Extreme leg/ muscle twitching?

animarenata · October 2015

Any one else having a heck of a hard time with almost violent twitching of legs/ body? I'm wondering if it's related to restless legs syndrome, which I had pre pregnancy, but it's making life miserable. It's not just occasional--it's every day, almost every night. I get the insane urge to twitch; sometimes it just happens on its own without my control. Solutions, anyone?

lest12 · October 2015

Dehydration?

Jparke2 · October 2015

I have no insight on how to help this, but I just wanted the say that ive had daily eye twitches since about 5 weeks (I'm 9 now) and its driving me insane! Today has been really bad, its been nearly constant. We can twitch together.

kbrands7 · October 2015

Hydrate more, increase potassium intake (banana a day helps), walk, try cutting caffeine. I had RLS during the beginning of the second trimester last time until I did these things at my doctor's recommendation. Hope you find some relief!

bray9814 · October 2015

My eye keeps twitching. I'm glad to know I'm not alone.

vmroyer · October 2015

I had the leg twitches really bad last week. I have taken to taking Tylenol to help calm everything before going to sleep, and it seems to be helping a lot!

Cassandramariec · October 2015

My RLS which used to be mild enough I never bothered having it diagnosed reached ridiculous levels during my first pregnancy. This time, it comes and goes, in a few different styles. This week it's the "nope, change position every 30 seconds variety" but I've also had the "traveling phantom pinprick itch" type and the "weird vertigo skin crawly" type and "my feet-- and only my feet-- feel much too warm and uncomfortable even out of the blankets" type. Loads of fun, right?

What works for me (sorta...) is lotions with peppermint, which I try to use sparingly, the slow evaporating cooling cloths you can find in the fitness section of stores (I wrap them around my feet), or anti- itch creams. When not pregnant, menthol creams (like for sore muscles) worked, but I won't use them now since I'm not sure they are safe.

saladflambe · October 2015

Try switching to a prenatal with an absorbable form of magnesium or talking to your doctor about magnesium supplements on the side. I take rainbow lite embrace 35+ specifically because of the form of magnesium it has even though I am not yet 35.

kbrands7 · October 2015

Cassandramariec said:
My RLS which used to be mild enough I never bothered having it diagnosed reached ridiculous levels during my first pregnancy. This time, it comes and goes, in a few different styles. This week it's the "nope, change position every 30 seconds variety" but I've also had the "traveling phantom pinprick itch" type and the "weird vertigo skin crawly" type and "my feet-- and only my feet-- feel much too warm and uncomfortable even out of the blankets" type. Loads of fun, right?

What works for me (sorta...) is lotions with peppermint, which I try to use sparingly, the slow evaporating cooling cloths you can find in the fitness section of stores (I wrap them around my feet), or anti- itch creams. When not pregnant, menthol creams (like for sore muscles) worked, but I won't use them now since I'm not sure they are safe.

Oh! This reminded me, I've used a bit of baby vicks on the bottom of my feet before too. Sometimes it helps and the baby variety doesn't have menthol.

animarenata · October 2015

Thanks beautiful mommas to be! All excellent advice. I've heard, too, iron levels could play a role, if that helps anyone. I'm trying to get more in my diet, though my hungry all the time but don't want you eat anything thing isn't helping that much!

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