Restless Legs Syndrome

[jnormous]

Ever since childhood I’ve been dealing with RLS. I found a cure after many sleeplessness years later.

Here’s my cure: before going to bed or after having the RLS symptoms keep me up, I run my feet under the cold water tap for about 20 seconds each foot while wriggling my toes to make sure the cold water circulates the entire foot. Then go sleep.

The medical reason: I apparently have low blood pressure or clotted blood that moves slower than usual – the RLS is caused by slow blood circulation in the feet and legs (or other parts), usually its worse at night (or more noticeable) – when the cold water hits your feet the blood vessels naturally contract forcing the blood to circulate.

Has worked every time, without fail, for many years. Try it and see if it works for you too.

[ponygirl]

[quote="jnormous"]Ever since childhood I’ve been dealing with RLS. I found a cure after many sleeplessness years later.

Here’s my cure: before going to bed or after having the RLS symptoms keep me up, I run my feet under the cold water tap for about 20 seconds each foot while wriggling my toes to make sure the cold water circulates the entire foot. Then go sleep.

The medical reason: I apparently have low blood pressure or clotted blood that moves slower than usual – the RLS is caused by slow blood circulation in the feet and legs (or other parts), usually its worse at night (or more noticeable) – when the cold water hits your feet the blood vessels naturally contract forcing the blood to circulate.

Has worked every time, without fail, for many years. Try it and see if it works for you too.[/quote]
Response: My mother swore by getting up and standing on cold tile for a few minutes. Never worked for me.

[c.wassall]

I have googled symptoms i've been displaying for the last few weeks and discovered rls. I had the same symptoms when I was pregnant with my 1st child. They started around 24 weeks and generally got worse throughout the pregnancy. However, I also used to stick my feet under the cold tap and would find the symptoms disappeared. I find that it generally occurs 3 or 4 times a night though that I have to do this and in hot weather my condition worsens. I'm currently pregnant with my second and have also found that the condition has worsened and is no longer just in the ankle but the knee as well and I'm waking to involuntary kicking movements now as well. The cold water trick seems to only allieviate symtpoms for 30minutes or so and then I'm awake again. How did you get yours diagnosed as the symptoms are hard to describe and most of my family members think I'm just over tired or been on y feet too long.

[ponygirl]

I have also heard that iron deficiency is a cause. I have found that if I take iron a few days a week y symptoms lessen.

[Njoylife]

There is an FDA approved medication for RLS. Our family doctor prescribed it and it works. As far as I know, cold water contricts blood flow and hot or warm water increases blood flow.

[ponygirl]

I have been taking the prescription med. as well. It is the only thing that really helps. My sister swears she was cured by putting a bar of soap under the covers by her feet. She used Ivory. I tried it and it did not really work 100% for me. Iron helps. I found this out on my own during pregnancy. Later I noticed an article in a medical journal connecting iron deficiency with RLS. Good luck to all with this problem. I've suffered since grade school.