Bless his heart. I believe his diagnosis to be Restless Leg Syndrome or RLS.
Typically, this is an issue on the days he works out which usually goes hand in hand with the frequent leg cramps that he gets. The leg cramps occur when he is wide awake and he has to get up, walk around, or massage his legs to alleviate the pain. The spasms that he has in his legs or RLS, occurs when he is SOUND ASLEEP. It's like his body is still awake, though his mind is resting. On the worst nights, it's a constant jerking of the legs about every 20 seconds...on a mild night maybe every 5 to 10 minutes. I hate waking him up but sometimes I just can't sleep and will HAVE to wake him up to either stop or go sleep on the couch.
Most of the material that I have been reading on the internet, his symptoms coincide with RLS and in an effort to confirm this syndrome, he will have to spend the night at a sleep clinic. He's not really thrilled about that idea. However, I think after a year of dealing with this and it being a constant issue, I think I am going to have to PUSH him to go. AND...it will help him not be SOOOO tired in the mornings cause his BODY is getting full rest...and so is MINE!
I'll keep everyone posted on what comes of it! Wish him luck!
Aww poor Josh... and poor you! :( I hope this issue gets resolved! Make him drink LOTS of water and shove some bananas down his throat. Maybe start a daily vitamin?
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