Restless legs petty complaint

[Reality]

I don't know where else to put this. Just a question, I had this feeling often, sometimes it's worse than others. It's not diagnosed or anything I just know what it is. It's like you cant stop wanting to move your legs and sometimes other parts. I feel like I want to crawl out of my skin, or like my whole body is touching an electric fence. I'm wondering if I maybe have too much serotonin in me from my antidepressant. It's amitriptyline. It's not prescribed much anymore, not considered all that safe.

I started with this antidepressant in my early 20's. All I knew was, it worked for sleep. I needed more sleep because of working night shifts. I then went through a to z of other antidepressants. Its been a long time on this particular med now.

Does anyone else have restless legs? I was reading it can be 5 to 10 percent of the world population having it. If you do, what helps you? I thought my electric blanket was helping. I noticed I'm better with it off, yet i'll wake up with my body so cold to the touch if I don't have it on me. I get chills in the morning every day and I'm tired of it, trying to find the blanket and then by the time I get warm I cant get to sleep again.

 

[seabird]

I have had that occasionally, and it stopped for me when I started taking magnesium citrate and electrolytes before bed. As far as I know for me it was caused by getting low on those minerals from stress and running. But it could be caused by completely different things for you, so I just want to emphasise I'm not sure how to get it to stop for you. I definitely agree about being cold or chilled maiking it worse. It is a really werid uncomfortable feeling.

 

[AmberMarie]

i'm sorry you are dealing with leg issues. Often times weighted things on them help. i was on amatriptaline before for my fibro and migraines, but had many side effects so they put me on nortriptaline. All the bennifits without any side effects. i continue to get leg cramps. Magnesium, potassium, and calcium can help with this. i use leg cramp pills i can get pretty much at any store that has pharmaceuticals.

 

[AvidFan]

Ironically I've had it with amitriptyline withdrawal recently. Also had it with opioid withdrawals. Fortunately don't get it otherwise but I imagine how horrible it must be to have it permanently. They used to prescribe quinine for it, but then like many things discovered it had bad side effects. Hope you find a way to relieve it.

 

[KM76710]

I seem to have such with chocolate, especially late at night. A real bitch at times with leg cramps, but enjoying a bit of the cocoa is often worth it... LOL

 

[Reality]

Sorry you guys have it too. I do have magnesium citrate here, I was using to try to help digestive issues. Haven't used it in weeks, so I'll try that tonight. Thanks all of you!

 

[LumberJack]

I had restless legs as a side effect of one of my past meds. It probably doesn’t help that I am the guy who cannot stop rapidly tapping my heel like I am some kind of motor. That has gotten better, though. I don’t remember the exact med that caused it for me, but I do remember noticing it less and less as I recovered from alcohol withdrawal.

Seems like there’s a consensus on the electrolytes (potassium, sodium, magnesium, and calcium). I’m there, too. I’m regularly amazed at how much better I feel after having a banana for potassium, or taking a magnesium supplement. I know I am overloaded on the other two.

I have read that it is not a good idea to take calcium and magnesium supplements together. Due to a chemical reaction, they will bind to each other and never make it out of the digestive system. So they don’t exactly cancel each other out, but they do sort of glom on to each other , rendering both unusable.

 

[Angie]

There are prescription meds for restless leg syndrome. They work well.

I have had RLS off and on due to medication side effects. There is an entire subclass of medication that I cannot tolerate because of it.

Hope you find the answer for your situation.

 

[Innocent Forever]

How is it going?

When I took ropinirole, especially a different brand, it said it was for restless legs.

 

[Reality]

How is it going?

When I took ropinirole, especially a different brand, it said it was for restless legs.

Thanks for asking. I realized from one of the replies here, it's likely when I run out of my oxycodone making it worse. I don't have much choice. My doctor will never increase my dose, and I need it to get through the days, so i suffer without it for a few days, or almost a week. If he prescribed it properly, it would be a dose to manage pain. It's more like, it keeps me from withdrawal from being dependant on it, it does help but I need more if it needs to work properly.

 

[Reality]

It could also be better for using magnesium citrate, and not keeping my legs too warm with the electric blanket, apparently sleeping with that on me can worsen restless legs. I know I'll feel it again when I run out of my opiod. I wish doctors were more caring when it comes to managing pain. I ached all over worse this past week because of moving and boxing and bagging things.

 

[Innocent Forever]

That's crazy...

Sending so much love

 

[Reality]

That's crazy...

Sending so much love

Thank you @Innocent Forever I wish you love back

 

[Justzaph]

I’ve had something similar myself, that restless feeling where nothing seems to work, and you just can’t get comfortable. What actually helped me was trying medical cannabis treatment. I went through a clinic in the UK called Releaf, and they offer restless legs medical cannabis treatment.

They do online consultations, so it’s pretty easy to get started. Honestly, it made a big difference for me, especially when my other meds weren't cutting it. It’s definitely worth considering if you’re looking for something that might work better and you're from UK. Hopefully, that helps!

 

[Reality]

Thanks for the thoughts. I've tried edibles and all they do is make me anxious. I'm one of those that gets panicky when I use it.