Are My Symptons RLS??? - Restless Leg Syndrome Message Board

Bookworm43 · 07-11-2005, 04:29 PM

I have had what I have always just called "Leg Aches" for over 40 years. I don't get leg cramps or charlie horses very often. I just can't keep my legs still because I have dull, throbbing aches, usually in my calves and feet. Several years ago a doctor put me on quinine and it has helped, but causes tinnitus. I would like to get off the quinine if I can find another way to stop the aches.

For a number of years, I had been eating yogurt and bananas for breakfast. Finally, I got tired of the same old thing and have trouble even eating either one of these foods. My "leg aches" have gotten very bad again. I had thought the quinine was doing the job, but the aches were back. For the last few days, I have forced myself to eat a banana each day and the aches have almost disappeared, presumably because of the potassium in the bananas.

Does this sound like RLS or another problem? I have read some of the other posts and nobody has described "aches" as a sympton.

shoxx · 07-19-2005, 02:16 AM

Bookworm, I have restless legs and I would not describe them as aching. They are more like a tickle in the muscle. Of course, I am not a doctor, but if you have found that potassium and/or quinine help then I would say you have some other condition...Listen to the Doc. Good luck
Sharon TX

TeTr01 · 07-23-2005, 05:58 PM

I have just started taking Requip recently for RLS. I am 23 years old & I've had problems with my legs over the years, used to just think it was growing pains or something & tried my best to ignore it. My legs are always moving around & could never get comfortable or get the feeling to go away. It was hard to explain it to my Dr when I finally decided to see if something could be done about this. For me, I can best describe it as a dull ache in my legs. He said it sounded like Restless Leg Syndrome, which I'd heard of before... but never thought this was what I was experiencing. He gave me a 2 week sample pack of Requip & it worked wonders. I went back for my follow up Friday & he was happy to hear that it has been helping a great deal, so he gave me a prescription & we made another apt for 2 months to follow up again.

Good luck!