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Posted 11/15/2013 10:03 PM (GMT 0)
hoping someone might be able to answer this question. i'm thinking i may have mentioned this
before, not really sure. anyway because of my lower back pain and the issues that go with
it . i have some really bad nerve pain that does get worse as the day goes on. in the evening
and night time it's almost unbearable. i guess my question is is there a relationship between
nerve pain and restless leg syndrome. also maybe two years ago my family doctor did a
blood test that checks for RLS. is that legit or was she just playing around..
thank you in advance for any input or suggestions....
Posted 11/16/2013 12:56 AM (GMT 0)
That's a good question.  I'm not sure if there's any blood test, (at least none that I'm aware of), to diagnose RLS in particular.  But maybe some of the tests for various enzymes can give clues?  I'm not sure.

If you have RLS, an excellent "remedy" that I have learned, used, and passed successfully along to my MIL who does this daily,....is Quinine Water.  One glass before bed (straight, or mix with a juice).  They also make an OTC product called Q-vel that has Quinine in it.  Not sure if it's as effective or more so.

Want to emphasize, I'm not a doctor, so check with your doc and make sure he/she says it's okay for you to consume.

Let us know how you make out!

M.

Posted 11/16/2013 2:30 AM (GMT 0)
Interesting. One of the questions the pre-op nurse asked me was if I had RLS. I have suffered on and off for years. I'll have to ask my doc.

Quinine water, huh? I'll have to check that out.
Posted 11/16/2013 3:21 PM (GMT 0)
You betchya.

I turned my MIL onto it, and she of course ran it by her doc as well.  They were both in agreement.

So ask your doc.

I first heard about it's benefits maybe 30 years ago or so when I was getting all sorts of RLS symptoms, way before it had an official Dx.

Your doc will tell you (or anyone else who's considering trying it) that if you are pregnant, you cannot drink Quinine Water,.... so otherwise, this stuff's been uses for years!

My MIL quit drinking it for a few weeks and it came back with a vengeance.  She's back to drinking one glass before bed every single night, it's ritual, it's routine, she doesn't miss it.  Huge difference.  Now she's the one touting it's benefits.

M.

Posted 11/16/2013 6:17 PM (GMT 0)
RLS often runs in families, and is possibly a genic condition. My ex has it, and her father and several uncles on that side of the family along with several of her brothers and sisters. They have several really good medications out to treat it. Mirapex, Requip, and Neupro. are all Parkinsons medications that have been approved in the treatment of RLS, My ex was first started on Requip and it worked very well for her for many years, then it started coming back and she was put on Mirapex and to my knowledge she is still on it. I know her siblings are also on these medications as well as her father before he passed away. Anyway it can be a terrible thing to have, I know how my ex suffered with it, and she had problems with it every since she was a teenager, but I believe that it wasn't till the late eighties or early nineties that it was even recognized as a real medical condition! Anyway I have known several people that are taking medications for it and have had extremely good results.

White Beard
Posted 11/20/2013 3:13 AM (GMT 0)
My mother and sister both had/have it. I was pregnant when I started getting it again, so I couldn't try the Requip, and now it happens so infrequently that I don't really think about it anymore. When it comes though, I suffer!
Posted 11/20/2013 1:10 PM (GMT 0)
Both my husband and I suffer from rls and what we have found that helps is a calcium/magnesium tablet a couple of hours before bed. You can take it once in the morning and once before bed if you suffer from it during the day but it may take your digestive system a few days to get used to. I know this has helped us as well as our son who is now 21 more than any medication. Good luck to you.
Posted 11/20/2013 3:14 PM (GMT 0)
Magnesium powder (which generally also has calcium in it) works even better (at least for me) than tablets.

You mix it into hot water and make a tea.  The combination of drinking a hot liquid and the magnesium help its effectiveness.

I find it works quickly and it's calming.

M.

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