Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

The above was me,,,,somehow missed my login....

[b]I noticed the questionaire talked about this and was wondering how many of us get the feeling in the groin.. I know I do.... and it is the worst of all because it is sort of inside and there is nothing to "move" for relief. If you get it in the groin area please reply...and what do you do for rel...

I tried filling out the form and after long time filling it out got error and the end....2nd or 3rd time ive tried to do this......maybe its me....computers and telephones just give me problems.

I have the creeepy crawly kind of restless leg. usually the legs but it can go up first calves then to thighs...real bad when it goes to the groin...(nothing to move to relieve the sensation...I keep trying to urninate). sometimes but rarely the arms and sometimes the wrists ( but that may be more ...

I assume that the daytime shaking is our copeing mechanism to allow us to go on with the days activity. Your right,, if your stop...it will just automaticaaly start up again untill someome else complains...so the question is going out to all out there.....???Do you subconciously shake your leg durin...

I am supprised by the few responses of people wearing pantyhose or stockings for relief. It works great for me and I would expect more people to at least try it, and report back to this site. Only got one message from someone who could not stand anything touching her legs when the rls was going on. ...

yes for some of us with the creey crawly type of RLS, I think the compression stockings (better then normal support stockings) will help. You can get them in knee high, thigh high, or pantyhose. I personally prefer the thigh high since my RLS goes up to the thighs. I am experimenting with a fairly t...

I have the itchy, creepy, crawly type or RLS. Starts at ankles and works it way up to calfs and thigh...sometime goes into the groin, which is real bad because you cant move it.....I keep getting up and trying to urinate.....I am a male and have found that medical grade compression stockings (20-30 ...

Good question.....it does seem to run in familes...so may have a genetic origin....

Interesting..thing about sleeping on the couch..... I will go downstair to watch TV just so I don't keep my wife awake moving around in the bed. I usually fall asleep on the couch...I just cant sleep in the bed...???? At about 4am I can go up to bed and sleep.....While on the couch i go into and out...

I always shake my legs when sitting....one member described this as "sewing machine legs"... basically when sitting...toes on ground knees off the ground... your legs shakes up and down. I've always done this totally subconciously as long as I can remember (now 57) . It drives people around you nut...

[b]There have been mention of pantyhose , or support stockings, and even ace bandages (which I have tried). I have found that real medical grade support stockings reduce or eliminate the need to move the legs.. the tingling that I get leads to the desire and need to move the legs..can't be ignored. ...

Anything is possible....why don't you go to the health food store or good vitiamin store and get a complete mineral suppliment. there are about 72 minieral that we need in trace amounts. they it.....see how it works for you...and report back

Donna...you did'nt exactly indicate what you had after your surgery...was it a long pneumatic leg covering that would pump and and down.. or was it a very long while stocking type gadget (Probably with open toe) which are usually called "Ted" antiembolism stockings...... the real medical grade compr...