My legs have been killing me at night for the last couple of days. To the point that I can keep them still when I am trying to go to bed.
When I was dancing(about eight years ago now)I would have very bad nights dealing with restless leg issues. Nothing like this though. It is miserable and I kept my hubby up most of the night.
Are there any homeopathic ways to deal with Restless leg issues? Are there exercises you can do to make it not so painful?
I never did anything for it in the past.
Any tips or idea's would be great. I am getting tired of not being able to sleep:)
Note-The weather here has been extremely warm(by warm I mean 80+but it has not been consistent 80 one day 63 the next). And we have been outside pretty much all day. So, that is something I am thinking is adding to be part issue.
I am going to try the Arnica Cream and stretching more before bed to start. and go from there. Hopefully something will work:)
Gosh, I'm not sure, but here are some ideas:
Arnica salve
Massage
Good posture (I know part of the reason for my pain is that I stand with the weight of my body on my heels and keep my knees locked, rather than with my back strait, weight on balls of my feet, knees slightly bent, back gently strait.
Swimming
And, a big flower to people's bath, lot's o' water, and banana suggestion.
Make sure you're drinking enough water and eat a couple banannas for the potasium. Sometimes something as simple as that is all I need to feel better. If you've been doing a lot more walking or exercising then usual you might not be giving them any kind of break.
This happened to me when I was growing up. It happened to my dad when he was a kid. My mom and dad would come in and rub/massage my legs when the pain was too great. That allowed me to go to sleep again.
I would recommend having your husband rub your legs where it hurts and see if that goes away. Mine did.
Good luck to you and yours.
I would try an epsom salt bath . . . the magnesium in it helps me sometimes.
I'm with Katrina, bananas and water, together. Certainly can't HURT to try, right?
:)
You can try seeing your Doctor or a Naturopath Doctor.
Get checked out, to make sure it is not anything else.
See your Doctor.
someone posted a while back about a nfl player that had this problem and he would rub hotel soap on his legs and it would go away.
There are a couple of naturopathic creams that are supposed to help. There's a Hyland's Nerve Tonic (not positive about the name) tablet that a friend thought was helpful. For me, the best thing I found was a mild stretching and excercise routine about an hour before bed.
Since this has only set in in the last few days, try staying hydrated better and see if that helps.
It is a truly miserable and distracting condition. I hope you find a way past it soon.
(After double checking the banana cure / aka a potassium deficiency)
Midol!!!
No lie.
It has a very mild OTC muscle relaxer in it.
Failing that benedryl is a pretty sure thing to use as a sleepaid (it's what's in TylenolPM), BUT it won't help with the muscle cramping/twitchyness.
((suffering the weather with you, btw. Especially as an ex-athlete / current semi-athlete, it does a NUMBER on my ligaments and tendons. The stretching and contracting due to the temperture wackiness always either hurts or does the "jump out of my skin" feeling. Especially right now. SERIOUSLY??? (grrr) Swimsuits yesterday, and underarmor and a parka today. Stupid seattle weather. (not that it's surprising, just irking) All those billboards questioning "why MS in the puget sound more than anywhere else in the world?" / "is it in the water?" "is it in the air?". How about the freakin' temperature fluctuations that never give our bodies time to adjust and wreak havoc on our immune systems (just fact)? Perhaps it affects our nervous systems as well? THAT'S the billboard I want to see. Nowhere else in the world are such drastic temp changes NORMAL weather. (Not even in the desert, it's pretty consistent hot during the day and cold at night and bodies adjust to it). 20- 40 degree temperature fluctuations between one day and the next, and one week and the next, being "normal". (I'm a little grumpy, whenever it jumps from 90-60 and then god only knows what tomorrow is going to bring, all the kids start coming down with whatever bug, and then WE get it, and...) thwibbit. I need a martini. Stopping vent right now.))
A few years ago I was having terrible aches and pains in my legs. There was no reason for it, that I could see. I'm fit and healthy and very active. I went to the doctor, was referred to a rheaumatologist and they found nothing wrong (after a ton of blood work). He suggested taking 600mg of magnesium citrate each day and within days I was feeling 100% better. I took 200mg with each meal. Turns out that magnesium, the mineral found in leafy green veggies, is a natural muscle relaxant. It keeps your muscles relaxed and not tight. You may want to google it and see if there is some info on it out there.
if your leg(s) are also warm to the touch, and/or red it could be a blood clot(s)
