Twitching foot keeps me from sleeping at night

Mamma bear cream work as soon as I put on toes the pain and burning stop. I only use at night but put small amount cause to much causes diarrhea

Mamma bear cream is sold on Amazon. One jar last several months

Also I been taking gabapentin 300 mg 1 every 12 hours. I been having to many side effects I decided to change to do the same 1 before bedtime. Hopefully my side effects will go away if not. I am going to start taking 1 every other night.

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I’m using 300mg of Alpha Lipoic Acid for that problem and it has worked very well .
It’s a pill.

I had twitching in my whole leg, one-sided restless leg syndrome. Have your iron levels checked. I started taking an iron supplement a couple of months after my sleep doc tested and indicated that I had sub-optimal results for my age on labs. My iron levels are increasing and the RLS has diminished a lot. Also, check for new guidelines regarding iron and ferritin levels in elderly folks. The low end of the normal range should be higher for us.

@deborah5280 do you stretch your body before bed? Try stretching your legs and feet for 15 minutes before sleep and it might help.

I have been diagnosed with peripheral neuropathy, though the main symptom is twitching feet and tingling in my toes. After trying Gabapentin with no relieve, my neurologist suggested we treat for Restless Leg Syndrome. I now take .75 mg of Pramipexole Dihydrochloride about 2 hours before bed and the tingling/twitching doesn't occur.

Welcome @robsaund, Thanks for sharing what helps with the tingling and twitching. Did your neurologist change your diagnosis?

@johnbishop No, my diagnosis hasn't changed; I still have numbness and other minor neuropathy symptoms. However, treating the tingling/twitching as RLS has really helped me sleep.