Mine where like that from restless leg syndrome. Used to drive me nuts at night. Now I am taking mscontin it has gone away. hugs

good morning ozfm, i am new to this, but i thought i would dive right in.

i get these shock things in my legs too. mine are kinda like a cross between pins and needles and the feeling when you hit your funny bone in your elbow. weird and scary.

i have been in denial about my fibro for some time now, and i attributed these shocks to just being inactive. i have tested this theory, and while moving around or even exercising does not make them worse, it does not seem to cure the problem either. i can have them after having done water aerobics, and been on my feet most of the day. and i can have an inactive pain day and not have them appear.

i hope you feel better, and i hope we find something to help our highly charged legs.

all the best

I have been having a hec of a time with rls lately.. ususally dont get it for so long.. sound like what your dealing with.. or nerve endings.. my sleep is so bad that its no wonder im hurting so much.. doc said if im not sleeping well im going to be in alot of pain.. uhgg.. makes me so irritable.. stay in my room and shut the door.. lol.. hope your legs feel better.. isnt it awlful we have to cancel fun plans.. we have no life with this crap.. makes me so mad.. not too many breaks either.. hugs to you dear.. :)

Yes. Had this for years. Sometimes worse, sometimes better. Mine is mostly at night. First the crawly feeling like you know what's coming, then WHAP! I jump off the bed. I take flexeril because it keeps me from sleeping. I like it a lot. I also elevate my legs on pillows and put a heating pad on pelvis if necessary. (I lie on it.) A good massage before bed can also be helpful.

..as far as I can tell, my restless leg problem is actually going on in the entire body, it's just very difficult at night particularly in the legs.

My way of describing it is it feels like the spot in the knee as the doctor taps it for a reflex reading, maybe not quite that intense of a feeling, or darn close.... only it happens at the several trigger points on my body. ?-could be the 'electric' feeling you are mentioning - or not.

I have no earthly idea how to stop it. Sometimes if I press on the trigger points for a minute or so until the spot feels numb it'll help for a while, but you have to be careful with those trigger points so,,,

yeah, i got that too today, isnt it terrible!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you for all your replys.
I've had FM for a few years now, but this is something completely new.
I don't THINK it's RLS, only because it doesn't effect my sleep, but of course, I'm not really sure.
It was just a really horrible/weird feeling, but if it continues, it will be on the list for my next doctors' visit.

i too get this, i tried to describe it to my pm dr but the only way i knew how was electric shocks kinda like when you touch your tongue to a 9volt battery he laughed at me. i havent found a cause it just seems to happen occassionally. i will have it at night and day time sometimes just when im walking around a store or home.

You can buy something at Walmart called "Restful Legs". It is in the vitamin section.

If it's not Restless Legs, your leg problems might actually be from muscle spasms in your back.

I used to have this sumpthin awful until I started taking lyrica and tramadol. between the 2 it has calmed it down alot. if you can get something natural to help let us know please?

I was told it's fibro doing it because even though most of it is in my legs it runs through my whole body too.

I was told it's fibro doing it because even though most of it is in my legs it runs through my whole body too.

I have this problem, but in my arms. It feels like an electrical current is running from my shoulders to my finger tips. For me, that is the height of a flare. When that starts I know I am in serious trouble. The one thing that helps, oddly enough is taking 1mg of xanax. I still have the pain from the flare, but the "electrical storm" calms. When this is going on, I have a hard time holding things and can't type properly.

Feel better!
Heather

I have gotten that feeling from restless leg syndrome too. I used to take requip for it.

I have something like this - it's like little electrical shocks - not painful so much as disturbing an distracting. It usually seems to be when I've done too much and stressed my muscles, maybe not to the point of pain, but it's like my body is warning me not to do more.