I was prolly 43 or going on 43, and just now turned 45. I know what you mean. Many problems claimed that you cannot have if under 50 is bull hockey. Even kids can have arthritis, and be in a wheelchair with it.
Regular Advil or Advil PM?
@@kittycat1302 Regular
I don't have this too bad or that often. But I know when it strikes, it's very annoying. What I found helps me is "pounding it out". I literally pound massage the outside of my leg from my hip to bottom of thigh.
You either exercise to much, or not enough, both can bring on an attack.
It's not "laying" on your lap. It's "lying" on your lap. You had it right the first time.
Oh my goodness guys. Thank you so much for these exercises, sure will give them a try
My lifelong RLS disappeared when I stopped eating processed foods two years ago. I decided to try to get healthy and lose some weight... my first step was to cut out all processed food and glyphosates from my diet... and not only did I feel better, but an added bonus was that my RLS totally disappeared within a week or so!
yes, diet is very important.
@danielle w. lol... I didn't want to my comment to be too long so I didn't explain it! 😂
I still shake my ankle back and forth about 200spm lol but what I have found to work for myself is stretching my whole body laying down in a bed.
yes, stretching is so important. the muscles in the legs are much too tight.
I suffered from major RL syndrome for over since i was a teenager. Im 40 now.
6 months ago I learned B1 deficiency causes RL.
I took nutritional yeast. After the first night my RL has vanished. I've been taking one 1tablespoon a few times a week.
They should use benfotiamine.
I use baking soda because I found it neutralizes the RLS. See my post above.
I've ordered this after watching another video by Eric Berg. Fingers crossed 🙏
I'm not sure if I have restless leg but I think it might be. I'm 36f and normal weight. But, for a few years I would experience an occasional tingly, foot episode at night. I would have to itch to bring a few minutes of relief but the cycle would repeat. I assumed it was dry skin or something.
A couple years ago, the itching had moved into my legs. As I fell asleep, I'd get deep itching in my legs. But, again, I assumed it was from falling asleep.
But this year so far is the worst. As I'm falling asleep, my legs start itching, like a deep itch that makes me want to twitch sometimes. I've been waking up in the middle of the night the past 2 weeks with tingly, itchy feet and lower legs. I need to scratch or walk to bring any relief. 😩
I was active before lockdown, so I'm assuming the reason why the itching, tingly feeling is because of lockdown?
Is there a food I could be eating that would give me the magnesium that I need, instead of taking the supplements
I have been suffering from RLS since my late 20's and progressively it's getting worse. Leg stretching and other exercise doesn't work at all. RSL is caused by the brains electrical signals so doing leg exercise does nothing to those electrical signals in the brain. My doctor has prescribed Ropinirole and it helps me a lot.
I was prescribed that but I’m too scared to try it. How much has it helped you? Do you have any weird side effects?
@@MiZzThANGz21 thankfully I have no side effects so far. The doctor initially stated me off on very low dosage . 0.025 each tablet x 4. After the starter pack I am now on 0.05.
@@InfusedBiker Problem with this medicines are that it causes augmentation. And then you have even a bigger problem. it is not recommended anymore for rls but many doctors and neurologists still prescribe it, very sad.
@@orgonitehealingnl4431 I suppose these highly qualified Neurolists and doctors, some with years of experience and skills in their field turn evil and prescribe medicines for the hell of it without genuinely trying to help people with RSL to at least get some sleep at night when the leg starts twitching and kicking. Oh these evil doctors, huh!
@@InfusedBiker No, it is just that they dont follow the newest insights......And yes it is a quick fix but for the long term it makes the things much worse.
I thought i was the only one with this
increase your intake of green vegetables. ive had rls for decades and only recently noticed the connection. eat more green vegies.
While you’re moving and stretching it’s great but …. It’s brutal and not sustainable without drugs
Im 11 and have this
I've had RLS since I was a young child. When I first heard a description of these symptoms, I was like, that's what I have. It horrible. I wondered from bed to couch, bed to couch all night. I would be afraid to go to bed. I finally went to a sleep doctor who gave me a RX, but it made me stupid the next day. I tried the magnesium. It works wonders. The thing is if you take too much, it goes right through you. Also, you can buy lotion with magnesium or take a hot bath using magnesium salts. This is a horrific disorder that until recently didn't even have a name.
Oh my, this sounds exactly like what I'm experiencing right now. Thank you!
Some of y’all have poor listening skills. They said DON’T resist it!
Which magnesium? There's at least three formulations on the market.
I have severe form. I take up to five meds a night. Then, found marijuana helps immensely.
none of these worked - "good sleep ---ffs I WOULD LOVE THAT" the rest just had me shouting you dont know what you're talking about
My friend is currently experiencing this. I've mentioned you guys to them. Expect a new subscriber maybe. :-)
I've had issues with RLS every once in a while in my adult life. I recently started delivering for Amazon, in which you quite literally run all day long. Since starting that job a little over a month ago, I have had restless legs every single night and only get a couple hours of uninterrupted sleep. Maybe normal exercise helps, whereas what my job requires may just be too much and causing me to have restless legs.
It's hell.. I've suffered for 20 years.. I find cold floors help my restless legs.. Once they start I go downstairs and get my feet really cold.. Get into bed and hope I'm asleep before my feet warm up.. Works occasionally the first time. If not I repeat the process until I'm able to sleep before my feet warm up .. Rather do this than go on the medication my neurologist wants to put me on..
@@TraceyMariexx I started taking magnesium and iron supplements and did so for a month(which is about how long it takes for your body to really experience the affects of supplements like that). I also left the Amazon gig at the time the supplements were taking affect. The RLS went away and I figured it was because I was no longer running myself ragged doing Amazon. Well, it has been a couple months now and the RLS is back with a vengeance. I really think the supplements were what made it go away. I'm going to get back on them now and I recommend doing the same if you haven't tried it already.
@@KozacraS I'm going to get some magnesium also.. Heard it's good also
I have RLS, and tried many of these tips, including magnesium and other supplements, to no avail. But about five years ago, I discovered rather by accident that when I eat dark green leafy veggies and /or Romaine lettuce a minimum of three times a week, the RLS disappears (unless I stay up several hours past my normal bedtime). I have experimented a number of times to confirm that it is the greens. I've also tried the " green" drink powders but they didn't do the trick. It has to be the real food for me, canned, frozen, or fresh. Such a relief! And that tip number ten is correct. Trying to resist it made it worse.
Thanks for the tip, will try that.
@@EJulia33 You never know. I've found out so many things by accident. I hope you find relief.
@@lynnstillwell2 Thanks, Lynn. I hope you continue to do well on your regime. People who do not have RLS do not know how maddening it can be to have to get up in the middle of the night to pace to get the creepy crawler feeling out of their legs..
@@EJulia33 That is the truth!!
I never thought I would have it and I work out like a mother very weird