The littlethings that help with RLS

[pexj]

I have learned over the years that there are little things that can help me manage my RLS. This is especially true when away from home such as in a hotel. Spent many a night in hotels talking to the desk clerk. In my last experience, the desk clerk also had RLS, he can't sleep so he volunteered to work the night shift. I digress, back on topic.
For me, heat helps, and it comes in several forms. I have a hot tub and it really works for me. A dip before bedtime can relieve the pain long enough to get to sleep. My neighbors are not close enough to see me streaking to and from. I don't care, but My wife says it is not a pretty sight.
Then there is my electric blanket set so high that my wife, at times, cannot sleep in the same bed with me.
Last there is music. I have a wireless speaker next to my bed that is blue toothed to my Iphone. For me, the music has to have words and turned up just enough that it forces me to focus on listening.
When the drugs fail, perhaps some of these options would help others too.

[Rustsmith]

Thanks, those are all tricks that help many of us. I have spent many long nights during cruise vacations out walking the decks. I got to know the night deck crew very well.
Another trick that helps is anything that keeps the mind engaged. It could be crosswords, suduko or doing something like cross stitch if that is what you enjoy. One of the Foundation "My RLS Journey" You Tube series showed a woman working on doing quilting while standing and pacing the floor.

[Stainless]

I totally agree with hot tub. I use mine daily all thru the year. I can get mine to 105F. Hotel hot tubs don't get hot enough to give me much relief. Sometimes a hotel or cruise ship will have a hose on the shower head and hot enough water I'll use that in the middle of the night on my thighs.

As I've written about before, my percussion massage gun is my go to relief to get me back to sleep late into the evening as my RLS pain has gotten much worse. It's very quiet so even sitting in a hotel bathroom I won't wake the wife.

Best of Luck

[Stainless]

I was at my Nephew's who works from home. He doesn't have RLS but has a treadmill under his stand up desk. I didn't think to try it when my RLS flared but I wish I had either the desk or the treadmill or both when I was working as an engineer. Luckily my RLS has rarely been in the daytime.

I pace when it comes on while watching a video which is awkward even when I don't have company. I have an elliptical but that requires me to isolate myself and sweat. It will work temporarily but effects quickly fade. A quick search indicates a fairly low investment.

[Rustsmith]

I bought a standing desk during the time that I was in augmentation and also working as an engineering consultant. Being able to continue working by standing and stepping from side to side while I typed worked well and it allowed me to get my work done.

I still use the desk but it stays at normal table height most of the time now.