Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

thank you for all the info on a low-oxalate diet! after 2 months on it my rls is improved though not completely gone. I realized the applesauce I was eating had vit c added! so I got some yesterday without it. after reading another of your posts I ordered magnesium malate and will take it instead o...

badnights wrote: ↑

Wed Sep 09, 2020 4:50 am

Will you try for an infusion? I think you should.

I will defintely do what I can on my next doctors visit, and update this thread if anything comes of it, thanks again for the response.

We've discussed IV iron before, but my doctor will not prescribe anything due to the possibility of iron toxicity, any ideas on what else to do to get IV iron? But your doctor was worrying about iron toxicity when it was still at 80 or 95? You may have come up to a roadblock and need to find a deto...

badnights wrote: ↑

Fri Sep 04, 2020 5:41 am

You have a lot of hope for improvement, but it does not lie with oral iron, it lies with IV iron.

We've discussed IV iron before, but my doctor will not prescribe anything due to the possibility of iron toxicity, any ideas on what else to do to get IV iron?

ViewsAskew wrote: ↑

Mon Aug 24, 2020 8:14 pm

I need mine to be at least 200.

Thanks for the responses, I guess I have a little bit of hope still.

A question for the frequent readers of this board, do you remember anyone saying that their RLS improved once they got their ferritin significantly higher than the 100 range (200+)? I've been taking iron for almost 2 years now in the form of either dessicated liver or supplemental iron, and over tho...

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...

thanks for the replies.

I've had PLMD for about 5 years now, in the form of my feet twitching all night long. So far, nothing has made any difference, I've tried various meds, tweaking my diet etc. However, for some reason, alcohol actually gives me temporary relief of symptoms. For about 1 hour after having a beer, the fo...