Guest guest Posted November 10, 2010 Report Share Posted November 10, 2010 I have severe muscle spasms in my legs almost every time I sit and try to relax and at night when I go to bed. The doctors have diagnosed me with restless leg syndrome. Is this really what I have or is it just spasms from the CMT? It just came on all of a sudden a couple of years ago. Prior to this I had nothing like it. The doctor has me on Neurontin 300 mg and Requip 1.5 mg, plus a muscle relaxer- Flexeril 10 mg. Still have days where the meds do not help. Somedays I just want to chop my legs off that is how bad it gets... IT drives me insane to NOT be able to relax when I want to. I am so STRESSED OUT some times because of it. PLUS if I take the Requip during the day it knocks me out! I fall asleep just like that, and some days I just don't have the time to be sleeping! Any experiences or advice is appreciated. Diane Gracely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 10, 2010 Report Share Posted November 10, 2010 Diane, Try sitting on the floor with your legs in front of you. Brace yourself with your hands behind your back if you need to, or lean against something. Then flop your feet leftward and then rightward so your skin and muscles in your calves & quads is shaken nup. Don't do it any faster or for any longer than is simply comfortable. This should alleviate some of the cramping. You can also drink some tonic water during the day, which contains quinine, which is also available in pill form, and this should help. I have had these cramps and have used these methods to reduce them. On Nov 10, 2010, at 5:47 AM, Diane Gracely wrote: > I have severe muscle spasms in my legs almost every time I sit and try to relax and at night when I go to bed. The doctors have diagnosed me with restless leg syndrome. Is this really what I have or is it just spasms from the CMT? It just came on all of a sudden a couple of years ago. Prior to this I had nothing like it. The doctor has me on Neurontin 300 mg and Requip 1.5 mg, plus a muscle relaxer- Flexeril 10 mg. > > Still have days where the meds do not help. Somedays I just want to chop my legs off that is how bad it gets... IT drives me insane to NOT be able to relax when I want to. I am so STRESSED OUT some times because of it. PLUS if I take the Requip during the day it knocks me out! I fall asleep just like that, and some days I just don't have the time to be sleeping! > > Any experiences or advice is appreciated. > > Diane Gracely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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