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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 58303" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>I get restless leg syndrome as part of my neurological package. mother in law - same deal (different neurological package, though).</p><p></p><p>Your difficult child has described it very well. It's a blasted nuisance, especially when you're trying to be still such as watching TV or trying to sleep. When you're busy and actually USING your legs, it's less of an issue and not noticeable. In fact, I think the problem only really surfaces when the muscles of your legs are trying to fully relax. I don't notice it when driving a car, for example.</p><p></p><p>Treatment - I've been prescribed valium but I don't like taking it too often. I only take it when the legs are stopping me from sleeping. If it's just TV watching, I put up with it or jiggle my legs a bit.</p><p></p><p>When you first notice you have it, it's really irritating and a bit scary. You wonder what is wrong with you and if it could be connected to a seizure disorder. In my case I think it's due to an occasionally lowered nerve transmission threshhold, with some motor neurons partly firing but not in any coordinated way, so instead of the whole muscle being moved in a large way, it's just some muscle fibres twitching so feebly that you can't really define it. Sometimes I can watch and see part of my muscle twitching, but often it's just a feeling.</p><p></p><p>Getting up and going for a walk can help. The feeling should ease or go away while you're making the muscles work in a large group. If the problem is still there when you stop you could try it again, perhaps working the muscle harder to the point of exhaustion. But if it still doesn't fix it - valium. Or talk to the doctor about the possibility of it being related to a medication he's on.</p><p></p><p>Something else I've done to stop it - I've used a TNS machine. It gets the muscle groups twitching together in a coordinated fashion and the restless leg vague feeling goes away.</p><p></p><p>It's nothing to worry about, but it could indicate a need to review medication, or it could just be one of those things in a growing kid. If you think he can understand the physiology of nerve transmission and muscle function, explain it to him (or get him to read up on it). Sometimes understanding can be reassuring.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 58303, member: 1991"] I get restless leg syndrome as part of my neurological package. mother in law - same deal (different neurological package, though). Your difficult child has described it very well. It's a blasted nuisance, especially when you're trying to be still such as watching TV or trying to sleep. When you're busy and actually USING your legs, it's less of an issue and not noticeable. In fact, I think the problem only really surfaces when the muscles of your legs are trying to fully relax. I don't notice it when driving a car, for example. Treatment - I've been prescribed valium but I don't like taking it too often. I only take it when the legs are stopping me from sleeping. If it's just TV watching, I put up with it or jiggle my legs a bit. When you first notice you have it, it's really irritating and a bit scary. You wonder what is wrong with you and if it could be connected to a seizure disorder. In my case I think it's due to an occasionally lowered nerve transmission threshhold, with some motor neurons partly firing but not in any coordinated way, so instead of the whole muscle being moved in a large way, it's just some muscle fibres twitching so feebly that you can't really define it. Sometimes I can watch and see part of my muscle twitching, but often it's just a feeling. Getting up and going for a walk can help. The feeling should ease or go away while you're making the muscles work in a large group. If the problem is still there when you stop you could try it again, perhaps working the muscle harder to the point of exhaustion. But if it still doesn't fix it - valium. Or talk to the doctor about the possibility of it being related to a medication he's on. Something else I've done to stop it - I've used a TNS machine. It gets the muscle groups twitching together in a coordinated fashion and the restless leg vague feeling goes away. It's nothing to worry about, but it could indicate a need to review medication, or it could just be one of those things in a growing kid. If you think he can understand the physiology of nerve transmission and muscle function, explain it to him (or get him to read up on it). Sometimes understanding can be reassuring. Marg [/QUOTE]
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