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Blue Springs, MO

I have been diagnosed with MS for over 20 years and have recently been kept awake by my legs shaking while I'm lying in bed. Does anyone else have this problem?

I take Trazadone to help my insomnia and it has helped me sleep for quite awhile. Recently my legs started shaking at night, keeping me awake in spite of the drug. I have been under extreme stress since Thanksgiving when my husband had a kidney transplant so I thought my MS might be causing the leg tremors.

March 23, 2014
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A MyMSTeam Member

I've had some luck with Neurontin. My neuro prescribed it for the nightly leg spasms & chronic headaches. Both have greatly diminished since! Stress really triggers the leg spasms.

March 24, 2014
A MyMSTeam Member

Have you tried a muscle relaxant before bed? Or a seizure med like keppra that's what they've tried me on cause mine was soo bad it kept me awake n paranoid n so far it's helped

May 23, 2015
A MyMSTeam Member

My neuro wanted me to try the drug thing before blaming the MS, so we'll see.

March 25, 2014
A MyMSTeam Member

I've been taking baclofen at night for years so I don't thin it is helping. I'm trying to go off of some of the drugs I'm on to see if that is the problem, one at a time.

March 25, 2014
A MyMSTeam Member

I take baclofen at night to control my leg spasms, seems to help

March 25, 2014

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