A total of 3 reviews of this product on Reddit.
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I have used something similar for over a decade: medi-rub foot plate massager. When I was pregnant, I would just turn it on and sleep with my legs draped over it. It’s well over a decade old now, still running like a champ.
Highly recommend, if shaking your limbs or vibration works as a distraction technique for you. Worth every penny:
https://www.amazon.com/Medi-rub-Massagers-MR-3F-Foot-Massager/dp/B004BKNGQK
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Yes, it was the best thing for my first pregnancy (which was totally mismanaged from an RLS standpoint).
I have this one, well- the model they sold in 2010. It’s lasted and is still going strong.
https://www.amazon.com/Medi-rub-Massagers-MR-3F-Foot-Massager/dp/B004BKNGQK
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Yes, I have severe primary RLS. It was out of control with my first pregnancy. I was on Mirapex at the time (and augmenting), and had to go off of it— it’s counterindicated in pregnancy. My physicians actually encouraged Benedryl, which is the worst. I barely made it, using this foot plate massager in bed:
Second pregnancy, I was with a top doc and on different meds. I still had to stop the Horizant and Neupro, but stayed on methadone and tapered down to the lowest possible dose to have relief. My son (now 8) was born a little lighter than my first (6 lbs vs. 9 lbs), but completely healthy. A low dose of methadone is considered the gold standard for pregnant women with severe RLS.
It freaked me out at the time, but I learned about the risks (neonatal abstinence syndrome – NAS -, aka baby goes through withdrawal, and low birth weight). But all the research has been done with pregnant women going through addiction and heroin withdrawal. They take exponentially higher doses than women with RLS, so the research doesn’t exactly line up. My son was on the small side, but totally healthy and had no withdrawal symptoms.
If you have any questions, please feel free to DM me.
