Tingling In Legs..may Be Restless Leg Syndrom? Posted: 08-19-05 20:53pm
I have had, as to best as I can describe,
getting an "electrical" "creepy crawly"
"annoying" sensation in my legs for 5+
years now, I am only 21. I get them in
both legs..But generally not at the same
time. Now in the past year, it has
spread to my right arm as well. Now I
find that this happens generally at night
when I try to go to sleep or if im in a
car for too long..Or just because. And
when this happens I have to move my leg, I
get up, walk around, stretch, shake my
leg..Do anything I can to get it to settle
down. This has lost me many a nights
sleep. I have asked doctors what it
is..And no one ever seems to know. I
had recently seen a commercial on tv about
restless leg syndrom and it seems that I
have all the symptoms of it. I went to
my dr and discribed to her my symptoms and
asked her about restless leg. They said
they want to run some tests on me, an ekg
to see if my nerves are damaged or
pinched, and give me an xray to see if
they can find anything. In the mean
time she gave me some muscle relaxers to
see if it would help. And they do..But
as soon as they wear off..About 3-4 hrs
later..I wake up, and the annoying
sensation is back. This is very hard to
live with. At first I used to only get
it maybe once or twice a month, but now I
get it everyother night. Does anyone
have any suggestions on what they do to
make it go away? Or easier to deal
with?
Sorry to hear you are having this problem.
I am much older than you (61 yo woman)
but I suffered from restless leg for so
many years not knowing what it was. I
first became aware of the problem as I was
sitting watching tv in the evening. I
couldn't keep my legs still in my lazy
boy. Then when I would lay down in bed my
legs would start to move, sort of like
riding a bike. I couldn't keep them
still. During the night I would wake up
and they would be moving. Then it went to
my arms. I would literally pull my arms
to stop the feeling and when it would not
stop in arms or legs I just had to get up
and walk around the house, sometimes just
sitting in a chair until the feeling
subsided.
I finally went to a "sleep disorder" md.
He did a sleep test among other things but
the thing that helped me most - did away
with restless leg altogether was mirapex.
It is a drug for parkinson disease. I
take 1/2 of a o.25mg tablet before going
to bed. The first night I could not
believe it. I just layed there and
nothing moved. It was great. I have
been on it for around 5 years now.
Occasionally I forget to take it and I do
ok. Other times when I forget, the
feeling creeps back into my legs. I
immediately take the pill. See if your
doctor is aware of this treatment. It is
worth a shot. Good luck to you.
Margie
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iwatchedthesky
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Jul 2005 Posts: 17 Location: Michigan
Posted: 09-08-05 10:59am
Thanks. I will. Right now the dr gave me
some muscle relaxers but it doesnt always
help. They still want to do some tests
but maybe ill check out a sleep disorder
clinic.
