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I tried everything to cure my restless legs. My GP didn't know how to help - then a top neurologist prescribed me a very unlikely but common drug

It's four o'clock in the morning and I've been walking in a tight circle in my bedroom, on-and-off, for three hours.

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04.12.2024, 16:24

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It's four o'clock in the morning and I've been walking in a tight circle in my bedroom, on-and-off, for three hours.

The feeling I'm battling is hard to describe: an uncomfortable, shuddering, electric almost-pain that is shooting through my legs.

Not long ago I was going up and down the stairs, which proved most relieving for my calves. Before this I was doing yoga poses. Even though my body is driving me on, I'm so tired I can barely open my eyes.

When things calm down, I return to bed for a few seconds until the feeling starts again. And the only way to relieve it is to move. I throw off the duvet, step out of bed, and begin again.

I'm pregnant – and have restless legs syndrome (RLS), a common disorder described by the NHS as an overwhelming urge to move your legs to stop an uncomfortable sensation.

That's not the half of it. People affected describe it as like fizzy water in their veins; insects crawling beneath the skin; a burning, itching, tingling, or internal pins and needles.

RLS, also known as Willis-Ekbom disease, affects feet, calves and thighs in particular – but can affect your arms and torso, too.

Up to 10 per cent of people in the UK will experience it. It is a common condition but many won't have heard of it, suggests Dr Julian Spinks, a GP and chairman of RLS-UK.

India Sturgis developed Restless Leg Syndrome while pregnant. The disease affects feet, calves and thighs in particular

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