How do I get rid of restless leg syndrome?

[Anonymous]

It is driving me nuts! Thank you.

[Anonymous]

drink more water during the day. i find that even the slightest dehydration can bring on rls. also getting some exercise and stretching out well afterwards helps me.

[Anonymous]

Increase your potassium -- eat a banana, drink a glass of OJ.

[Anonymous]

I've heard drinking tonic water can help too. I think doing yoga/stretching/exercising helps mine.

[Anonymous]

I had this while pregnant, and I had it bad. Nothing seemed to work for me, but it eventually went away by the third trimester. I hope you find some relief soon.

[Anonymous]

Make sure youre not anemic.

Having 2 back to back pregnancies only 4 months apart, if the score for the amount of iron stored in your blood starts at a 1, mine would be 2. It's so bad I'm seeing a neurologist and she told me until I have the baby the safest thing to do is stay hydrated and take iron supplements.

[Anonymous]

sometimes a simple massage of my legs helps...

[Anonymous]

I have very bad leg cramps/RLS, also, I find that walking then taking a hot shower before bed really helps. If things are really bad, I also do some leg/foot stretches (like when you leave your toes on the stairs and let your heals hang off, so that you stretch your leg muscles).

I have also found Calcium-Magnesium supplements to be very effective. I haven't been drinking tonic water, but that is a time tested way to solve leg cramps (not sure about RLS) because of the quinine in it. In fact, in many parts of the world (but not the US) they actually just prescribe quinine for leg cramps, here you need to get it through tonic water - it is listed as an ingredient.

[Anonymous]

this has gotten a lot worse for me the latter into the pregnancy i've gotten. magensium supplements have helped a lot for the cramping. walking around helps me calm my legs down a little bit (even when you have to get out of bed in the middle of the night to do it).
good luck!