Restless leg syndrome

I'm convinced i've got this but luckily i don't get it in bed.

I get mine when i'm sat on the sofa and start getting tired, i take it as my sign it's time for bed.

The only way i can shake it is to get up and walk, not really what you want in the middle of the night is it though.

Im sure I read somewhere that eating a banana before bedtime can help with this. Something to do with the iron content in bananas as restless legs can be a sign of iron deficiency. Not sure if this is any help to you?!

I'll try that - I usually have a couple of bananas a day so I'll save my afternoon nana for bedtime and see if it helps. I might get iron levels checked too though just to be on the safe side. Unfortunately I inherited huge cholestrol levels off my Mum. Statins didn't reduce it and caused me horrific side effects too so had to come off them. But, I have a very strict fat free diet and only eat chicken and turkey in minute amounts as I'm not allowed red meat. I do take a multi vitamin pill too and have blood tests every 6 months for cholestrol levels etc but they never mentioned about iron so will have a chat to GP.

I get this!!

Its magnesium deficiency. I have some high strength magnesium tablets and one of those half an hour before bed and no restless leg!

It drives me mad when I forget my magnesium!

Feels like my feet could run a marathon but my body just wants to sleep.