maybee symptoms of rls - Restless Leg Syndrome Message Board

shelly05 · 04-28-2005, 08:14 AM

The past two weeks now I have very restless most of the day and even worse at night,especially in my arms and legs.I feel like I constantly have to move and I toss and turn all night.IT's just a really uncomfortable feeling,I have tried taking hot baths,usuing heating pads,going to the gym,a massagger,nothing seems to help,And I would just start crying for no reason off and on,I figured it was from being over tired,because I am only sleeping maybee 2-4 hrs a night.I finally couldn't take it naymore I went to a dr and he said he thinks I am going through a mild depression , which is causing me to feel restless and loose sleep and put me on an anti depressent and ambien.Well the ambien help some,I sleep for a little longer but then Iam up tossing and turning again,I feel like I can't get my muscles to relax.I haven't taken the anti depressent yet because I have heard of alot of bad symptoms from it.I am just confused I don't feel depressed,and I don't know if I am and I don't know it or if this may more of a symptom of rls,has anyone felt the way I am feeling?I don't know exactly what rls is or how long it last's,and if I should get a second dr opinion.anyone that could give me any advicee would be greatly appreciated.

lucylane · 05-18-2005, 02:41 PM

My mom suffered with restless legs syndrome, where you just can't keep your legs still in bed. She does not suffer from it anymore because she is on a medication that really works for her. Clonazepam (anti-anxiety tablets). She takes 2 at bedtime and she sleeps really well and wakes up feeling rested.

I also take clonazepam and effexor (anti-depression capsule). I have been on both for 5 years now. I no longer suffer from depression or anxiety. They also have helped my pulsatile tinnitus (heart beat sound in my right ear) go away for 80 to 90% of each day. I take 1 - 75 mg capsule of effexor each morning. I take 1/2 tablet of clonazepam in the morning (with coffee so I won't be drowsy) and 1/2 tablet before bedtime. I sleep really well, without bad dreams and I too wake up feeling rested.

Uff-Da! · 05-20-2005, 09:12 PM

It really does sound like you are suffering from restless legs syndrome. There are various possible solutions for it. You might want to check out this website for more information: http://www.4woman.gov/faq/rls.htm

My late husband's doctor prescribed 1000 mg. daily folic acid supplement for him and it did the trick for solving his serious case of RLS. I had a minor case of it, and I started taking folic acid, too, and I think it might have worked for me. But because mine wasn't that serious, it could have just been circumstantial that the occasional problem disappeared the same time I started the folic acid. Other people are helped by taking iron or magnesium. Still others need some type of medication.

One thing I noticed after I increased my consumption of fruits and vegetables to MANY servings a day is that I feel more relaxed, less anxious. I'm talking about things like spinach, tomatoes, green and red peppers, broccoli, cauliflower, celery, acorn squash, etc. here, not corn (which is really a grain, not a vegetable) or potatoes. I even eat vegetables with my breakfast now half the time, and I really am feeling better. If you aren't eating a lot of fruits and vegetables now, you might just try it. You have nothing to lose.