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Q. I have suffered from restless leg syndrome all of my life, and I am over 50! My mother always told me I had "growing pains" when I was a kid, but that was clearly ridiculous by the time I reached my 20s.
When I read about putting soap under the bottom sheet, I thought it was the silliest thing I had ever heard of. Let me assure you that to my great surprise, it WORKS. I have now had five straight nights of sleep in my own bed with no walking around and no moving from one place to another to try to get comfortable. I would never have guessed I’d enjoy such pure wonderful sleep just by trying this odd remedy.
A. Putting a bar of plain soap between the bottom sheet and the mattress pad certainly seems bizarre. We have no idea how it may work, but we have heard from many happy readers that it does.
I have used the bar of soap scenario for 2 years. It appears to work fine, & I was able to discontinue use of Mirapex. The soap doesn't need to be unwrapped. Every so often (maybe every 3 months or so) I replace the old with a new bar of soap, but only because it seems like a good idea, NOT because it has stopped working.
S.M.
I have had a bar of soap in my bed for almost 3 months now because of RLS, and I have had only 1 night that I could not sleep. I changed the bar, and back to my good night sleep. Not sure why or how, but it really doesn't matter, as it works.
Oh yes! This does work. People have laughed at me and thought I was a little around the bend, but I'll bet they'd try it if they had the leg cramps themselves. There's nothing to lose - and I've used a soap bar for YEARS!
Nope, it dos not work for me. I tried for many weeks. Dose anybody know something else?
My 28 year old daughter has been suffering from restless leg about 1 year. We tried the soap many times but it does not work for her. She has to take clomazapam to get relief.