What's the strangest thing you've tried to get relief? :)

📌 Pinned · Rick · Jul 26, 2026 9:27 am · edited 2d ago

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Share what your experience with restless legs or PLMD has been like.

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Bridgett Palmer · 5d ago

I was at a residential treatment facility for an eating disorder and we could not exercise. We had to wait to be cleared for that and so sometimes I couldn’t even get a 10 minute walk in for several days. This really made my RLS worse, almost unbearable at times. While seated in a group therapy session, I was trying to alleviate that uncontrollable feeling by making small circle motions with my legs and kind of flapping my arms at my side. I was desperate! I ended up getting some exercise privileges taken away because they thought I was trying to burn calories during group therapy!! Thankfully, a nurse at the program knew about RLS and advocated for me.

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Rick · 2d ago

That must have been miserable, Bridgett! How often do you typically get RLS symptoms and have you spoken with a doctor about treatment? It makes a huge difference for me - I don't think I would ever get sleep and be completely miserable without it.

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