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restless leg syndrome

rinkpa
rinkpa
Anybody else experience this? If I am sitting for any period of time, I get this feeeling that i can only explain as rls. Feels like I need to move arms and legs. The only time I have experienced this before is in bed when maybe I had not smoked in several hours. I don't know if there is a connection or not but it bugs me and I am getting tired of thinking about wanting a cigarette. Any help or suggestions welcome.

ps this usually hits when I can't go for a walk, getting up and stretching helps a bit
forerica
forerica
Hi Rinkpa- I've never had this but I know a few people who do- I sometimes have leg twitches in bed- you know when your leg jolts out and you kick your dog off the bed and she looks at you with those big sad, scared eyes?
It could be a withdrawal thing- I know I sometimes get the pins & needles in my feel and hands.... If its not painful I would ride it out- if not, maybe call your doctor? Is this something you had before or just since you quit?
aeris7
aeris7
Funny you mentioned this because I got it for the first time last night while laying in bed! I felt as if I had to move my leg around to make it go away and hardly got any sleep! It's probably nicotine withdrawal since I never had it before! Please keep me posted if anything else helps...
deleted_user
deleted_user
stretching is good, it happens to me...tonic water, there is something in it that helps sqeeze a lime in it...keep stretching too
deleted_user
deleted_user
rinkpa I have had rls for a couple of ears and the doctor rold me it is a vitamin deffencieny of calcium and potasium.
I take calcium and eat a banana every day. Brocolli is also a good source of potasium.

Helps me so I hope it works for you. I also find that too much sugar sets it off so I now use sweetners mostly and the only sugar I have is the occassional treat of ice cream or a freezie
rinkpa
rinkpa
Thank you for your ideas and suggestions. I don't know about giving up sugar though.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I have gotten that feeling before.It was worse when I smoked and during the first few days of detoxing but now it is hardly noticable.from what I was told in my situation is that my body was not getting enough oxygen and that was starting to change.i do know the only way to help the pain was to sleep either on the couch with support on my back or to get up and strech my legs until they felt better.Tee
aeris7
aeris7
I guess my situation makes no sense then! I have only had the restless left leg since quit date (6 days ago). lol. I am always the unusual one! Hope you are feeling better, rinkpa!