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Restlessness. 4:30 Middle of the night I’ve had no sleep my legs are twitching all over the place. I just recently took a tramadol to see if that might help hasn’t helped a bit.
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Pilko MLTMI
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You havent said what youve had or when. But if its a TKR and early days, dont worry , its perfectly normal. You may find using icepacks during the night more effective for the pain . Take 2 to bed in small coolbag.
Maybe drop the tramadol and take a sleeping pill instead - talk to your Dr. Use cushions in bed to support / protect the knee I turned the corner at 4 months. Hope you do too.
CHICO_MARX MLTMI
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Agreed...talk to your doc. I have suffered from Restless Leg Syndrome for decades...having a TKR doesn't make it any better. I take 1mg Xanax at bedtime; kicks in around 15 minutes and stops the twitching so I can sleep. If you find that it doesn't last long enough for you (3-4 hours), you can ask your doc for a small dose of Klonopin which takes an hour to be effective and lasts around 8 hours. These are both benzodiazepines (just like Valium) so in large doses can become addictive over time.
However, we're talking minimal doses over a short period of time so your knee can heal and the twitching subside. Another option might be an "icing machine" for the knee which will keep the knee cool all night and possibly stop the twitching sensation.