Anyone know anything about restless legs and/or muscle spasms?

Thanks. I didn't relish doing it by hand.

I wore those damn things for years -- and wore (or was supposed to wear) the thigh high version back in the early 80s when the material was literally 1/8" thick, the color of an ace bandage, damn near impossible to get on, and completely impossible to bend the knee more than half way (yeah, try sitting in class that way!) while wearing.

I still wear the normal medium grade ones when I fly, after surgery, etc. as a precaution, but since the majority of my issues are in the thigh and pelvis, the vascular surgeon finally admitted that they weren't going to help much.  I talked with him (he is the one who inserted my IVC filter)  about possible treatments, but because there awoke clot remnants that have been there for years (and are, apparently, now "cemented" to the vein wall) he was reluctant to mess with them.  I didn't ask about any of the medial or surface veins.  I only have one that really bothers me.

Glad the ablation has helped somewhat.  Is it supposed to help increasingly as time passes?

It's supposed to. I had done some damage from diabetes for a half dozen or so years before WLS, so that's part of the problem too. And I think I will finally have my knees replaced next fall now that my excess weight is gone. I hope that having my veins straightened out first might help with that. Can't hurt.

Hi! I have had RLS for quite a few years now, when sitting too long and when trying to sleep. I also get cramping and charley horses at any time. They used to perscribe Quinine for the cramping, but have found no evidence that it helps in this area. I feel that it does, and drink Tonic water, which contains a small amount of Quinine. It is a carbonated beverage (could be shaken flat) and is available in a sugarfree version and with lemon/lime flavor. It can be found in the mixers for drinks area, in with the Club soda. I will warn you.....it is BITTER!!! I only drink about 4-6 ozs., but I think it helps. Walking a bit also helps to "wear out" the muscles.

Hope this helps, Stacy

I fricken LOVE tonic water - I used to drink it just by itself back in the day!  Of course mixing it with Tanqueray is fairly fabu too!  

I notice when I don't take my magnesium supplement I get really bad muscle cramps.  

Ropinirole ropinirole

RNY helped my RLS but before that Ropinirole took care of it.  I had it really bad and had trouble sleeping, cramps. and even sitting in my desk chair.  

Ditto the quinine suggestion.  I found sublingual quinine at "The Vitamin Shoppe".  I get relief within minutes of taking one.  I usually get leg cramps when I haven't had enough fluids or when I have walked alot.  They got much better after I added magnesium to my list of suppliments and had iron infusions... my feritin was at 5.  

Hope you're feeling better soon!

I don't think I could drink it, but will definitely check out the sublingual quinine.  Thanks!

The issue doesn't seem to be related to activity level, and the lab work (whi*****luded magnesium, potassium, calcium, iron, and a full thyroid panel, in addition to some extra stuff I had never heard of!) were fine just a week ago.

Lora

Quinine can not be sold over the counter in the US, per the FDA. I found many references to quinine being used for leg cramps, but the possibility for quinine toxicity led to it being pulled from shelves and being made available only by prescription. If you're buying a product that says it has quinine in it, that just means it's got "homeopathic" amounts of quinine, in other words: there's no real amount of quinine in it that could possibly have an effect.