One of my biggest struggles has been with restless legs at night. If you’ve experienced it, you know the almost torture it can be.
You can’t get comfortable in bed, and just as you are about to fall asleep, you feel you HAVE to move. And over and over.
I was able to get rid of restless legs from my regular life (I had them since I was little) by eliminating gluten. BUT no matter what I do, they still pop up in pregnancy, esp toward the end.
I have done magnesium in all forms, homeopathic protocols, the Dove soap trick (IYKYK), heating pad, Epsom salts, other food restrictions (MSG, for example). Usually a hot bath AND magnesium AND the heating pad, AND sleeping on my stomach so there is pressure and heat on my thighs, will work. I need all of it, though, and then it may still wake me multiple times. It’s EXHAUSTING.
I did see that CBD is used for restless legs and I tried one dropper full at some point. It didn’t work. I figured mine were just too severe and I gave up.
Until, finally, a week ago, I gave it another try. I had not slept before 3 or 4 am all week (they seem to subside no matter what in the early morning) and one morning they kept me up until 5:30 am and I saw the sunrise. So, I tried four droppers. A biggish dose.
But over the next 20 minutes….the restlessness just melted out of my legs and body. I FELT it. And I slept that night for a solid eight hours. And every night since, even taking less.
I have noticed this with CBD. Sometimes you just need a big dose to get you over the worst of it. And then something resets, you can use less and all of the sudden…your health struggle is over. Even I, constantly touting the benefits of CBD, can get this wrong.
I am no longer looking forward to seven weeks of torture until baby’s due date. I can sleep! I can rest! I am thanking the Lord above for this amazing plant.