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Posted 10/25/2011 4:43 PM (GMT 0)
I very rarely have a problem with restless legs but this article gives some practical suggestions that might help some of you. 

 

http://www.everydayhealth.com/printview.aspx?puid=850B51E0-9583-462F-B6EC-4C5E9A7F539A

 

Sherrine

Posted 10/25/2011 5:44 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks for posting that.  Those are great tips.  I asked my doc what I could do without going on meds. He said- quit caffeine, take a multi with iron.  I did that and within two days the RLS went away (or as I call it the squirly legs) yeah

Recenlty I accidently bought a multi vit without iron in it and got the RLS back within a couple of weeks.  i bought iron to go with it and the RLS went away pretty quick after taking the iron.

I also get it worse when I am exhausted.

 

Posted 10/25/2011 5:52 PM (GMT 0)
I don't have it anymore (knock on wood) but when it got bad, I would go in my rocking chair and push off really hard with my legs. A member here had suggested that and it worked for me. I'll pass on the iron tip to my sister as she gets RLS with her fibro.
Posted 10/25/2011 6:27 PM (GMT 0)
Iron might be the reason I don't have problems with RLS.  I've been on Ferro Sequels for 20 years!  Mamanan, the pushing off in the rocking chair is exercising your legs so that agrees with the info in that article.

 

I hope many of you get some results with this info.

 

Sherrine

Posted 10/25/2011 6:52 PM (GMT 0)
Women usually are low in iron and I know that taking it helps out with a lot of our symptoms, especially fatigue, restless leg, dizziness, etc. What I wonder is if it would help men as well? My hubby has rls and if he could take iron, and that would help, maybe he could ween off the meds he takes for it?
He complains of constant headaches too and I feel its from being over medicated. I don't think his doctors work together like mine do. He takes gabapentin and topomax, arent these almost the same?
Posted 10/25/2011 6:58 PM (GMT 0)
well, I read the article (should have done that first) and it appears that men as well as women can be low in iron. I will suggest that my hubby start taking it and see what happens. I will also suggest to him that he may not want to sit at the computer an hour or so every night before bed. If I may remember correctly, his symptoms started after that habit.

thanks to anyone that spent time answering.
Posted 10/25/2011 8:03 PM (GMT 0)
When I use to get rls I use to feel like I needed to run as hard as I could. I remember that creepy crawly feeling and needing to constantly move my legs. And I always seemed to get it when I was inactive. Since I have become more active, I don't have it anymore.

Thanks Sherrine for the information. You always seem to find good articles. We really appreciate that.

OT @Sherrine, I will be emailing you at your HW address to give you my new hotmail address. I ended up getting blocked out of my account do to the hacking that went on, so I had to finally get another address. Hopefully this one will not get hacked. So expect an email from me. I will mention who I am in the subject.

Hugs to all.

Karen
Posted 10/25/2011 10:13 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks Sherinne...I have kicked the hubby so many times I ended up sleeping on the couch!  It sure is an annoying disorder!

huggies

Donna

Posted 10/26/2011 11:14 PM (GMT 0)
I have had the RLS for 25 yrs. There are two kinds and I had the pins and needles sensations(just have to move) for 15 yrs. and warm baths helped alot along with iron, now the last ten yrs. I have the one where your legs jerk by themselves which I got when I switched meds. I have a Chi machine that really helps with this kind as does moving legs as fast as you can. Hope that helps someone as it is a miserable thing to go through. yeah
Posted 10/26/2011 11:24 PM (GMT 0)
I forgot to mention that if you do have the kind of RLS where your legs jerk on their own (like Me), stay away from sugars and anything with lactic acid such as milk and yogurt. Lactic acid builds in muscles and really irritates RLS. When I have too much, my legs will kick up to the ceiling!( all night).
Posted 12/6/2011 12:15 AM (GMT 0)
Sherry, what kind of Chi machine did you get for RLS? I've been looking at "leg massagers" thinking that would help, but trying to find a good one!
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