Heavy Feet

[T1313]

I have occasions where my feet feel like lead when I stand up. They actully hurt to walk on. They are not numb, swollen or anything else. I sometimes wake up with this. They don't hurt until I stand up.

[jensequitur]

I had spasticity in my feet which made them hurt to stand on - felt like I was standing on rocks!

[wonko]

I agree with Lu that it's tough to offer advice with such a brief glance at your situation, but I'll try, anyway!

I don't have MS.  I have Lyme disease that went at least 1.5 years undiagnosed and thus got rather ugly on me.

I too suffered from heavy limbs, and often described it (in my head or to anyone who would listen) as "legs of lead" or "dipped in concrete."

I found that vitamin D supplements helped a good deal to alleviate this symptom.  Lots of people have low vit D, and people are constantly trying to link it to one condition or another.  I know my level was very low (don't recall the units, but I was in the single digits and the low end of normal is around 30, I think...) on two occasions as tested by different labs.

I take a very inexpensive, store brand d supplement.  I started with 400 IU per day, and worked up to 1000-2000 IU per day.  It didn't clear up all of my symptoms, but was a big help in getting rid of the sensation of extreme heaviness.  

[Lulu54]

Hi T1313,
Welcome to the Multiple Sclerosis forum.  Do you suspect that you have MS or are you just looking for general information about heavy/painful feet?  

It would be hard to tell you what is going on without knowing a bit more of your story. Is there more to the story that you can share?

My best,
Lulu