Restless Leg 🦵🏽 Syndrome

[Anonymous]

As I have gotten older, currently mid-50’s I suffer from Restless Leg Syndrome primarily when lying down in bed.

It has made it difficult -> impossible to sleep and I would like to know if anyone on here has any tips or ideas on how to minimize this w/o possibly seeing a medical professional?

I am tired of losing sleep over this but will see a M.D. but hope only as a last resort.

Any suggestions on what I can do first?
TIA!

[Anonymous]

If you take Benadryl or Melatonin, you should stop as they made it so much worse for me.

[Anonymous]

My rls is worse when my ferritin is low so if it seems unusually bad I always take iron and that often seems to help.

Magnesium glycinate before bed also helps.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My rls is worse when my ferritin is low so if it seems unusually bad I always take iron and that often seems to help.

Magnesium glycinate before bed also helps.

OP Here:

Yes I have heard that a lack of iron could be a factor.

[Anonymous]

HRT

[Anonymous]

Change your antidepressants if you take them.

This is a very common side effect of SSRIs since your brain’s chemicals are the source of your discomfort.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My rls is worse when my ferritin is low so if it seems unusually bad I always take iron and that often seems to help.

Magnesium glycinate before bed also helps.

When I get restless leg, I take iron. Goes away!

[Anonymous]

I take a single Tylenol before bed and it helps a lot to keep it from acting up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Change your antidepressants if you take them.

This is a very common side effect of SSRIs since your brain’s chemicals are the source of your discomfort.

This is a common side effect of Zoloft.
I would change the dosage or possibly switch to another non-SSRI medication.

And I would take some iron vitamins close to bedtime too.

Dopamine is a huge factor in restless leg syndrome with iron deficiency a close second.

GL.

[Anonymous]

Magnesium supplements and epsom baths help. Interesting re: the iron as I had low ferritin and have recently worked to bring that up. RLS is less pronounced.

[Anonymous]

Leg stretches helped me a lot.

[Anonymous]

After years I finally found out it was low iron that caused that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My rls is worse when my ferritin is low so if it seems unusually bad I always take iron and that often seems to help.

Magnesium glycinate before bed also helps.

OP Here:

Yes I have heard that a lack of iron could be a factor.

There's also an association between restless leg syndrome and sleep apnea. Consider a fitness tracker device that can measure sleep quality.

[Anonymous]

Mine is bad and starts evening before I even get into bed. Pramipaxole is the only thing that has worked for me.

[Anonymous]

For my dad, exercise was key. Not on one hour, but thought the day.

Why don’t you want to see a doctor for help?