Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

My RLS isn't painful like some people describe theirs as being...I actually hit my legs really hard, as the pain of that is a welcome distraction from the 'creepy toothache crawling ickies'. Everyone here has so much god advice to give...please post and let us know you're progress. I'm seeking medic...

I will let everyone know what the neurologist says!! 'Leg bashing' LOL I like that....it's pretty much exactly what it is : ( Getting up and walking is an instant 'fix'....but I just get SO MAD because I don't WANT to get up and walk around!!! I want to just RELAX and read my damn book!!!! Anyhoo......

Susan, You are probably right, I will have to get a new ferratin blood test. I hope its not expensive, Back home in Canada when I was iron deficient I had bloodwork done every two weeks to monitor it, and of course none of it cost a penny...nor did the many Dr's visits. Ah....universal medicare : ) ...

1. when did it start for you The earliest I can rememebr is as a child (maybe 10-12yrs old) when I found car rides unbearable...I hated going on trips because of the feelings in my legs, and no way to relieve them. 2. one leg or both. Both legs, without any seeming pattern to it. Sometimes both at t...

Hello Mio, I'm new here too, and haven't yet tried any drug therapy, but will be seeing a neurologist in a few weeks. All I can say is KEEP TRYING! Side effects for any kind of drug can really suck, but from what I have read on here there are many different families of drugs that have been successfu...

My Mother told me she had (what she thinks was) RLS during her pregancies, but not at any other time. She described it perfectly. And yet, I have it all the time. So....sort of hereditary for me I guess.

I'm brand new here and no expert by any means!! But to me, what you describe sounds exactly like RLS. Everyone here is so knowledgable and helpful, I love everyone's replies. I hope you see a neurologist and they can give you something that will take the nasty feeling in your knees away!! : )

I forgot to mention that I had iron deficiency anemia in 2003, with a ferririn count of 9. I lost about 1/3 of my hair, and it took a long time to build my iron back up. I now take ferrous fumarate 200mg every day JUST IN CASE.

Allegra

Hello Everyone! I'm Allegra...this is my first post. I think I've had RLS my whole life, or since I was 12 at least. I'm 33 now, and it is becoming unbearable. I think when I mentioned it in my teens it was passed off as 'growing pains', and then as an adult I called it 'leg twinges' and no one rea...