OT - Restless Leg Syndrome

[Guest guest]

Cin:

I do not know if it was this list as I am rather new here, but I get RL too.

I do seveal things, it does not cure, but does make it go away at the time

so I can sleep the rest of the night. First I take Vit C 2,000 mg a day,

and 800 IU of E. Next when it flares up, I get up and do exercises.

Stretching, leg thrusts, side leg lifts, anything to get the currulation

going. We also go a matress topper (one of the ones that holds your hand

print) and that has made a world of difference. I have gone from having it 3

to 4 times a week (before the topper) to 2x in the last 5 months. I hope

this helps some, we can talk more off list if you'd like.

glo

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> Hi,

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> Approximately 6 months ago, on one of the lists I am on people

> were discussing restless leg syndrome and what they did to cure it.

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[Guest guest]

, I believe that can be a side effect from menopause or hormone

issues.

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> Hi,

>

> Approximately 6 months ago, on one of the lists I am on people

> were discussing restless leg syndrome and what they did to cure it.

> I think this was the list but I may be wrong. I wasn't paying that

> much attention to what was written because I didn't have that.

> Well, now I do. For the past three nights, I can hardly go to sleep

> because of this. Does anyone have this and if so, what do you do to

> cure it? I am going to post this to other lists I am on so

> apologize for anyone who gets this more than once.

> TIA,

>

> Cin

[Guest guest]

, Are you on any medications?

for they can cause that too.

-Epilepsy Approach

>

> Hi,

>

> Approximately 6 months ago, on one of the lists I am on people

> were discussing restless leg syndrome and what they did to cure it.

> I think this was the list but I may be wrong. I wasn't paying that

> much attention to what was written because I didn't have that.

> Well, now I do. For the past three nights, I can hardly go to sleep

> because of this. Does anyone have this and if so, what do you do to

> cure it? I am going to post this to other lists I am on so

> apologize for anyone who gets this more than once.

> TIA,

>

> Cin

[Guest guest]

No, it wasn't this group that previously discussed restless leg. I just

searched the entire archives.

Darrell

[Guest guest]

Thanks Dedy, I will get my iron level checked out. I have already started

on a magnesium supplement and also a calcium supplement.

Cin,

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> Very often RLS is a sign of iron deficiency... get your level [incl. serum

> ferritin] checked... Magnesium supplements, approx. 300mg a day will help

> a lot too... might even solve the problem.

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> Correcting my iron level and taking magnesium resolved my RLS.

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> Dedy

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[Guest guest]

--- In , " csampey99 " <sampey99@c...>

wrote:

>

> Hi,

>

> Approximately 6 months ago, on one of the lists I am on people

> were discussing restless leg syndrome and what they did to cure it.

> I think this was the list but I may be wrong. I wasn't paying that

> much attention to what was written because I didn't have that.

> Well, now I do. For the past three nights, I can hardly go to sleep

> because of this. Does anyone have this and if so, what do you do to

> cure it? I am going to post this to other lists I am on so

> apologize for anyone who gets this more than once.

> TIA,

>

> Cin

I started getting it when I would stay up late both in college and

when I was up late with a baby. I had it off and on until I quit

gluten. Haven't had it in about a year.

Katy