RLS

[enemy48]

I've been seeing a lot of posts about RLS.  I'm curious to know how would you describe this?

In my detox it was like an uncontrollable urge to just allow my legs to spazz out....like as if they were battery operated and set on vibrate.  If I wouldn't let them do that, and try to just lay still I'd loose my mind.  I got some klonipin and it helped a lot.  RLS didn't last longer than a week for me.

But I believe I've had a form of this all of my life.  I constantly wiggle or rub my feet together or move my toes.  As a child, my sibblings hated sleeping is the same bed w/me.  I never even knew I was doing that.  Later as an adult, it has bothered both of my husbands, and/or boyfriends.  From time to time, and very seldom, I will wake in the night with the urge to shake my legs.  I've tried to describe this to a couple of doctors (before detox) because I didn't know why this happened.  They'd just look at me confused w/no advice.

I'm curious to hear your descriptions of your RLS.  I'm asking because when I woke up this morning with an attack of this.  I still had klonipins left, so took a half of one, which works on me like a valium.  

How would you describe your RLS?

[NautyOne]

I am miss wiggle feet to.  I've done that since I was a child.  I used to drive my siblings crazy cause I would wiggle my foot in order to fall asleep and scratch my toenails on the sheet.....lol.  I still do it to this day but not as bad.  I find it a very relaxing thing, so I guess it can't be RLS.  I too am confused about what RLS is........

Nauty

[mjax024]

you've described rls perfectly...its very common for addicts to have this during their wds. it's also a medical mystery for other people who have never used or been addicted...they use requip to treat it, but its non-narcotic. rls is just torture when you only wanna sleep...i'm still waiting for mine to end. maybe tonight?

[AlessandrasMom]

My husband has RLS quite a bit and he is not an addict, not withdrawing from anything.  He went to the doctor and the doctor actually told him it's quite common and put him on Requip.
He says he is up all night if he doesn't take it and his legs jump.  I can feel him moving his legs and them jumping in the bed at night.  The Requip works pretty good for him though and I believe it is non-narcotic.

[Jacqui805]

I didn't get this until well after a week had gone by.  The urge to move one's legs is an easy decription.  It is not painful, yet problematic nonetheless, for the sufferer. It is very hard to describe.  It therefore, makes one feel for more alone.  I to this day, describe my first day off Fentanyl as my easiest.  The whole first week was easy compared to the mess that was to follow.  I'd have to be severe pain, and I mean SEVERE, for me to initiate treatent, to follow.