Can someone please list the symptoms of RESTLESS LEG SYNDROME?
Tuesday, March 10th, 2009 at
11:37 am
Paulette asked:
My Husband insists he does not have it but if we are at the movies or driving long distances, I notice (or rather feel) him shaking his legs like crazy.
My Husband insists he does not have it but if we are at the movies or driving long distances, I notice (or rather feel) him shaking his legs like crazy.
I am sure his does, but I haven’t researched it at all yet.
I had never heard of this until rather recently.
Thanks for any responses.
I am not asking for anyone to do my research.
I am asking for KNOWLEDGABLE People who may have this problem for Personal information on the symptoms and the cause.
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RLS usually occurs during sleep. A good sedative or tranquiliser at bedtime like Alprazolam .5mg
just type in restless leg syndrome and you’ll get many sites explaining it(medical sites).I’ve been using REQUIP for several years,it’s prescription.Works great.There are too many symptoms to write them all down,and there different for different people.
RLS does not occur during sleep. It prevents sleep. If it does occur during sleep, it wakes you up. PLMs occur during sleep (periodic limb movements)
RLS has 4 simple criteria:
1. There is an icky, weird, painful, or otherwise annoying feeling in the limbs (or other body parts) that makes you feel as though you MUST move to remove that feeling.
2. The feeling goes away with movement.
3. It occurs more frequently when at rest.
4. It only happens or is worse in the evening (peak time is probably 7 or 8 PM until 2 or 3 AM).
Jiggling legs can be a sign of other things. If your husband isn’t jiggling in order to remove a weird feeling, it’s probably not RLS. Ask him to try this: sit still without moving at night for 15 minutes or longer without reading or doing anything else that would keep his mind busy. If he can do it, the movements are probably not RLS.
Check out the RLS Foundation for more information – rls.org – they have pamphlets you can download, etc.
the title sums it up however typcially RLS manifests itself when trying to sleep by pain, sudden movement, and inability to get comfortable (as i now move to type this better on my laptop)
your hubby seems to be more anxious rather than RLS; if it manifests in bed, see your dr for evaluation and treatment
Put your search engine to work (that’s what you’re asking us to do).
My search turned up many sites, including this one?&pid=471&srcid=-2 for the Restless Leg Syndrome Foundation.
I’m sure you’ll find what you need easily. Good luck!
The best way to tell is, if you two are sitting and he’s shaking his leg, for you to stop it and tell him he’s not to shake it, and act like your focusing on something else. If he starts to shake it, he’s probably got RLS. I have it, and my biggest thing was I need to shake my leg to calm and relax myself, and at night my husband says I “swim” because no matter how hard he holds my leg down it will still move just alittle bit.
I probably know as much as you ,but if you have kaiser Hospital you Can go to kp.org and you should be able to look it up . Best of Luck to you two….
Restless leg syndrome symptoms are:
1) Irritating sensations in legs:
Sensations can be painful or just uncomfortable. Feelings are described as creeping, crawling, tingling, pulling.
2) Overwhelming urge to move around:
Getting up and moving around can relieve the discomfort.
3) Position and time of day affect sensations:
Discomfort tends to increase when sitting or lying down and during the evening or night.
4) Movements in toes or feet:
Others may notice your feet or toes moving slightly or jerking when you are sitting still or resting.
5) All limbs may be affected:
People usually feel the sensations in the calf area, but some feel them in the upper leg, the feet, the arms, or the hands.
6) Individual variation in intensity:
Some describe the sensations as merely bothersome or annoying, while others describe them as quite painful and feel them deep in the leg.
A Yahoo search for “restless legs syndrome” + symptoms will tell you all about it.