Restless Leg Syndrome is the "feeling" of creepy, crawling sensations in your legs, that make you feel like you HAVE to move your legs. It's a twitching that you feel inside your legs that seems to happen at rest or when you try to sleep. It does not cause purposeful shaking of the leg.
I have had RLS for over 15 years. From what you are describing, this sounds like something else. I also do not think Wellbutrin would have caused this sensation, but it's worth a call to your doctor, to tell him what you are experiencing. That's the only way you can be sure.
I hope for the best,
Heather
I took Wellbutrin in ‘98 for depression, anxiety and smoking cessation, and went off it after 6 months – it didn’t help me. Since my restless leg started a few years later, I can’t imagine a connection to the Welbutrin (at least not for me).
I waited so long before going to the doc for my legs because I thought it would just go away.
My RLS was so severe (by the time I finally went to the doc's) that I was up and in the hottest bath I could take every single night, sometimes up to 4x's a night. (It seemed to help a lot "while" I was in the tub and for a short time after). I was crying, walking the floors, crying, doing leg exercises, crying, rubbing pain creams on...well, you get the picture! I was so darned tired and frustrated and so........miserable.
During the day I have the 'worm crawls & thumps' (my terms for the movement going on) under the skin, when I'm just sitting – like now; they are not as bothersome as anything that keeps you awake at night. Dishspicabull! Spit. (No one is going to get that probably, but I'm leaving it- LOL).
I take Mirapex for RLS and I won't even think about trying to go without it because I can't go back to that. I won't.
There is great info on ****.com about RLS. That might help.
Sorry if I goofed by putting a website on here. I didn't know (didn't pay attention?). I maybe did another one or maybe 2 others so...very sorry.
I suffer from PTSD and have the usual issues with anxiety and depression. I also suffer from sleep apnea, a very common issue related to PTSD. Approximately 70% of military members suffering from PTSD also have sleep apnea. I also have a moderate case of RLS which tends to bother me from late afternoon until early in the morning. I have never taken any medication for my PTSD other than Xanex for the anxiety issues. While there is no proof that I have read, I believe the RLS is another PTSD-related issue.