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I get RLS. It totally blows.

I get it in only one specific area - directly behind my left knee. The feeling of restlessness begins in the muscle there, and I get an insatiable urge to flex that muscle - but it is not involuntary.

The urge grows stronger and stronger, until it's almost like it is aching, and if I don't flex that muscle, it continues to build and build. And then it stops. And then it starts again. It's maddening.

The things that trigger it for me is:

Thinking about it
Sitting in a confined space (on a bus, plane etc)
Stimulants like sugar, caffeine, and cacao.
Lack of exercise

If I address these things in my day to day life, it's not really a problem. If I drink a coffee in the morning, and take a plane or bus at night time, it's excruciating and drives me crazy.

The number one thing that helps is taking my mind off it - and it's very, very difficult once it begins.

On bus and plane trips, listening to Terence McKenna talks has been a godsend. It means I can take my mind off it for long enough to forget/not notice it and potentially fall asleep as well.

<blockquote data-quote="Lichen" data-source="post: 3777133" data-attributes="member: 3286">I get RLS. It totally blows.I get it in only one specific area - directly behind my left knee. The feeling of restlessness begins in the muscle there, and I get an insatiable urge to flex that muscle - but it is not involuntary. The urge grows stronger and stronger, until it&#039;s almost like it is aching, and if I don&#039;t flex that muscle, it continues to build and build. And then it stops. And then it starts again. It&#039;s maddening.The things that trigger it for me is:Thinking about itSitting in a confined space (on a bus, plane etc)Stimulants like sugar, caffeine, and cacao.Lack of exerciseIf I address these things in my day to day life, it&#039;s not really a problem. If I drink a coffee in the morning, and take a plane or bus at night time, it&#039;s excruciating and drives me crazy.The number one thing that helps is taking my mind off it - and it&#039;s very, very difficult once it begins.On bus and plane trips, listening to Terence McKenna talks has been a godsend. It means I can take my mind off it for long enough to forget/not notice it and potentially fall asleep as well.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lichen, post: 3777133, member: 3286"] I get RLS. It totally blows. I get it in only one specific area - directly behind my left knee. The feeling of restlessness begins in the muscle there, and I get an insatiable urge to flex that muscle - but it is not involuntary. The urge grows stronger and stronger, until it's almost like it is aching, and if I don't flex that muscle, it continues to build and build. And then it stops. And then it starts again. It's maddening. The things that trigger it for me is: Thinking about it Sitting in a confined space (on a bus, plane etc) Stimulants like sugar, caffeine, and cacao. Lack of exercise If I address these things in my day to day life, it's not really a problem. If I drink a coffee in the morning, and take a plane or bus at night time, it's excruciating and drives me crazy. The number one thing that helps is[b] taking my mind off it[/b] - and it's very, very difficult once it begins. On bus and plane trips, listening to Terence McKenna talks has been a godsend. It means I can take my mind off it for long enough to forget/not notice it and potentially fall asleep as well. [/QUOTE]