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I find a few minutes massage of my legs, calves and front of thighs helps relieve the feeling enough to go to sleep. If I've been driving a lot of hours I get restless legs and it is really agrivating.
I ordered the oil for several reasons, thanks. I think for me the exercises will be key: spondylolisthesis and pelvic instability seem to cause restless legs in my case. When I'm in balance, it doesn't happen. I really appreciate the detailed demonstration of exercises!
I just found out about your channel recently, but I have been doing the lower back and rhomboid stretches. They work wonders and you can't imagine how much relief I get from doing them. Thank you so much for the videos.
I've heard also that aluminum does this also? It either blocks B1 or not I really don't know however this info was from a fairly reliable source as well However, thank you for the information again I didn't know about the B1
I have had RLS for most of my adult life, (I am almost 73) and I have found that there are 2 things in my diet that will trigger it big time, too much salt, and too much sugar especially after 6PM. Antihistamines are problematic also. B1 does help and I take 500 mgs of magnesium before bed…I am currently trying this new Restful Legs PM that is supposed to help RLS, the jury is still out on that one. I have been to the edge of the cliff at times and have often gotten up and marched in place for hours trying to relieve it, I sometimes get it in my arms and you feel like you just want to jump out of your skin. People who have never experienced this cannot understand, but it is real and they still don’t really know what causes it. I like reading the comments and I very much appreciate this video. The exercises are great.
I hope you find something that gives you complete relief, I’m 59 and still looking for a sure fire but when it’s really bad I use the small Salonpas patches. Depending where it’s worse I put them behind my knees or the back of my ankles just behind the ankle bone. I have not found a B1 that doesn’t give me a really bad upset stomach even with food.
I take magnesium glycinate daily and don't experience restless legs as often as I used to. However on occasion, it flares up when I have to ride in the car for long periods of time. I'm grateful for the exercises, as I believe I can do a version of them while being a car passenger. Thanks for posting this. I used to suffer with this issue almost daily, some times more severely so than others. I wish I'd known all this back then, but it'll be a huge help going forward!
I often have difficulty driving because of having to keep my accelerator foot on the pedal. I a, very short, with my limbs being primarily where I’m shortest. So when I drive, I can only sit so close to the steering wheel, which means my right leg is pretty much fully extended, holding my foot on the accelerator. Unfortunately, I end up frequently lifting my foot briefly off the pedal. Fortunately, my husband does most of the driving!
Thank you for your comment - I already have Magnesium Glycinate on order - as soon as I receive it I will use it - not only or the restless legs but also for my numb fingertips. Judi
I've have had Restless Legs for 67 years and I can tell you. When it occurred mostly laying down it was due to cool air and/or ceiling air on my legs. I MUST to get out of bed and walk. I keep a light pillow over my calves and keep them warm, when that doesn't work and they cramp so bad I have to walk it off, I take Magnesium 400gm 1 pill and it take up to 30 minutes, then I am good. I do take Requip/Ropinirole, which absolutely works when it will not stop, but I hate taken drugs and am not on any medication at all. Support knee high socks works well when you have to walk alot. I played Semi-Pro Softball in my younger years and was always on the move. I do eat the right foods but cold and cold air hurts me most, just saying.
I have the same experience. Long comfy pyjamas & socks & a good thick blanket over my legs - no cramp. Otherwise I can get it every night. "Cold feet" has always be a problem for me. And yes magnesium is amazing. It's just that I'm not consistent 😅
Great video! I’ve had RLS for about five years now and have to take prescription meds which don’t work if I take them right before bed. So I take them a couple of hours ahead of time and also potassium supplements and that cocktail works 75% of the time. I’ll definitely try this oil or the cream that someone else has suggested in the comments to avoid the itchiness. Unfortunately, I also get RLS in my arms, and I’m not sure which is worse because sometimes I just want to throw my arms against the wall. Benadryl can definitely aggravate RLS in my system. I appreciate all the comments and how all of you have figured out how to live with this and I’m sure some of you dread going to sleep at night as I do or even when you relax to watch TV for a few hours in the laying down position without having the interference of RLS. Good luck everyone
@@donnaadams5217 May I ask how long you have been taking that? A friend of mine took it for awhile and she said it eventually wore off. Is it in pill form, or a liquid?
@@susanspatz9501 HI I,ve been on it for about 8years prescribed by my doctor I,m on a lot of meds I live in uk I take 1 pill 200mg QUININE SULPHATE AT N8GHT . It does work. Give it a try it's what's in tonic water at a lower strength though . Hope this helps.
Yes...I get RLS in the early evening watching TV or reading.😞 I have come across an all natural/homeopathic product called "Restfull Legs" by "Hylands". I love it. Just let 2-3 little dissolveable tabslets under your tongue do the job. Walmart carries them. $8 a bottle of 50 they are FANTASTIC.
Ok, I'm always so skeptical about rls relief methods, but I tried this last night, and it completely, totally stopped it!! I am in awe! Thank you so much, Dr. Rowe, for another tool in my arsenal!😄🙏
Restless legs can get worse if your legs are too hot. If you can keep your legs cooler than the rest of your body (I fold the lower corner of the blankets so they are not on my legs), that may help.
In addition to restless legs I get a horrible "nervy" condition in my lower back and hips, that drives me out of bed pacing the floor. I vigorously massage magnesium oil into all areas and in a few minutes I have relief. Will add the exercises as well, thank you.
IF YOU LIKE GET A HEAVY METAL CHECK FOR YOUR SYSTEM I HEARD THIS SOMEWHERE AND IT MAKES SOME SENSE ALUMINUM WILL SCATTER ELECTRICAL SIGNAL AND COULD ALSO TO ALPH BETA WHICH IS IN ALL OF US THEY CAN CHELATE ALUMINUM i HOPE ANYWAY MY MOM HAD THIS AND IT GOT BETTER ON IT'S OWN HOWEVER SHE WASN'T VERY BAD OFF IN THE FIRST PLACE TAKE CARE
Thanks for all the tips, I had no idea there were things we can try to RLS. A nurse practitioner once told me that RLS was not a real thing, I never saw her again.
I had restless legs since 2017, Two months ago I started to use Thiamine B1 Vitamin and I sleep like a baby at night. Dosage: 1 tablet per day. Another important thing is to manage stress.
and food, cut back on the carbs. Make sure your insulin and cholesterol are in balance. These two affect your brain. RLS is a brain issue. Shortage of iron in the area's of the brain where dopamine is being generated. th-cam.com/video/4gXrvx6zkR8/w-d-xo.html
It is a carbonated drink normally used to make mixed drinks like gin and tonic. You can find ot at the grocery, Walmart with the other drink mizers like Margherita or Bloody Mary Mixes. Just make sure the tonic water says "with quinine"...because some are made without it now. Quinine is the active ingredient that makes it work for RLS. My husband tried it, and it helped some, but didnt solve his problem completely, but some people say it helps them.
Thank you. I will definitely be trying these. Sometimes my restless legs go next level and become "restless shoulders". I thought RLS was bad but, when the shoulders start it's absolutely hellish. I have magnesium spray but only used it a couple of times as it did irritate my skin, now l know that's normal and will stop, I'll start using it again. When you mentioned the B vitamins, l paused the video and made myself some Vegemite on toast, so l'm already looking forward to some better sleep.
I get it in my right leg and right arm . It's excruciating. I just have to stay up until I pass out usually around 5am...now my day is stuffed. Tramadole is instant relief I've found but doctors don't really like prescribing it.
@@tempershot6311 Ugh. We sound like twins! I hate it when l see the sun rising on a sleepless night cos, like you, l know my day is shot. I take slow release tramadol 12 hourly. It's not great but, it helps (with pain not RLS) and l find the side effects seem less than the short acting stuff. I'm grateful to have found a Dr that believes me.
@nikiTricoteuse I saw a doctor this morning 530am at a 24hr clinic. He was a good man that believed me too, gave me Tram and Diazipam. I slept till 2pm, day gone. I've booked in for blood tests etc because there must be an underlying problem causing it right? It's so hard to describe the feeling to people hey.
@@tempershot6311 I hope you have found someone who can help. Having an "invisibile injury" can be so frustrating. It's 3.40am here and I've not managed to sleep yet. I had hoped to sleep cos l had a rough night last night - realised when l went to take my tramadol this morning that l had some how missed taking it last night - still at least that explained the rough night. Good luck for the blood tests too.
I take an epsom salt bath every night with a little baking soda. Epsom salt brings magnesium into the body through the skin. I sleep so much better after these relaxing baths!
I have it in my arms, hands and back too beside lower legs. Usual it starts in the legs and if i ignore it. It quickly goes up into arms. If still ignoring it. It moves to hands and later into the back. A hurtful and very annoying sickness
Thanks Doc so much for the advice. I will give everything you suggested a try. I'm 62 and have had RLS for about 15 years. I'm not as severe as others from what I've read in the comments. I have noticed a strong connection between how much physical work I do during the day to how bad my RLS is on that night. I've noticed that if I do some lifting or any work that puts a strain on my spine then that evening my RLS is much worse. There could be a correlation between load on the spinal column and spinal cord to how bad the RLS is. It may be linked to nerves in the spine. It's just a thoery thats worth exploring. However I do also strongly believe that there is definitely a connection to certain vitamin and mineral deficiency as the Doc mentioned.
No one can understand the pain and extreme stress of severe RLS such as what some people like myself experience with multiple episodes per day, unless they too, are sufferers. If I didn’t have the amount of relief I do get from medications, I honestly would not want to live. Many people have told me they also have RLS, but they don’t. They have PLM, Periodic Limb Movement, which is entirely different, but still annoying and disruptive. This video is very helpful, and I will try these specific exercises.
Severe RLS here too. These exercises and others were irrelevant. I take pramipexole and lyrica Augmenting so I probably will have to convert to methadone.
I don't experience leg muscle cramping or any pain. I just sometimes suffer a crawling sensation inside my legs that makes it impossible not to keep moving my legs to try to alleviate it. I can't take magnesium because of medication I'm on. I just have a feeling that the source of this sensation is coming from the nerves in the lower back anyway.
This is me...and absolutely impossible to explain to someone else! I don't have pain or cramps, i must just move my legs!! Such a bizzare feeling- people who dont have it dont get it!
Yeah same, not painful as such, more of a mental pain as you're supposed to cease movement and relax at sleep time n with rls the more you do try to relax the more it will drive you crazy. I imagine that it would be similar to a symptom that addicts withdrawing off drugs would feel. Like a ticklish feeling in your legs n sometimes arms. Like a thousand ants crawling around your body. I feel bad for my partner sleeping next to me as often ill have the entire bed shaking, as my leg HAS to shake - its not voluntarily- you still have to put the work in n yes it gets tiring, but you'd rather it feel tired than that tickle feeling n when it is also in your arms, that's even worse. I bought a vibrating seat cover, I lay on that in bed n it helps, or I use a massage gun n keep it vibrating on the trigger spots, keep it on there until that tickle feeling goes, it enhances the yuk tickle feeling at first but you feel it start to not tickle as much after a minute or 2. Keep it massaging all around the pin points for about 5 or 10 mins - sometimes longer - but it's so worth it, as you'll find afterwards you no longer have it. It's so relieving by that point, as you just want to sleep. Desperate measures are no to no end. I am anemic n have low iron, n I think that is linked with rls. I first had it in a the last few weeks of my 3rd pregnancy, which went after baby was born. Then 10 years later, ( and a couple of pregnancies without it) which was 5 years ago it started again just out of the blue.
the thing about Ropinerole it augments, that is, it causes the symptoms to come back sooner and harder. I experienced that terribly. I'm going on 6 months without even one day off. it most definitely can drive a person to the brink! can't wait to try the magnesium oil 💖
Know how you feel. I've hit my legs so hard I've had bruises on them...just sometimes pain is better than the restless feeling 🙄. I take a very good magnesium supplement, and it's magnesium gylcate which is indicated for this condition. I still have it. Interestingly enough, I got it as a child BEFORE I started my menstrual cycle, after that it went away. And now I'm menopausal it's back with a vengeance! Can't help but think that hormones play a huge part in my case 😏
I haven't taken magnesium in a long time and boy am I noticing pain in my legs at night. All those exercises were fantastic and I will be using them daily.
I always felt like it was a bit like right before a sprint race, waiting for the gun, when I would feel adrenaline shooting down my legs. It’s weirdly different for everyone.
some comment while back stated, tuck a small bar of soap near your foot in bed will help with restless leg syndrome. i tried it and it does really help, i have no explanation whatsoever.
I been dealing with rest leg for 3 years and I tell you I’m 29 years old and it’s killing me daily I can’t even cry because the pain is so strong that it’s causing my anxiety
@@sheilathailand1903yeah, I have difficulties focusing on my work because of RLS. I don’t know why there’s an urge to move legs. Maybe I must not focus on this and hopefully, it gets better.
I believe this! Drugs are not the answer. Frankly, I do not understand people feeling like they need a drug to solve their health problem. There are NO drugs in our bodies! They run on nutrition...
When I experience RLS, it starts in either my quads or, less frequently, my toes. Quad stretches soothe the spasms quickly and on the first try almost every time. I use mag oil that I make myself from magnesium chloride and distilled water. Very inexpensive. I’ll apply it to the areas you suggested.
I take get plenty of magnesium with multivitamin, with magnesium pills; I do all these exercises; I walk the floors; I must take the prescription medication Pramipexole starting at 8 pm then another at 9 pm, another at 10pm, usually another at 11 pm. Otherwise I don’t get to sleep!!! It’s not something I look forward to at night. But it works!!! Best wishes to all reading this !!! 💕💕💕
FuzzyDoxie, I know what you mean! Ropinirole is the only thing that works for me. RLS is a tormenting, relentless condition that drives me to tears, and my doctor advises it will only get worse.
It drives me to tears, too. Very few understand. I’m lucky I have a supportive spouse who studies it to try and help me. People think it’s nothing, because the name sounds silly, so sometimes I refer to it by its medical name, Willis- Ekbom Disease. Then they think, We’ll, it must be serious with that name!”
I used to just drink tonic water to fix my restless legs, but since having my knee replacement surgery I have chronic restless legs 3 months down the line. It’s like someone has a cattle pod on my leg and just holding it there. I will give some of these a try.
I first experienced RLS after knee replacement surgery. You are the first person I’ve heard of that also experienced RSL after the surgery. Unfortunately my surgery was 5 years ago and I still have RLS every night.
My mom swears by Magnesium (the kind that doesn't cause diarrhea) and a swig of pickle juice at night. Her RLS is severe so this doesn't eliminate it completely but is a game changer for her.
My RLS began when I was pregnant with my twins. 18 years later, and I still have it. Sometimes it's so bad it goes up to my hips and arms. Exercise made it worse. Benadryl, and alcohol make it a lot worse too. My twins must have sucked something from me; some vitamin or mineral that I haven't figured out yet. I've taken Iron, B-1, Magnesium, Potassium, and nothing has helped. There have been times when I don't get it for a while, but then it always comes back. The lack of sleep has ruined my life.
Thank you just started with this condition, it’s terrible feeling just ruin your night sleep, restless syndrome is very appropriate, cause that’s what it is, just can’t keep your legs still. Thank you for your recommendations.
I started having RLS symptoms about 7 years ago. Wasn’t able to sleep it became a real problem. Two years later I started taking CBD (which is very expensive if you use high quality) which helped with the sleeping but not the RLS. I did try the liquid magnesium but it didn’t help at all. Upon doing further research my husband learned that I really needed to try magnesium glycerinate. Three weeks in the RLS subsided and I’m back to sleeping like a baby. It was like a miracle. I do still have some RLS at night after I cycle so will try the exercises! Legs up a wall also helps!
@@veerani6164 1 teaspoon daily with a little bit of juice because it takes horrible but its very effective. When you first start taking it you might experience some diarrhea so just cut back a bit until your body get used to it. Only took me a few days then give it about a month or so before you notice this wonderful sleepiness. Take it after dinner.
I have a desk job. If I don't move often during the day, I know I'll have RLS that night. I'll definitely give the magnesium oil a try. I've also used compression socks & helps and an old wise tale - put a bar of soap under bed sheets... it has worked..
I suffer from Gbs, and ever since I came out of hospital I have had insane restless leg syndrome, nothing is working I’m sick of calling my doctors I have tried 4 different tablets to try and relieve the symptoms, but the exercises help for about 2 minutes then it comes back in full force
Thank you for the suggestions. I'm going to give all of this a try as I often wake up in the middle of the night with all my muscles from my hips down to my feet cramping up, sometimes all at the same time. My leg muscles are the worst though because they will contract and lock up rock-hard and not release for up to around 30 minutes. The pain is unbelievably excruciating when it happens so I'm willing to try any potential preventative measures.
That must be so painful, calf cramp lasting a couple of minutes is bad enough. You have my sympathy ,hope these exercises give you some relief, I’ve been doing similar ones for a while and I think they do help keep the circulation going. ❤
Rub apple vinegar on your legs and drink it. You’re can eat a dill pickle or drink some of the juice. It will stop cramps in about 20 seconds. Rubbing it on the muscle is best. Apply a heating pad to the area that is cramping and/or take an aspirin, if you are able. This helps and will stop the cramps for the night. The Amish make a concoction which can be applied or drunk which will stop cramps. The only difference is they add garlic to the mixture. It is a bit pricey, so I do the above instead. It works as well.
1 MONTH UPDATE: I have been following all the suggestions presented on this video for a month now and I can honestly say that I haven't had a single cramp for a good 2 weeks now. I'll try to remember to give another update in a few months but so far, so good! I've finally started to get some decent sleep again. I truly appreciate these videos!
I have found that restless legs (my granddaughter calls them, “kicky legs”), can also be caused by some foods. If you are sensitive to some foods, different for each person, you may find it can cause restless legs. Leg cramps can be caused by being dehydrated, like after drinking alcohol. I find juice with higher potassium levels, help with that. Often, very quickly.
Thanks so much for this video. Unfortunately I cannot take magnesium in any form as it reduces the efficiency of my meds, but I've tried your leg stretching exercises and for the first time in years, I haven't had restless legs. I'm hoping it's not just a fluke, as I have only done it for a couple of nights so far, but I'm encouraged by the results so far 👍👍👍
I increased magnesium and do these exercises! I also lotion my feet and wear plastic booties for awhile to help with that! I feel like these could improve my symptoms! Thank you.
I’ve had RLS for over 20 years. Maybe it should be called body restless syndrome because I get it all over. I appreciate your trying to convince me that these simple exercises will help but for me….that’s a joke. If there is an idea out there I have tried it. RLS is the most awful feeling and the jerking that goes along with it just keeps me jumping. I have slept standing up with my pillow on the kitchen counter because I cannot sit or lie down. So far my medication in patch form is holding me pretty well as I have augmented on 2 drugs. Thank you for your info..it’s too bad it’s not for the severe case.
Whenever I miss taking magnesium supplements, I get cramps in my legs. I also discovered Magnesium Bath Flakes by the brand "Ancient Minerals." I opt for the Magnesium Bath Flakes as opposed to Epson Salts. The directions call for one full bag (750g), but I found is all you need is about a cup. If you Google both, you'll see the difference.
Cut a potato 🥔 in half and rub on your legs. I thought it was daft when I first read about doing this about 30 years ago. I was working nights and had forgotten my Vick vapour rub and painkillers that I usually took. I’d read in a magazine about using a potato two weeks previous. I went into the kitchen at work and got a potato and did it, well it definitely worked,due to the starch in it I believe. I’ve not had restless legs for years now until the other night ,it’s coming up to Christmas and WHAM i ate a lot of rubbish carbs and that sets mine off( I learned this eventually). Happy new year all 🎉🇬🇧🙏🥔
ICU and Recovery Room nurse here….that shaking is call an extrapyramidial reaction to things like Benadryl and anti nausea meds like Compazine. Extrapyramidal signs include increased motor tone, changes in the amount and velocity of movement, and involuntary motor activity. They include two groups of signs and related disorders: hypokinetic (similar to Parkinson's disease) and hyperkinetic (similar to Huntington's disease). If you’re sensitive to those meds it can wear off within a few hours or reversed. Be sure to hydrate. Anticholinergic agents are a first-line treatment for drug-induced EPS, followed by amantadine. ECT is one of the most effective treatments for EPS. EPS===Extrapyramidial Symptoms.
Thank you for this well explained video. I have restless legs at night. Difficult getting to sleep. I will try the magnesium and your exercises. Thank you again 🙏🙏
Thank you for these ideas to calm RLS. IT IS ABSOLUTE TORTURE FOR ME. Since my doc won't up my script, saying I am already at the max of 4 mg at night for the past 20 years..., I now have to fend for myself at finding some relief. I will start this protocol and PRAY for relief.....cuz I just can't take it anymore! 😫
I am 71 & started with RLS AT 19. It wasn’t a regular thing until I was in my 50s. Every night for about 6 hours, the constant crawling feeling was awful. I was prescribed ropinerole which was fantastic but now, it is not working. I am so worn out I take codeine which gets rid of it. I have just ordered some thiamine & am very excited to see any positive results. I take hot baths in the early hours, that helps sometimes!
@@steveath Oh goodness!! I feel for you. Yes, it is absolute torture. Let me know if the thiamine works for you. I'll follow your lead if it helps!! Lemme know how you're doing!! Take care.
Same for me! I had severe RLS for many years and dreaded going to bed at night. I came across a study by the Mayo Clinic recommending iron and now take one a day. It is now much less frequent and much less severe.
I get RLS during flight travel. It's a very weird experience, and I feel like running away from that RLS. I also develop during sleep . Thanks for this video
Magnesium Oil also helps with asthma symptoms. I had to research it 5yrs ago when I first noticed how much better my breathing was after spraying magnesium oil on my chest/neck. I read that magnesium supplements are often given to patients when they go to the ER with severe asthma symptoms.
@@JessicaTPeterson People do not seem to respond well to that information, but please consider researching it for conformation. Those I know with asthma refuse to try magnesium oil or even research it. Notice the maker of this video has not responded even though he has responded to other comments left an hour after I left my well intended comment.
@@WisconsinEric After a very quick search, I found a study from U of Exeter. They found that topical (transdermal) magnesium increases serum magnesium levels, "and may provide an alternative to oral supplementation." Several articles from the Nat'l Library of Medicine show that hospitals use intravenous magnesium for acute asthma. Other studies find it of benefit in chronic asthma also, as it is both an anti-inflammatory and a bronchodilating agent. The use of magnesium for asthma is also referred to in the "British Guideline on the Management of Asthma." Put this info together and, to me, it looks like topical magnesium, which can be applied to the torso (as they did in the transdermal mag study), is a really good choice for us asthmatics! I'm sure if I keep looking, I will find more. Thanks again for bringing this to my attention!
For me, it's helpful to simply raise my legs pointing to the roof, holding a few seconds, lowering the legs, waiting a few seconds and then repeating this over a few times. I think it helps with the circulation. I've also done the first one you showed here as it just felt it helped a bit. The most helpful thing has been to stand up and walk around a bit, but it pushes me awake too much, so I prefer to do the "easier" things first. By the way, taking vitamin D supplements without magnesium can deplete magnesium in the body.
and you know this how? Are a doctor? Im asking cause im going to try all he has to offer. So eating bananas will deplete the magnesium in my body? I always thought they had potasium, bananas but im told eat them it would be better than taking the magnesium vitamin
@@chuckbeedle1983 being a doctor doesn't automatically grant you all wisdom on a topic, and not being a doctor doesn't mean you don't know about something. But there are several studies on the topic, and some people think this is the key reason why vitamin D supplements don't bring as big of a relief to vitamin D deficiency that has been believed. Banana is not a *vitamin D supplement* that I was referring to in my comment. It is not even a vitamin D source. So I am not quite sure why are you even bringing them to the conversation. What I said simply was that if you take vitamin D supplements but do not have enough magnesium in your diet (as a supplement or naturally), magnesium levels in your body may be depleted. I of course do not recommend simply taking everything in TH-cam comments as facts. But I also do not recommend being really sappy because somebody wrote a comment based on information in medical publications, and it wasn't immediately clear to you how the person knows what they are saying. Ask politely or google the next time, please. Here is a citation from one article in a medical journal: "Mg is essential in the metabolism of vitamin D, and taking large doses of vitamin D can induce severe depletion of Mg. Adequate magnesium supplementation should be considered as an important aspect of vitamin D therapy", published in American Journal of Therapeutics." For me it was the third Google search result with seach keywords "magnesium vitamin d". PS. Magnesium is not a vitamin.
I hate having resless legs. I'm going to give these exercises a go. Furthermore, I do take magnesium, use the spray and take a prescription for it. Nothing seems to work for me
I make my magnesium oil with magnesium chloride, and mineral oil. It keeps the skin from drying out. I also, take magnesium Glycinate around 6 pm every day, along with B vitamins and and good quality natural source multivitamin. Also, good job on these recommended exercises!
I’ve had rls for over 20 years and it’s now spread to every joint from my shoulders to my ankles. I unusually have it every night and end up sleeping on the couch. After a while I’m so exhausted that I finally fall asleep. I haven’t found anything that works for me
I'm not a doctor, but hawthorn might help if it's circulation. Also lowers blood pressure if it's high. Be careful if on meds. Talk to a naturopath or just a doctor
It typically occurs at the nap hour, and if you are in an environment whereby the room conserves heat too well, then the best approach is adapting is a before nap time workout ethic routine of your choice for an hour and also remember to keep the dry air out during the summer the best way you know how or winter time using the thermo control with the "fan" control setting on "auto" fan setting simultaneously and not "on". Dry fan air will dissipate at auto setting, and it's good for the lungs when you do your work out in your room at night and before bed. That's my conclusion and cure after 38+ years, too. It is the average age experience I've noticed. Human evolution wasn't meant for energy saving high-tech rooms, which trap dry air in rather to the contrary outdoor experience. Who even gets cured off of restless leg syndrome on a couch rather than outdoors doing stuff and then napping in the forest somewhere. I am serious about this. It's a cure on my behalf in every season of the year and counting. My time for a workout is at the midnightght mark to 1am. It is too cold outside to open windows and dangerous too. unpredictable too if you live with your loved ones.
Great reminder for myself! get out your spray, take your vitamin B1 and get some exercise! i was up all night with restless legs. so thanks for the reminder!
I have been suffering from RLS since my early 20 s , as I got older it got way worse now it’s severe ,it drives me crazy as it’s any time of the day now I have tried Everything and nothing really worked. Now I’m on a drug for a totally different condition but it seems to work so far . Hopefully it will keep on working . It’s terrible condition, it sometimes can really drive you out of your mind , hopefully they will find a cure one day
I have horrible RLS in my arms and calves. What helps me is soaking my legs knee deep in cold water for several minutes. Recently I also feel the urge to massage them with a pointy and sharp massage roller, but haven't found such a thing on the market yet. I can't believe how science is not able to find a cure or a reason for treating this horrible condition. I hope it will be achieved in my lifetime! Amen
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Thank you. Was looking for help with this and you post it ! Had the worst bout of this at 3 am. Not sure but the weather just changed to rainy and it seems to trigger it for me. Also had sugar last nite in the form of home made peanut brittle. Don't do it! Could have been the trigger for me.
I had restless legs for 25 years I had blocked arters by 75 pesent in both my legs after having surgery to Clare the blockage I no longer have restless leg syndrome I hope this helps some one
I discovered SpineCare Dr.Rowe by a chance. I"m so glad I found this. Dr Rowe, you are amazing. I'm hoping this video RLS will help my husband. He's been suffering about 20 yrs or so, he doesn't get much sleep and no medication out there helping. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. I also ordered the magnesium oil spray and hoping he'll get some relief. Thank you Dr Rowe.
Now I take magnesium, I rarely get RLS, but when I do, it's intense. But one thing I find helpful, even though my legs aren't itchy, is to use E45 itch relief cream. It's like the cooling sensation of it lasts long enough to break the cycle. But I also find it helpful to stretch my calves & feet & rotate my foot while also stretching it. For some reason, it's worse in my right leg than my left.
I will try these suggestions. I have had restless leg syndrome for 15 years. It is so bad that I am on a drug called Meripex. I have had to increase the dose over the years. I am concerned with being on this drug so long. I understand the person above saying they dread going to bed. If I don’t take the drug 2 hours before bed and it makes me drowsy. Any further suggestions are welcomed.
I cut out sugar. No cake, cookies, ice cream, pie and so on. Once I stopped my RLS went away. I don’t know why but I haven’t had a problem with it sense.
you've got to be kidding. I've done all that. I have been writhing on the floor and in tears with the pain from RLS. I have gone 2 days/nights without sleep when its been bad. These exercises make me almost laugh in situation like mine and no, there are no underlying other causes for this at least for me. Its not supposed to be heriditary but most of the women in one side of my family have suffered from it. It feels like rats running up my legs and tugging on every nerve and fibre.
I'm replying to my own entry. I didn't think anyone would comment on my entry. Honestly, sometimes I wish I could cut my legs off. Anyway, I did order the magnesium oil and we'll see if that helps. I don't know how many people have RLS as bad as I do. I don't think even my Dr.'s realize how badly I suffer. It is a very lonely ailment to have when no one understands
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I find a few minutes massage of my legs, calves and front of thighs helps relieve the feeling enough to go to sleep. If I've been driving a lot of hours I get restless legs and it is really agrivating.
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I ordered the oil for several reasons, thanks. I think for me the exercises will be key: spondylolisthesis and pelvic instability seem to cause restless legs in my case. When I'm in balance, it doesn't happen. I really appreciate the detailed demonstration of exercises!
I just found out about your channel recently, but I have been doing the lower back and rhomboid stretches. They work wonders and you can't imagine how much relief I get from doing them. Thank you so much for the videos.
I've heard also that aluminum does this also? It either blocks B1 or not I really don't know however this info was from a fairly reliable source as well However, thank you for the information again I didn't know about the B1
I have had RLS for most of my adult life, (I am almost 73) and I have found that there are 2 things in my diet that will trigger it big time, too much salt, and too much sugar especially after 6PM. Antihistamines are problematic also. B1 does help and I take 500 mgs of magnesium before bed…I am currently trying this new Restful Legs PM that is supposed to help RLS, the jury is still out on that one. I have been to the edge of the cliff at times and have often gotten up and marched in place for hours trying to relieve it, I sometimes get it in my arms and you feel like you just want to jump out of your skin. People who have never experienced this cannot understand, but it is real and they still don’t really know what causes it. I like reading the comments and I very much appreciate this video. The exercises are great.
Thanks for sharing Barbara. I am a fellow sufferer
Yes thanks for sharing I have a similar experience. RLS is no good!
I hope you find something that gives you complete relief, I’m 59 and still looking for a sure fire but when it’s really bad I use the small Salonpas patches. Depending where it’s worse I put them behind my knees or the back of my ankles just behind the ankle bone. I have not found a B1 that doesn’t give me a really bad upset stomach even with food.
I use RESTFUL LEGS PM. It really helps, but I also have electrolytes on hand.
Restful legs used to help me immediately, but recently I found it no longer helps me, which was truly disappointing. It was my go to.
I take magnesium glycinate daily and don't experience restless legs as often as I used to. However on occasion, it flares up when I have to ride in the car for long periods of time. I'm grateful for the exercises, as I believe I can do a version of them while being a car passenger. Thanks for posting this. I used to suffer with this issue almost daily, some times more severely so than others. I wish I'd known all this back then, but it'll be a huge help going forward!
Hope it helps!
I often have difficulty driving because of having to keep my accelerator foot on the pedal. I a, very short, with my limbs being primarily where I’m shortest. So when I drive, I can only sit so close to the steering wheel, which means my right leg is pretty much fully extended, holding my foot on the accelerator. Unfortunately, I end up frequently lifting my foot briefly off the pedal. Fortunately, my husband does most of the driving!
@@cydkriletich6538 At less than 5'1" myself, my experience is close to identical to yours, so I feel your pain!
Thank you for your comment - I already have Magnesium Glycinate on order - as soon as I receive it I will use it - not only or the restless legs but also for my numb fingertips. Judi
Ionic Magnesium is great. Drops in juice. Highly absorbable and better than glycinate, imo.
I've have had Restless Legs for 67 years and I can tell you. When it occurred mostly laying down it was due to cool air and/or ceiling air on my legs. I MUST to get out of bed and walk. I keep a light pillow over my calves and keep them warm, when that doesn't work and they cramp so bad I have to walk it off, I take Magnesium 400gm 1 pill and it take up to 30 minutes, then I am good. I do take Requip/Ropinirole, which absolutely works when it will not stop, but I hate taken drugs and am not on any medication at all. Support knee high socks works well when you have to walk alot. I played Semi-Pro Softball in my younger years and was always on the move. I do eat the right foods but cold and cold air hurts me most, just saying.
I have the same problem and found that an electric heating pad works wonders. I experience more leg cramping than RLS!
😢. I know how you feel. I am suffering at this very moment. May God keep us
I have the same experience. Long comfy pyjamas & socks & a good thick blanket over my legs - no cramp. Otherwise I can get it every night. "Cold feet" has always be a problem for me. And yes magnesium is amazing. It's just that I'm not consistent 😅
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Great video! I’ve had RLS for about five years now and have to take prescription meds which don’t work if I take them right before bed. So I take them a couple of hours ahead of time and also potassium supplements and that cocktail works 75% of the time. I’ll definitely try this oil or the cream that someone else has suggested in the comments to avoid the itchiness. Unfortunately, I also get RLS in my arms, and I’m not sure which is worse because sometimes I just want to throw my arms against the wall. Benadryl can definitely aggravate RLS in my system. I appreciate all the comments and how all of you have figured out how to live with this and I’m sure some of you dread going to sleep at night as I do or even when you relax to watch TV for a few hours in the laying down position without having the interference of RLS. Good luck everyone
Take QUININE 1 PILL AT NIGHT solved my rls.
@@donnaadams5217 May I ask how long you have been taking that? A friend of mine took it for awhile and she said it eventually wore off. Is it in pill form, or a liquid?
@@susanspatz9501 HI I,ve been on it for about 8years prescribed by my doctor I,m on a lot of meds I live in uk I take 1 pill 200mg QUININE SULPHATE AT N8GHT . It does work. Give it a try it's what's in tonic water at a lower strength though . Hope this helps.
@@susanspatz9501 YOU have to take it every night as its a nuero disease if you stop the rls will come back.
Yes...I get RLS in the early evening watching TV or reading.😞 I have come across an all
natural/homeopathic product called "Restfull Legs" by "Hylands". I love it. Just let 2-3 little dissolveable tabslets under your tongue do the job. Walmart carries them. $8 a bottle of 50 they are FANTASTIC.
I use Vic's vapour rub about half hour before bed especially around my knees . It works perfectly well
Ok, I'm always so skeptical about rls relief methods, but I tried this last night, and it completely, totally stopped it!! I am in awe! Thank you so much, Dr. Rowe, for another tool in my arsenal!😄🙏
Good morning, Doctor Rowe!
I love hearing you talk about the science behind the "why." Superb.
Good morning, and have a great week!
I use Epsom salts in bath frequently and find it really helps as well. Thanks for the exercises.
Thanks for watching!
I do this as well. It helps to relax those muscles
Restless legs can get worse if your legs are too hot. If you can keep your legs cooler than the rest of your body (I fold the lower corner of the blankets so they are not on my legs), that may help.
Yes...I have a fan on the floor aimed at my lower legs, which helps a lot.
complete opposite for me. if they are cold it starts, warming them up stops it
@@sgtnik4871exactly 😅
Actually, once my start I take a super hot bath and it goes away for a good 20 minutes, so I’m able to get to sleep.
In addition to restless legs I get a horrible "nervy" condition in my lower back and hips, that drives me out of bed pacing the floor. I vigorously massage magnesium oil into all areas and in a few minutes I have relief. Will add the exercises as well, thank you.
IF YOU LIKE GET A HEAVY METAL CHECK FOR YOUR SYSTEM I HEARD THIS SOMEWHERE AND IT MAKES SOME SENSE ALUMINUM WILL SCATTER ELECTRICAL SIGNAL AND COULD ALSO TO ALPH BETA WHICH IS IN ALL OF US THEY CAN CHELATE ALUMINUM i HOPE ANYWAY MY MOM HAD THIS AND IT GOT BETTER ON IT'S OWN HOWEVER SHE WASN'T VERY BAD OFF IN THE FIRST PLACE TAKE CARE
I have that same feeling!😢
I bought a magnesium oil spray on Amazon. It works amazingly well!
Make your own ....Epsom salts and water.....put Epsom into water until it feels slippery ..... devolve Epsom, put in spray bottle or with a sponge.
Thanks for all the tips, I had no idea there were things we can try to RLS. A nurse practitioner once told me that RLS was not a real thing, I never saw her again.
Thanks for watching!
‘Not a real thing’ wow how ignorant to say something like that!
I had restless legs since 2017, Two months ago I started to use Thiamine B1 Vitamin and I sleep like a baby at night. Dosage: 1 tablet per day. Another important thing is to manage stress.
Thanks for the info, I am going to try that.
and food, cut back on the carbs. Make sure your insulin and cholesterol are in balance. These two affect your brain. RLS is a brain issue. Shortage of iron in the area's of the brain where dopamine is being generated. th-cam.com/video/4gXrvx6zkR8/w-d-xo.html
@@conniemichalik4824just wondered if you tried this and it helped?
Hi, Which brand of thiamine, please? Many thanks :)
@Aurla-R2-D2 Any brand. I also add 1 folic acid tablet.
My doctor told me to drink a small amount of tonic water before I go to bed to eliminate restless leg. I tried it. It actually worked.
What do mean by tonic water?
It is a carbonated drink normally used to make mixed drinks like gin and tonic. You can find ot at the grocery, Walmart with the other drink mizers like Margherita or Bloody Mary Mixes. Just make sure the tonic water says "with quinine"...because some are made without it now. Quinine is the active ingredient that makes it work for RLS. My husband tried it, and it helped some, but didnt solve his problem completely, but some people say it helps them.
Quinine
Please what is tonic water?
Thank you. I will definitely be trying these. Sometimes my restless legs go next level and become "restless shoulders". I thought RLS was bad but, when the shoulders start it's absolutely hellish. I have magnesium spray but only used it a couple of times as it did irritate my skin, now l know that's normal and will stop, I'll start using it again. When you mentioned the B vitamins, l paused the video and made myself some Vegemite on toast, so l'm already looking forward to some better sleep.
I get it in my right leg and right arm . It's excruciating. I just have to stay up until I pass out usually around 5am...now my day is stuffed. Tramadole is instant relief I've found but doctors don't really like prescribing it.
@@tempershot6311 Ugh. We sound like twins! I hate it when l see the sun rising on a sleepless night cos, like you, l know my day is shot. I take slow release tramadol 12 hourly. It's not great but, it helps (with pain not RLS) and l find the side effects seem less than the short acting stuff. I'm grateful to have found a Dr that believes me.
@nikiTricoteuse I saw a doctor this morning 530am at a 24hr clinic. He was a good man that believed me too, gave me Tram and Diazipam. I slept till 2pm, day gone.
I've booked in for blood tests etc because there must be an underlying problem causing it right?
It's so hard to describe the feeling to people hey.
@@tempershot6311 I hope you have found someone who can help. Having an "invisibile injury" can be so frustrating. It's 3.40am here and I've not managed to sleep yet. I had hoped to sleep cos l had a rough night last night - realised when l went to take my tramadol this morning that l had some how missed taking it last night - still at least that explained the rough night. Good luck for the blood tests too.
I take an epsom salt bath every night with a little baking soda. Epsom salt brings magnesium into the body through the skin. I sleep so much better after these relaxing baths!
You are so kind to give all this advice.❤
Happy to help, and thanks for watching!
All the videos about RLS and no ever mentions that some of us get it in our arms too.
God I have it in my biceps so bad I can't stand it, right now. Have to flex as hard as I can, doesn't relieve it
I have it In my arms and hips too
I have it in my arms, hands and back too beside lower legs. Usual it starts in the legs and if i ignore it. It quickly goes up into arms. If still ignoring it. It moves to hands and later into the back. A hurtful and very annoying sickness
I didnt know it was the case with others as well!
I get it all down one side arm down to leg.
Thanks Doc so much for the advice. I will give everything you suggested a try. I'm 62 and have had RLS for about 15 years. I'm not as severe as others from what I've read in the comments. I have noticed a strong connection between how much physical work I do during the day to how bad my RLS is on that night. I've noticed that if I do some lifting or any work that puts a strain on my spine then that evening my RLS is much worse. There could be a correlation between load on the spinal column and spinal cord to how bad the RLS is. It may be linked to nerves in the spine. It's just a thoery thats worth exploring. However I do also strongly believe that there is definitely a connection to certain vitamin and mineral deficiency as the Doc mentioned.
No one can understand the pain and extreme stress of severe RLS such as what some people like myself experience with multiple episodes per day, unless they too, are sufferers. If I didn’t have the amount of relief I do get from medications, I honestly would not want to live. Many people have told me they also have RLS, but they don’t. They have PLM, Periodic Limb Movement, which is entirely different, but still annoying and disruptive. This video is very helpful, and I will try these specific exercises.
I have it sooo I get it
Severe RLS here too. These exercises and others were irrelevant. I take pramipexole and lyrica Augmenting so I probably will have to convert to methadone.
get your ferritin levels checked. Ferritin needs to be over 100. Personnally I need my ferritin to be around 200.
@@marta150 im so sorry you are going through argumentation
@@emmamcconkey3991 Thank you. A change of medication and slowly weaning off Pramipexole is helping greatly.
Magnesium oil always works for me. Thanks for the other tips.
Thanks for watching!
I don't experience leg muscle cramping or any pain. I just sometimes suffer a crawling sensation inside my legs that makes it impossible not to keep moving my legs to try to alleviate it. I can't take magnesium because of medication I'm on. I just have a feeling that the source of this sensation is coming from the nerves in the lower back anyway.
For me, that crawly, have-to-move feeling is restless legs. Cramps are not what I feel in restless legs
You just described rls 😊
This is me...and absolutely impossible to explain to someone else! I don't have pain or cramps, i must just move my legs!! Such a bizzare feeling- people who dont have it dont get it!
Yeah same, not painful as such, more of a mental pain as you're supposed to cease movement and relax at sleep time n with rls the more you do try to relax the more it will drive you crazy. I imagine that it would be similar to a symptom that addicts withdrawing off drugs would feel. Like a ticklish feeling in your legs n sometimes arms. Like a thousand ants crawling around your body. I feel bad for my partner sleeping next to me as often ill have the entire bed shaking, as my leg HAS to shake - its not voluntarily- you still have to put the work in n yes it gets tiring, but you'd rather it feel tired than that tickle feeling n when it is also in your arms, that's even worse. I bought a vibrating seat cover, I lay on that in bed n it helps, or I use a massage gun n keep it vibrating on the trigger spots, keep it on there until that tickle feeling goes, it enhances the yuk tickle feeling at first but you feel it start to not tickle as much after a minute or 2. Keep it massaging all around the pin points for about 5 or 10 mins - sometimes longer - but it's so worth it, as you'll find afterwards you no longer have it. It's so relieving by that point, as you just want to sleep. Desperate measures are no to no end. I am anemic n have low iron, n I think that is linked with rls. I first had it in a the last few weeks of my 3rd pregnancy, which went after baby was born. Then 10 years later, ( and a couple of pregnancies without it) which was 5 years ago it started again just out of the blue.
Yes, that's right. There is no pain with RLS. No cramps either. It's exactly what you described. I tried Magnesium, and it does nothing for me.
The Magnesium Oil works! Thank you!
Ropinerole is the only thing that helped me I’d be up all night walking till I almost fall asleep while walking.
How long did you have to take it? I’m currently on it
@@emmanuelmuhd RL is not curable. You will take it for as long as it works and watch out for symptoms of augmentation.
the thing about Ropinerole it augments, that is, it causes the symptoms to come back sooner and harder. I experienced that terribly. I'm going on 6 months without even one day off. it most definitely can drive a person to the brink! can't wait to try the magnesium oil 💖
I was on ropinerole ,had side effects. This why I'm watching here I am up with rls tonight
@@patriciaeberly7925 talk to doc about gabapentin or pregabalin (lyrica)
Thank you for this! RLS is making me crazy at night, I will try all these.
Hope it helps!
Know how you feel. I've hit my legs so hard I've had bruises on them...just sometimes pain is better than the restless feeling 🙄. I take a very good magnesium supplement, and it's magnesium gylcate which is indicated for this condition. I still have it. Interestingly enough, I got it as a child BEFORE I started my menstrual cycle, after that it went away. And now I'm menopausal it's back with a vengeance! Can't help but think that hormones play a huge part in my case 😏
I haven't taken magnesium in a long time and boy am I noticing pain in my legs at night. All those exercises were fantastic and I will be using them daily.
I've been suffering from rls most of my life. Ill try these exercises, although I've done some of these on my own. Thank you
Hope the exercises help, and please give us an update soon.
Hi Cherie, are you on the Standard Amerian Diet or Vegan diet?
I will definitely try your recommendations; I’ve been suffering from this for 20 years. Thank you!
Exactly what I needed to know! Thanks. Exercises are Great and really help😊
Thanks for watching!
This is what i need, Thank you, one time i experience calves cramps at night.
Hope the exercises help, and please give us an update.
Good tips. I’m a senior and go to “chair” Pilates twice a week and a lot of these tips are included.
It’s more of like a achy feeling that doesn’t go away
That's not RLS, but I'm sure it's very distressing. I hope you find relief.
I always felt like it was a bit like right before a sprint race, waiting for the gun, when I would feel adrenaline shooting down my legs.
It’s weirdly different for everyone.
It's different for everyone. I have big aches, similar to growing pains as a child and an electric feeling. It's RLS.
some comment while back stated, tuck a small bar of soap near your foot in bed will help with restless leg syndrome. i tried it and it does really help, i have no explanation whatsoever.
Thank you! I have been taking medication for restless leg for years. I'm going to give this a try and get off the darn medicine!
Hope it helps, and please give us an update soon.
I ate a handful of pumpkin seeds and it worked like a charm!
I been dealing with rest leg for 3 years and I tell you I’m 29 years old and it’s killing me daily I can’t even cry because the pain is so strong that it’s causing my anxiety
Pain? I have RLS and never had pain, just the need to move them.
@@sheilathailand1903 Yes, it doesn't sound like RLS.
@@sheilathailand1903yeah, I have difficulties focusing on my work because of RLS. I don’t know why there’s an urge to move legs. Maybe I must not focus on this and hopefully, it gets better.
Little tip for anyone suffering from restless leg but only occasionally, antihistamines can cause it! Taking Benadryl gave me restless leg
100 percent true! I take Benadryl for migraines and I would get RLS every time.
I got it from Actifed! Same kind of drug.
I got it from too much melatonin! As soon as I stopped taking it, it stopped immediately! I was shocked.
Why should I trust a comment?
I believe this! Drugs are not the answer. Frankly, I do not understand people feeling like they need a drug to solve their health problem. There are NO drugs in our bodies! They run on nutrition...
When I experience RLS, it starts in either my quads or, less frequently, my toes. Quad stretches soothe the spasms quickly and on the first try almost every time. I use mag oil that I make myself from magnesium chloride and distilled water. Very inexpensive. I’ll apply it to the areas you suggested.
same!
I take get plenty of magnesium with multivitamin, with magnesium pills; I do all these exercises; I walk the floors; I must take the prescription medication Pramipexole starting at 8 pm then another at 9 pm, another at 10pm, usually another at 11 pm. Otherwise I don’t get to sleep!!! It’s not something I look forward to at night. But it works!!!
Best wishes to all reading this !!! 💕💕💕
FuzzyDoxie, I know what you mean! Ropinirole is the only thing that works for me. RLS is a tormenting, relentless condition that drives me to tears, and my doctor advises it will only get worse.
It drives me to tears, too. Very few understand. I’m lucky I have a supportive spouse who studies it to try and help me. People think it’s nothing, because the name sounds silly, so sometimes I refer to it by its medical name, Willis- Ekbom Disease. Then they think, We’ll, it must be serious with that name!”
I used to just drink tonic water to fix my restless legs, but since having my knee replacement surgery I have chronic restless legs 3 months down the line. It’s like someone has a cattle pod on my leg and just holding it there. I will give some of these a try.
I first experienced RLS after knee replacement surgery. You are the first person I’ve heard of that also experienced RSL after the surgery. Unfortunately my surgery was 5 years ago and I still have RLS every night.
My mom swears by Magnesium (the kind that doesn't cause diarrhea) and a swig of pickle juice at night. Her RLS is severe so this doesn't eliminate it completely but is a game changer for her.
Dill pickle?
@janisewellington-ut5jy Guessing it's the salt in the pickle juice that helps.
excellent question
My RLS began when I was pregnant with my twins. 18 years later, and I still have it. Sometimes it's so bad it goes up to my hips and arms. Exercise made it worse. Benadryl, and alcohol make it a lot worse too. My twins must have sucked something from me; some vitamin or mineral that I haven't figured out yet. I've taken Iron, B-1, Magnesium, Potassium, and nothing has helped. There have been times when I don't get it for a while, but then it always comes back. The lack of sleep has ruined my life.
Wow i'm 19 and i needed this
Thank you just started with this condition, it’s terrible feeling just ruin your night sleep, restless syndrome is very appropriate, cause that’s what it is, just can’t keep your legs still. Thank you for your recommendations.
I started having RLS symptoms about 7 years ago. Wasn’t able to sleep it became a real problem. Two years later I started taking CBD (which is very expensive if you use high quality) which helped with the sleeping but not the RLS. I did try the liquid magnesium but it didn’t help at all. Upon doing further research my husband learned that I really needed to try magnesium glycerinate. Three weeks in the RLS subsided and I’m back to sleeping like a baby. It was like a miracle. I do still have some RLS at night after I cycle so will try the exercises! Legs up a wall also helps!
Thank you, so magnesium glycerinate ? How much do you take daily
@@veerani6164 1 teaspoon daily with a little bit of juice because it takes horrible but its very effective. When you first start taking it you might experience some diarrhea so just cut back a bit until your body get used to it. Only took me a few days then give it about a month or so before you notice this wonderful sleepiness. Take it after dinner.
I have a desk job. If I don't move often during the day, I know I'll have RLS that night. I'll definitely give the magnesium oil a try. I've also used compression socks & helps and an old wise tale - put a bar of soap under bed sheets... it has worked..
I suffer from Gbs, and ever since I came out of hospital I have had insane restless leg syndrome, nothing is working I’m sick of calling my doctors I have tried 4 different tablets to try and relieve the symptoms, but the exercises help for about 2 minutes then it comes back in full force
There used to be a magnesium lotion that didn't itch like crazy. Maybe add some mag oil to a neutral, simple lotion.
Thank you for the suggestions.
I'm going to give all of this a try as I often wake up in the middle of the night with all my muscles from my hips down to my feet cramping up, sometimes all at the same time. My leg muscles are the worst though because they will contract and lock up rock-hard and not release for up to around 30 minutes. The pain is unbelievably excruciating when it happens so I'm willing to try any potential preventative measures.
Hope it helps, and please give us an update.
That must be so painful, calf cramp lasting a couple of minutes is bad enough. You have my sympathy ,hope these exercises give you some relief, I’ve been doing similar ones for a while and I think they do help keep the circulation going. ❤
Rub apple vinegar on your legs and drink it. You’re can eat a dill pickle or drink some of the juice. It will stop cramps in about 20 seconds. Rubbing it on the muscle is best. Apply a heating pad to the area that is cramping and/or take an aspirin, if you are able. This helps and will stop the cramps for the night. The Amish make a concoction which can be applied or drunk which will stop cramps. The only difference is they add garlic to the mixture. It is a bit pricey, so I do the above instead. It works as well.
I hope you've found some relief. Did these help?
1 MONTH UPDATE:
I have been following all the suggestions presented on this video for a month now and I can honestly say that I haven't had a single cramp for a good 2 weeks now.
I'll try to remember to give another update in a few months but so far, so good!
I've finally started to get some decent sleep again.
I truly appreciate these videos!
I have found that restless legs (my granddaughter calls them, “kicky legs”), can also be caused by some foods. If you are sensitive to some foods, different for each person, you may find it can cause restless legs. Leg cramps can be caused by being dehydrated, like after drinking alcohol. I find juice with higher potassium levels, help with that. Often, very quickly.
Low iron levels is my trigger. I was in single digits until I got an infusion. Slept like a baby for the next couple of months
Thanks so much for this video. Unfortunately I cannot take magnesium in any form as it reduces the efficiency of my meds, but I've tried your leg stretching exercises and for the first time in years, I haven't had restless legs. I'm hoping it's not just a fluke, as I have only done it for a couple of nights so far, but I'm encouraged by the results so far 👍👍👍
Thank you Dr Rowe excellent job
Thanks again for watching!
I increased magnesium and do these exercises! I also lotion my feet and wear plastic booties for awhile to help with that! I feel like these could improve my symptoms! Thank you.
I’ve had RLS for over 20 years. Maybe it should be called body restless syndrome because I get it all over. I appreciate your trying to convince me that these simple exercises will help but for me….that’s a joke. If there is an idea out there I have tried it. RLS is the most awful feeling and the jerking that goes along with it just keeps me jumping. I have slept standing up with my pillow on the kitchen counter because I cannot sit or lie down. So far my medication in patch form is holding me pretty well as I have augmented on 2 drugs. Thank you for your info..it’s too bad it’s not for the severe case.
I am with you. People do not understand the life altering nature of severe RLS and even worse, what it is like to suffer augmentation.
Whenever I miss taking magnesium supplements, I get cramps in my legs. I also discovered Magnesium Bath Flakes by the brand "Ancient Minerals." I opt for the Magnesium Bath Flakes as opposed to Epson Salts. The directions call for one full bag (750g), but I found is all you need is about a cup. If you Google both, you'll see the difference.
Cut a potato 🥔 in half and rub on your legs. I thought it was daft when I first read about doing this about 30 years ago. I was working nights and had forgotten my Vick vapour rub and painkillers that I usually took. I’d read in a magazine about using a potato two weeks previous. I went into the kitchen at work and got a potato and did it, well it definitely worked,due to the starch in it I believe. I’ve not had restless legs for years now until the other night ,it’s coming up to Christmas and WHAM i ate a lot of rubbish carbs and that sets mine off( I learned this eventually). Happy new year all 🎉🇬🇧🙏🥔
isn't a potato high in magnesium? I know what I'll be doing in a couple hours 😁
ICU and Recovery Room nurse here….that shaking is call an extrapyramidial reaction to things like Benadryl and anti nausea meds like Compazine. Extrapyramidal signs include increased motor tone, changes in the amount and velocity of movement, and involuntary motor activity. They include two groups of signs and related disorders: hypokinetic (similar to Parkinson's disease) and hyperkinetic (similar to Huntington's disease). If you’re sensitive to those meds it can wear off within a few hours or reversed. Be sure to hydrate. Anticholinergic agents are a first-line treatment for drug-induced EPS, followed by amantadine. ECT is one of the most effective treatments for EPS. EPS===Extrapyramidial Symptoms.
Thank you for this well explained video. I have restless legs at night. Difficult getting to sleep. I will try the magnesium and your exercises. Thank you again 🙏🙏
Hope it helps!
Thank you for these ideas to calm RLS. IT IS ABSOLUTE TORTURE FOR ME.
Since my doc won't up my script, saying I am already at the max of 4 mg at night for the past 20 years..., I now have to fend for myself at finding some relief. I will start this protocol and PRAY for relief.....cuz I just can't take it anymore! 😫
I am 71 & started with RLS AT 19. It wasn’t a regular thing until I was in my 50s. Every night for about 6 hours, the constant crawling feeling was awful. I was prescribed ropinerole which was fantastic but now, it is not working. I am so worn out I take codeine which gets rid of it. I have just ordered some thiamine & am very excited to see any positive results. I take hot baths in the early hours, that helps sometimes!
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Oh goodness!! I feel for you. Yes, it is absolute torture. Let me know if the thiamine works for you. I'll follow your lead if it helps!!
Lemme know how you're doing!! Take care.
What are you taking? It sounds like you need a different doctor to get you on an appropriate medication.
I had this problem and ended up going to the doctor who prescribed iron tablets and they did the trick. Easy! 🇬🇧
Same for me! I had severe RLS for many years and dreaded going to bed at night. I came across a study by the Mayo Clinic recommending iron and now take one a day. It is now much less frequent and much less severe.
My RLS accidentally disappeared when i drink pocari sweat, now i always use this easy to find thing.
I get RLS during flight travel. It's a very weird experience, and I feel like running away from that RLS. I also develop during sleep . Thanks for this video
Magnesium Oil also helps with asthma symptoms. I had to research it 5yrs ago when I first noticed how much better my breathing was after spraying magnesium oil on my chest/neck. I read that magnesium supplements are often given to patients when they go to the ER with severe asthma symptoms.
I didn't know that. Thanks for the info!
@@JessicaTPeterson People do not seem to respond well to that information, but please consider researching it for conformation. Those I know with asthma refuse to try magnesium oil or even research it. Notice the maker of this video has not responded even though he has responded to other comments left an hour after I left my well intended comment.
@@WisconsinEric After a very quick search, I found a study from U of Exeter. They found that topical (transdermal) magnesium increases serum magnesium levels, "and may provide an alternative to oral supplementation."
Several articles from the Nat'l Library of Medicine show that hospitals use intravenous magnesium for acute asthma. Other studies find it of benefit in chronic asthma also, as it is both an anti-inflammatory and a bronchodilating agent. The use of magnesium for asthma is also referred to in the "British Guideline on the Management of Asthma."
Put this info together and, to me, it looks like topical magnesium, which can be applied to the torso (as they did in the transdermal mag study), is a really good choice for us asthmatics!
I'm sure if I keep looking, I will find more.
Thanks again for bringing this to my attention!
I didn't realize that a response from me was necessary. Interesting info.
@@DrRowe Thanks for the video!
Magnesium oil the best
For me, it's helpful to simply raise my legs pointing to the roof, holding a few seconds, lowering the legs, waiting a few seconds and then repeating this over a few times. I think it helps with the circulation. I've also done the first one you showed here as it just felt it helped a bit. The most helpful thing has been to stand up and walk around a bit, but it pushes me awake too much, so I prefer to do the "easier" things first. By the way, taking vitamin D supplements without magnesium can deplete magnesium in the body.
and you know this how? Are a doctor? Im asking cause im going to try all he has to offer. So eating bananas will deplete the magnesium in my body? I always thought they had potasium, bananas but im told eat them it would be better than taking the magnesium vitamin
@@chuckbeedle1983 being a doctor doesn't automatically grant you all wisdom on a topic, and not being a doctor doesn't mean you don't know about something. But there are several studies on the topic, and some people think this is the key reason why vitamin D supplements don't bring as big of a relief to vitamin D deficiency that has been believed. Banana is not a *vitamin D supplement* that I was referring to in my comment. It is not even a vitamin D source. So I am not quite sure why are you even bringing them to the conversation. What I said simply was that if you take vitamin D supplements but do not have enough magnesium in your diet (as a supplement or naturally), magnesium levels in your body may be depleted.
I of course do not recommend simply taking everything in TH-cam comments as facts. But I also do not recommend being really sappy because somebody wrote a comment based on information in medical publications, and it wasn't immediately clear to you how the person knows what they are saying. Ask politely or google the next time, please.
Here is a citation from one article in a medical journal: "Mg is essential in the metabolism of vitamin D, and taking large doses of vitamin D can induce severe depletion of Mg. Adequate magnesium supplementation should be considered as an important aspect of vitamin D therapy", published in American Journal of Therapeutics." For me it was the third Google search result with seach keywords "magnesium vitamin d".
PS. Magnesium is not a vitamin.
@@fintux wow
Magnesium helps. I used to take calcium /magnesium. I had it really bad
i started using magnesium spray on my legs and rubbing it in at night. @@donnalawrence9054
Colloidal Gold tonic helps with mine. Haven't had an attack for months!
You always have good info and great exercises....thank you so much.
Thanks for watching!
I hate having resless legs. I'm going to give these exercises a go. Furthermore, I do take magnesium, use the spray and take a prescription for it. Nothing seems to work for me
Heyyyy doc thank you🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Thanks again for watching!
I make my magnesium oil with magnesium chloride, and mineral oil. It keeps the skin from drying out. I also, take magnesium Glycinate around 6 pm every day, along with B vitamins and and good quality natural source multivitamin. Also, good job on these recommended exercises!
I’ve had rls for over 20 years and it’s now spread to every joint from my shoulders to my ankles. I unusually have it every night and end up sleeping on the couch. After a while I’m so exhausted that I finally fall asleep. I haven’t found anything that works for me
Have your iron level checked.
Me too, I started taking iron and that worked. Beware of black and hard stool but prune juice is great for that. Maybe it’ll help.
I'm not a doctor, but hawthorn might help if it's circulation. Also lowers blood pressure if it's high. Be careful if on meds. Talk to a naturopath or just a doctor
@@WH2012cheaper to try iron
Try medical marijuana
Thanks for this! I also drink Magnesium CALM which helps. Otherwise I’m walking around all night. Will try these!✔️
It typically occurs at the nap hour, and if you are in an environment whereby the room conserves heat too well, then the best approach is adapting is a before nap time workout ethic routine of your choice for an hour and also remember to keep the dry air out during the summer the best way you know how or winter time using the thermo control with the "fan" control setting on "auto" fan setting simultaneously and not "on". Dry fan air will dissipate at auto setting, and it's good for the lungs when you do your work out in your room at night and before bed. That's my conclusion and cure after 38+ years, too. It is the average age experience I've noticed. Human evolution wasn't meant for energy saving high-tech rooms, which trap dry air in rather to the contrary outdoor experience. Who even gets cured off of restless leg syndrome on a couch rather than outdoors doing stuff and then napping in the forest somewhere. I am serious about this. It's a cure on my behalf in every season of the year and counting. My time for a workout is at the midnightght mark to 1am. It is too cold outside to open windows and dangerous too. unpredictable too if you live with your loved ones.
Good exercise video.
Great reminder for myself! get out your spray, take your vitamin B1 and get some exercise! i was up all night with restless legs. so thanks for the reminder!
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I have been suffering from RLS since my early 20 s , as I got older it got way worse now it’s severe ,it drives me crazy as it’s any time of the day now
I have tried Everything and nothing really worked. Now I’m on a drug for a totally different condition but it seems to work so far .
Hopefully it will keep on working .
It’s terrible condition, it sometimes can really drive you out of your mind , hopefully they will find a cure one day
Thanks for this doc!! I bought this and worked right away! Looks like I was magnesium deficient. Much appreciated!!
Thanks for watching!
Thanks doctor, I am experiencing RLS to the fullest only at night, will try these every day and let me know the results.🙏
love this channel
Glad you found the channel, and thanks for watching!
I have horrible RLS in my arms and calves. What helps me is soaking my legs knee deep in cold water for several minutes. Recently I also feel the urge to massage them with a pointy and sharp massage roller, but haven't found such a thing on the market yet. I can't believe how science is not able to find a cure or a reason for treating this horrible condition. I hope it will be achieved in my lifetime! Amen
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Why is it always in the evening I have restless legs?
I get after 3am in early morning and only stops until it's night time so I cannot sleep in day time, or even doze for few seconds sitting!
I take Magnesium Malate
Thank you. Was looking for help with this and you post it ! Had the worst bout of this at 3 am. Not sure but the weather just changed to rainy and it seems to trigger it for me. Also had sugar last nite in the form of home made peanut brittle. Don't do it! Could have been the trigger for me.
I had restless legs for 25 years I had blocked arters by 75 pesent in both my legs after having surgery to Clare the blockage I no longer have restless leg syndrome I hope this helps some one
Good video, ty for sharing
Thanks for watching!
Cut back on Statins, started magnesium & B complex and never had issues again
I discovered SpineCare Dr.Rowe by a chance. I"m so glad I found this. Dr Rowe, you are amazing. I'm hoping this video RLS will help my husband. He's been suffering about 20 yrs or so, he doesn't get much sleep and no medication out there helping. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. I also ordered the magnesium oil spray and hoping he'll get some relief. Thank you Dr Rowe.
Please give us an update in a week or two.
Will do.
Hi! Doc.!
Hello, and thanks for watching!
OMG, I wish this would help me. But that is RLS, everyone has a different approach - what works and does not work/help.
Well, here’s something else for me…I have to take meds for it. Oh B1 vitamin…I take magnesium, and I have magnesium cream…but vit B1, I will try that.
Now I take magnesium, I rarely get RLS, but when I do, it's intense. But one thing I find helpful, even though my legs aren't itchy, is to use E45 itch relief cream. It's like the cooling sensation of it lasts long enough to break the cycle. But I also find it helpful to stretch my calves & feet & rotate my foot while also stretching it. For some reason, it's worse in my right leg than my left.
I will try these suggestions. I have had restless leg syndrome for 15 years. It is so bad that I am on a drug called Meripex. I have had to increase the dose over the years. I am concerned with being on this drug so long. I understand the person above saying they dread going to bed. If I don’t take the drug 2 hours before bed and it makes me drowsy. Any further suggestions are welcomed.
How about restless arm syndrome originating from the base of the neck....?
Having half of the c4-5 disk removed back in '95 doesn't help....
Magnesium Oil got me so itchy every time that I didn't continue using it. So would magnesium citrate help as well?
I've heard that magnesium glycinate is better, so I switched.
Cypress essential oil helps my muscles and is the best thing I’ve found to help my RLS.
I cut out sugar. No cake, cookies, ice cream, pie and so on. Once I stopped my RLS went away. I don’t know why but I haven’t had a problem with it sense.
you've got to be kidding. I've done all that. I have been writhing on the floor and in tears with the pain from RLS. I have gone 2 days/nights without sleep when its been bad. These exercises make me almost laugh in situation like mine and no, there are no underlying other causes for this at least for me. Its not supposed to be heriditary but most of the women in one side of my family have suffered from it. It feels like rats running up my legs and tugging on every nerve and fibre.
I'm replying to my own entry. I didn't think anyone would comment on my entry. Honestly, sometimes I wish I could cut my legs off. Anyway, I did order the magnesium oil and we'll see if that helps. I don't know how many people have RLS as bad as I do. I don't think even my Dr.'s realize how badly I suffer. It is a very lonely ailment to have when no one understands
Go to a clinic with expertise in RLS. Mayo is one. There are others.
I find dehydration is a symptom, so keep hydrated with water. Also, take magnesium just before bedtime.