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How To Calm Your Restless Legs

Your crazy legs have woke you up in the middle of the night again, so you get on the computer and start searching "stop my restless leg". The uneasy sensation that you have to continuously move your legs has again robbed you of another night's sleep. You are a person who needs sleep and wants to end restless leg syndrome now.

Descriptions of the sensations felt can sometimes be put into words like:

* Crawling
* Tingling
* Cramping
* Creeping
* Pulling
* Painful
* Electric
* Tense
* Uncomfortable
* Itchy
* Tugging
* Gnawing
* Aching
* Burning

You may not even be able to describe some of the feelings you are having in your feet, thighs, calves, and arms. Periodic Limb Movement Disorder (PLMD), in which your arms, legs, or entire body will suddenly jump, is also associated with rls.

There is approximately 10% of the populations of the United States and Europe who suffer from this nerve related, annoying condition. Over 65% of these individuals have the genetic form of restless leg syndrome (rls) which means that it was inherited from a parent who has it. The remaining 35% either have rls as a primary condition or it is brought on by an underlying medical problem such as iron deficiency, peripheral neuropathy, or kidney failure.

Restless leg syndrome is one of the most under diagnosed, under treated, or even mistreated chronic condition. When it comes to medications to relieve the symptoms of rls, it is completely done by the trial and error method. Finding what will work for you is only known by you trying different medications. Medications can sometimes cause side affects worse than the rls you are trying to get under control.

In mild cases of rls, home remedies will probably work. These include massages, heating pad, exercise, and proper diet. Moderate and severe cases of rls demand a more aggressive treatment. Doctors may prescribe one of the designated medications for restless leg syndrome or a drug used primarily for Parkinson's Disease which have shown good results.

The most important thing to do is to be properly diagnosed with rls. This will also rule out any serious medical problem. Then you will be able to pursue the correct treatment for you. Whether it be prescription medications or a home therapy, you will be more in control of your situation.

Restless leg syndrome has no known scientific cause or cure. What is known about this annoying, sleep depriving condition is that the symptoms of rls can be treated.

Right now, in the middle of the night, the best thing you can do for these bothersome, irritating feelings is to go with it. Don't try and suppress the need to move your legs. Walk, stretch, massage, and do meditation/yoga, whatever it takes to calm those legs.

Once you understand more about RLS, the sooner you won't be searching the web for "stop my restless legs".

About the Author

Kathy Lund has been studying this condition called Restless Leg Syndrome for over 8 years. There are many more facts and methods of treating RLS which there just wasn't room for in this article. If you want to know more about this complicated nerve disorder which deprives you of sleep, just visit Stop My Restless Legs.

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