Restless feet?
 

:Hum:I have restless feet. At night when I go to bed I tend to lay there rubbing one foot over the other. So strange. It's hard to relax and go to sleep.

I wonder if anyone else has this problem.

Tootsie

G'day Tootsie,
good to meet you. :Wave-Hello:
I have Restless Leg Syndrome which does affect my feet as well. There are some medications which can actually make it worse. If this is something new, it might be worth speaking with your doctor in case it's a side-effect of a medication you may be taking for something else.

It's an awful (dreadful actually!) feeling to have, esp. when trying to go to sleep. There are a few things to try that might assist if it is indeed related to RLS. I find if my feet or legs are too hot then it's a big trigger and also if I eat too much salt (even hidden salt in foods). Caffeine also. I'll post the link to the RLS Foundation website. It might give you some ideas.

What is RLS

for me, what works is to stick my feet outside the covers, and hanging off the edge of the bed, at the side.

it seems to work, to have nothing *touching* them.

a few years back, besides being restless, they were also burning and tingling and hurting.

I placed a board under the covers at the foot of the bed, to hold the covers UP and away from them.

nowadays, the restless legs usually only bother me if they're *dangling* (I'm 5' 2" and many chairs are too tall for me)

so, I use a foot-rest when sitting, and cross my legs at the ankles, remembering to switch frequently.

I don't take any of the standard meds for RLS.

I'm sure you read the reply that I wrote above, but I really have had great relief from these over the counter medications.

Before I started those meds I would hang my feet out of the bed, walk barefooted on cold floor tiles, soak my feet in cold water, or take a hot water bottle .... filled will icy cold water, to bed with me.

All of those were beneficial for short periods of time. I doubt that the VitD or Calcium have done anything, but I truly have had excellent relief since starting the Magnesium.

I hope you get relief soon, because I know just how disabling RLS can be.

Try hanging a cold washcloth over your feet. It works for me!

I find mine gets worse, the more tired I am. So at the first hint of aching or tingling, my body is telling me it's time to retire for the evening. If I go to bed at that point, I can fall asleep.

restless feet
 

Tootsie, I have the same problem and it is a problem, I cannot keep my feet still. when I get in bed I rub them against one another until I press so hard it starts to hurt. I try to keep my feet as far apart as I can. I also hang my feet out from under the covers over the side of the bed. and I cannot seem to have the covers over them I feel the covers and they are to tight. I sometimes use a pillow at the bottom of the bed under the covers and that helps. What can a person do about this??
ladyrose

If my dog or my boyfriends legs get close to my feet while I'm sleeping or laying down, I "dig" and then start twisting them around under whatever the object might be until my calf muscles start to burn, and honestly I think it feels great. But I should stop because no one wants to be around my feet while I'm laying down, since I do it so hard that is hurts them, and my boyfriend and dog hate it. But idk what to do???

I have been having the same issue for about 5 years. I get up many times during the night because of shaking/twitching feet or hand. My left foot gives me the most problem. The shaking is accompanied with anxiety, as if my body is lacking something. When I am woken up, drinking about 8 to 16 ounces of water helps. If this does not help, then I take two potassium pills (99 mg each). This helps most of the time. It is strange though because my blood potassium level is within the correct range, however, the sodium is slightly below the range, or at the lowest value of the range. I wonder if there is a connection is one of these electrolytes? I also tried taking the magnesium supplements. It did not help with shaking but provide provide some relief with leg cramps.

Hi i have the same problem, i have diabetes and chronic fatigue but over the last year i cannot stop moving or rubbing my feet in bed, it is really annoying when i try to stop because my sub conscious seems to be fighting me and this really annoys me, i get it just laying on the sofa or even now when i'm at the computer, i'm telling myself to do it right now, god i'm angry.

cheers
john.

restless FOOT syndrome
 

I was having the same symptoms as all of you and actually was diagnosed with "Tarsal Tunnel". I had such a hard time getting to sleep because my feet would just burn and not stay still, I would get in the shower and just spray the coldest water for 5 minutes or so and it would help temporarily.
Since the surgery on my feet, it had not improved so now I just take Tramadol. If I take it by 6pm every night, I am able to actually sit through a movie whereas before my feet would drive me crazy...needing to keep the moving, and I sleep with no problem at all. If I miss the 6pm deadline taking my pills, I pay for it later. I never want to be without my Tramadol. It is a non narcotic pain reliever. It does not effect me the way it does with everyone else, my husband took one and he was knocked out, my daughter took one for her back and it made her hyper...I take 3 and it does nothing but even out the stupid restless feet. Hope this helps someone!!

Hi kerrijosam,

You might like to search or post/repost over in the Peripheral Neuropathy Forum here where you can maybe get more information about how to relieve the pain without having to take the tramadol all the time.

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/forum20.html
Peripheral Neuropathy Forum

need help!
 

So ive had the feeling of rls in my toes for about 16 years, ive tried literally everything i can think of to help with this problem, i also feel that my toes are to close together, i dont know it that has anything to do with the rls but i usually get it on my left side leg nd arm, if anyone has any suggestions please id love to know them

restless leg
 

yes me too it's difficult to sleep!

I have it 24 hours a day especially when I try to relax and watch tv it is driving me mad can any one help, I've had it all my life and it is worse since ive had two stints out into my artries.

Restless feet driving me mad
 

[QUOTE=Woodsy49;957702]I have it 24 hours a day especially when I try to relax and watch tv it is driving me mad can any one help, I've had it all my life and it is worse since ive had two stints put into my arteries,i try sitting with my foot on something frozen from the freezer until my foot goes num sometimes it works but usually i just walk the floors.

Before I had L-dopa I could take when I needed, I saw a doctor who thought my problems was just run of the mill cramps (how he got that from "the urge to move my feet" I don't know) and so prescribed me cyclobenzaprine. One dose made the RLS get so bad that I could not sleep for 3 days, at which point I went to the ER and was given a couple days worth of Valium.

I got six hours of sleep, woke up and threw away the cyclobenzaprine. Never again will I take that crap!

Before that, though, I would rock my whole body back and forth and usually focusing on that and the movement that came with it was enough to get me to sleep.

Just curious
 

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What if we have tried hanging our feet off of the bed and couldn't sleep at all?

Restless legs+feet
 

I too am a sufferer. I do have a tip which works for me.
Put your finger in your mouth+ then rub the finger vigorously up+down the back of the knee joint. ( back of the leg). It's the acid from the saliva in the mouth that does the trick.

I started with what I now know is RLS or restless leg syndrome after a cervical surgery. It started in the hospital. I think from all the narcotics they were pumping into me. It is absolutely horrible to have to keep constantly moving your legs. It is exhausting. I ended up with some nerve issue after surgery. I then found this drug called Gabapentin. A soon as I started this the RLS disappeared and its been over a year now never to return. There is a form of Gabapentin just for RLS but the normal stuff is working for me. So happy this is gone. I felt like a zombie all day just from no good rest.