Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

obliv1, me too! How did you figure it out for yourself? Besides DAO supplements, what else do you do to lower your histamine? The DAO supps are so expensive but my doctor has an online dispensary that sells it for a lower price than you’ll find on Amazon ($64.56 at Fullscript.com vs. $75.95 at Amazo...

thesleepless1, I have PLMD, like you. I’ve found that my symptoms scale with my anxiety and have recently been experimenting around Gaba. Like QyX mentioned, you may be working on your gaba receptors. “Alcohol mimics gamma-aminobutyric acic (GABA), the major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain....

thesleepless1, this is a very unscientific response compared to the other thoughtful responses you’ve received so far...I’m curious, do you think that anxiety contributes to your awareness of your PLMD? In my case it truly does. I’ve spent years trying to lessen my chronic anxiety through different ...

Robin, I would add to the diet suggestions to consider whether you have a sensitivity to histamine. It’s a growing diagnosis. You can eat only real, fresh food and still get sick from it if you have histamine sensitivity. I noticed it in myself after eating a salad and my legs went even crazier that...

Bev, my neurologist believes that bruxism causes a fight-or-flight response during sleep which causes various sleep problems. As the person bites down, the head leans forward causing a pressure on the spine that signals the brain to fight-or-flight. He treats this first with OTC supplements that low...

That’s nuts...I literally just received my Gabapentin mailed from my local CVS. Even worse, my anxious cat just got his own Gabapentin prescription. Sorry you’re going through this. Maybe it’s a state law? If you haven’t already solved this, maybe call up your local pharmacies and see if they’re wil...

Update: I recently had a telemedicine appointment with my hormone doctor and she convinced me to increase my progesterone dosage. I’m always so hesitant to change anything as I’m concerned about losing whatever sleep I already do have. I was taking 75mg oral progesterone pills from the local compoun...

Beth, I can’t tolerate the traditionally heavily fermented foods so all yeast (I’ll love you forever, bread), vinegars, yogurt, etc., but also I’m finding sensitivity to foods on the high histamine lists like oranges. I was taking a vitamin C with my iron supplement and my legs went bonkers. Turns o...

Pianomom3355, I just stumbled on a Monkfruit sweetener that has nothing else added to it, just pure monkfruit by Smart Monk. I react to additives, especially anything fermented, so this product has been really great. I use this one (https://amzn.to/2HxGhUr), but it looks like the company makes sever...

Hi All & Happy New Year...my contribution to the RLS Foundation is now at $94.42 via Amazon.com’s free service called AmazonSmile. It takes a minute to sign up, costs you nothing, and is the exact same as the regular Amazon. It’s super easy to use, and free money toward our cause. If you haven’t alr...

Ann & Betty, I thought the brushes and application were kind of garish when I first saw them but then I read the reviews of Amazon customers and I was convinced to buy them. Out of all my household chores, scrubbing things has become the task I least want to do and my bathtub shows it. Well it used ...

I’m always looking for hacks for household chores because my energy isn’t what it used to be, from lack of sleep. I found something so incredible that I had to share it with you all. It’s a scrub brush that attaches to your cordless drill, and you can use it to more easily clean your bathtub, shower...

Steve, I’m horrified by what happened to you. I know we all are. The only bright light that I can see in this is that your horrific experience is a cautionary tale for all of us here and we can learn from it to protect ourselves. I’m so sorry it happened though. I hope you know that everyone here su...

Frunobulax raises two important points...our responses to supplements and medications are highly individual, and you can find a study to justify any opinion. Google searches turn up results for both experiences. It’s probably best that we experiment, and observe our own reactions.

I recently read an article that explained how important it was to take Vitamin D3 in the morning. I can’t find the article anymore but here was it’s main point...the closer you take vitamin D3 to bed, the worse your sleep. It was recommended you take it before you even get out of bed in the morning....