Connect
← Return to Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR): Meet others & Share Your Story
Discussion
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR): Meet others & Share Your Story
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Jan 27 8:38am | Replies (1879)Comment receiving replies
I am 77. I have had restless legs since I was a freshman in college. A doctor had me put lotion or vaseline on my calves and tightly wrap my calves with saran plastic wrap. The pressure helps. I also have to stretch my calves a lot. My restless legs are worse if I sit too much. So with this PMR my restless legs have been terrible. Both the wrap and stretching and less caffeine help. A few years ago one of my college roommates asked if I still wrapped my legs with saran wrap and the answer was "Yes"!
Replies to "I am 77. I have had restless legs since I was a freshman in college. A..."
Hello, Loyal. I, too, suffer from RLS and it is a real curse! I'll try that wrapping method. I think pressure socks would help, too, but they are so hard to get on, especially if you have the pain and stiffness of PMR. Thanks for sharing.
Connect
Very interesting approach. Much better, I think than the drugs that encourage OCD. Lately, if I have to stop my Low Dose Naltrexone for a period, (usually for a procedure involving sedation) I get leg pain and then restlessness at night. It goes away when I start up my LDN again.