Mine is just the opposite. My lower legs and feet feel like weights and that I am going to fall down. If I fall down I can't get back up! I can't sleep because my legs hurt!

On Saturdays I am the same way if I have nothing to do, otherwise I will fallout of bed if I have to. I make my way to the sink, to he shower then get dressed, then off to work. If I do not have to get going, I usually don't move very fast.

Marilyn, what do you take or do for your legs at night?

I also start off rough in the mornings. I sleep well and takes me about a hour and a half to shower and dress that's my routine. I do enjoy that first cup of coffee is always enjoyable. Hope things go well for you take care.

The only thing that works for me is, Baclofen, I also go to Aqua Therapy 3 times a week. I know that without this I would be in bad shape. I feel so free in the pool, able to walk and exercise normally, and I feel so much better overall. I have been doing this for 3 years and I look forward to it always. Other than getting in and out of the car to get there is also a chore for me. I use a walker but I feel I am stronger than when I was first diagnosed in 2009.

Mornings are bad for me...I wake up groggy and line up the injector, vitamins and anxiety meds and Vit. D and breakfast but until I have those my mornings usually start at 10 a.m. or today it was noon or a little after...but I didn't get to sleep until 3 a.m. my insomnia is trying to make a comeback...wonderful...I don't drink coffee : ( anymore so it takes a minute to warm up the old buggy. C'est la vie, I guess.

Mornings are also hard for me.i alwaysmwakemup berween 7am and 830am njo matter how late i stayed up. when i set up my backhurtsmthen when i stand up my legs are off balance i was in a wheelchair until i started using cognative imaging so once i am up i can walk not perfectly i also got rid of the pain that was left after i started taking lyrica using cognstive iamaging but mornins are still tough you just have to stay strong and don't give up

The hard part for me is just waking up. I sleep through the night. When I wake up, I feel like I never slept at all. It takes a few minutes for my eyes to focus. I am a little stiff at times. When I do my stretches the night before, I am not as stiff. Usually I am too tired to do them though. I hope it will get better for you.

what I used to do when I was working (or at home)
and I needed to be
was to make ginseng tea with green tea
I bought fresh ginseng root and a good quality green tea the best
places to buy good quality tea & ginseng is an Asian market

then make green tea to instruction on the box
when you steep the tea add 1/4 tsp of fresh finely shredded ginseng
steep for 5-10 min in a covered cup.
add honey to taste

start with one cup / day

carolinaq... > I am the same. While in bed I think "I'll get up and do 'such and such'" As soon as I take my first step my legs 'tell me' 'oh no you don't'. So I barely make it from bedroom to kitchen - water & coffee - to living room. It is then AT LEAST an hour before I get going.
I never make appointments earlier than 10:00 or 11:00.

I cant stand mornings! Never fails not only do I not sleep well..extremely sensitive to light n sound and my back spasms are real bad. They make me nauseus n hurts to inhale deep. First thing I do is go straight to my medical cannabis so the breathing spasms stop n nausea..once it kicks in Which is bout 10- 20min..cant live without it

I FEEL THE BEST WHEN I SLEEP ON MY STOMACH WITH MY FEET HANGING OFF THE END OF THE BED.

I thought it was just me. I have a difficult time in the mornings getting up and going. Carolinagirl, I was also diagnosed in 2005 and the fatigue has been worse the last year or so. I wonder if the length of time since diagnosis has anything to do with it? Probably not since it is hard to tell how long we have had this disease prior to our diagnosis. I have to force myself to get up and take my modafinil (fka Provigil). I need to give that about a half hour or so to kick in, but I still feel unbalanced, weak legs when I walk. It causes me to arrive later to work than I like.

Stretch, stretch, stretch. My physical therapist has shown me some very effective stretching techniques to relieve spasticity. Try to stretch before you get out of bed and I think you may be able to move much better.

I AM THE OPPOSITE TOO. ENERGY OUT THE YING YANG. THE EARLIER THE BETTER. I HAVE TRIED TO CHEAT MS BY ADDING ON TO MY DAY, STARTING SOMETIMES AS EARLY AT 3 AM. THEN I BECOME INCREASINGLY LIKE A CLOCK WINDING DOWN. 3 PM MY CRASH BEGINGS NO MATTER WHAT TIME I GET UP.

BE WELL EVERYBODY!