Symptoms Of Restless Leg Syndrome

Urges Beginning After Rest

One of the most common accompanying characteristics of restless leg syndrome is the uncomfortable sensations begin after rest. Patients might experience a need to move their legs after they've been sitting or lying down for a long time. Office workers might experience this if they sit at a desk all day and don't often get up to stretch. Individuals might also experience the sensations if they've been sitting in a movie theater, crowded airplane, or car. Restless leg syndrome can be extremely uncomfortable if an individual is driving, as the need to move the legs isn't conducive to using the gas and brake pedals safely. Some affected individuals have a hard time explaining the sensations. They might not be a concrete feeling so much as an overwhelming discomfort. For others, the sensations might be described as electric shocks, tingling, itching, aching, throbbing, pulling, creeping, or crawling. It's rare for the feeling to be described as a numbness or muscle cramp.

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