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cubagirl
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January 12, 2017, 11:19:49 PM »
I know many of you suffer with this, as do I. So I googled help for restless legs.
Among many suggestions these two had me smiling.
Have sex
Sleep in a soapy bed
Now the first, I can understand, but how the heck do you sleep on a soapy bed?
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Menomale
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Re: Restless legs
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January 12, 2017, 11:52:28 PM »
I have the habit of placing soaps on the wardrobe where I keep my sheets and towels... the smell has a relaxing effect on me
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cubagirl
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January 13, 2017, 10:36:45 AM »
That makes sense, but how do you sleep in a soapy bed without slipping & sliding out of it? Of course maybe because you would be concentrating so hard on staying put, you'd forget about the restless legs.
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Jenna
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Re: Restless legs
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January 13, 2017, 11:00:03 AM »
Do you think it was a water bed, Cubagirl?
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Menomale
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January 13, 2017, 11:11:33 AM »
Have you tried it, cubagirl?
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CLKD
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BANANAS! 4 me it's lack of potassium so 3/4 small bananas each day cured those sensations. Or
Nurofen
an hour B4 bedtime if I feel symptoms coming on. Why it happens at night I can't understand, I am aware of the pulling sensations all day but it begins as soon as I go to bed
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For a few years I slept with 2 double blankets under my side of the mattress as I found that elevating the legs helped - of course I would roll over int he night and disturb Himself
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Jenna
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January 13, 2017, 12:44:55 PM »
Actually, ladies, I found this about putting a bar of soap underneath your fitted sheet, so who knows!!
http://rls-restlesslegssyndrome.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/is-soap-treatment-for-restless-legs.html
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cubagirl
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January 13, 2017, 04:46:40 PM »
Sorry CLKD, now I'm singing Bananas in Pyjamas.
I've upped my bananas, but not making a difference to me, glad it works for you though.
Well I never Jenna.
I've got a bar of posh soap in a drawer, might just take it out & give it a go.
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CLKD
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January 13, 2017, 05:42:58 PM »
I began eating bananas to keep blood sugar levels even, as part of the advice from NAPS. After 5 nights I realised that the awful sensations had gone so I stuck with eating 3/4 small ones daily for 10 years - no problems but I got sick of bananas
Nurofen
an hour B4 bed helps too.
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cubagirl
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January 13, 2017, 07:08:11 PM »
They've got to be just right too, not black , but speckled. Hubby can't stand them like that, so when his get a bit too ripe I eat them.
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babyjane
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January 13, 2017, 07:09:59 PM »
a banana a day has helped mine too. I still get it occasionally but nothing like I used to. It must be low potassium that causes it.
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CLKD
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January 13, 2017, 08:41:39 PM »
It doesn't matter for me what state the fruit is in, it's the potassium that is important, however, I HATE them black
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Tempest
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January 13, 2017, 09:44:41 PM »
Magnesium!!!! It's supposed to help immensely. Holland and Barrett do a good Magnesium spray as this absorbs better than oral methods. Magnesium is also excellent for anxiety.
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cubagirl
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January 13, 2017, 10:48:20 PM »
I tried magnesium spray, the sting was worse than the restless legs. Going to go into town & see what H&B recommend next week.
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CLKD
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. bananas
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