i am constantly tapping my feet or moving my legs. it is due to all my stupid anxiety and restlessness, i think. it is really annoying, but i've found if i take a brisk walk as often as i can it helps.

It's called Restless Leg Syndrome. Look it up it's a whole medical problem.. Not related to meds or BP.
It's a big pain in the ass!! I get it occasionally. Sometimes it hits my arms too. There's no sleeping!!

people think i'm on something cuz i can't sit still at all.i constantly have to keep busy.

i beg to differ dobbiedots... it can be meds related. i had it bad when i was on olanzipiene and still have leg tremors caused as a symptom of my risperidol

what meds are you on and you can check webMD and look for the side effects to match.

Nobody666- I'm on LIthium and Lexapro. I'm fine with the med but its such and annoying habit. Some weeks nothing but others like now....its a constant nuisance.
As Ireland80 mentioned yes...a walk or as I do run cause its faster on the mind ( I can't even walk! LOL) seems to burn it out of the legs...just hard to do that at work though when your at a desk.

Good to hear some of you also experience...well not good like that...but you know...share the same stories ;)

I have what a Neurologist called Akathesia. It's where your whole body is restless. Some days it makes me want to pull my hair out. I will be on clonapin for the rest of my life. Which works well because it helps my anxiety too.

I had this as a kid too and my mom had it. It feels like ants crawling on you and little elecrical currents shooting out of the nerves. It's awful. I found a few tricks to get around it. The med. community doesn't seem to have any definite ideas on how to fix it.

I get it only when I'm manic. For me it's all related to the constant motion and activity in my brain. I can't settle and am just generally restless. If I'm sitting it shows in foot tapping or leg shaking or even rocking. *shrugs* It doesn't bother me but I guess it would sometimes get on the nerves of others around me.

I'm on mirapex which stops that running legs thing...side affect from my seroquel. Ask your dr..works great!

I have it, right now. I sit here at the desk and my legs are shaking like crazy. I can stop it if I concentrate but as soon as I relax my legs start doing it again. It is worse when I'm anxious about stuff.

I get it with something like cold medicines or benadryl.

Awhile back, I was anemic and when I took my beloved seroquel, the RLS was horrendous!! After the anemia was gone, I could take the seroquel again.

It is a real problem. Tell your doctor.

The pharmaceutical industry would have us beleive that this is a legitimate disorder of its own nature. I experience it. I attribute it to my medication. I see the commercials for the drug and laugh!...ever heard of duct tape!? LOL!

I have it with or without meds

I have it and take Mirapex which works like a dream...Some meds can make it worse tho. Like someone else said, benedryl, cold meds, valium. A hot bath will help it go away too.

I get restless legs from the Lithium. I had my Pdoc change my Lithium to slow release and I take 1/2 dosage in am and 1/2 dosage at night. It solved the problem for me.