Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

by Rustsmith » Fri May 25, 2018 10:03 am Slow iron is a mixture of iron sulfate and dicalcium phosphate. In the acid of the stomach, this will produce ferrous phosphate, which is a complexed form of iron. ... Easy iron is ferric pyrophospate, which is another complexed form of iron.... Iron sulfate...

Postby Rustsmith » Wed Jun 27, 2018 7:43 pm Sequoiah66, you didn't say who it was that you checked with in Denver. If it wasn't the Neurology department at UC-Denver, I highly recommend that you get your doctor to give you a referral to them. I live in Pueblo and drive up there several times a year...

Post by stjohnh » Wed Jun 27, 2018 6:01 pm Hmmm... the RLS advice is simple, get more IV iron. Seems to me that a hematologist is the way to go so that you can get it safely. The high erythropoitin is a problem, the hematologist should be able to help. Worst case I suppose is surgery to remove the ...

Greetings all: Had a genetic disease that caused kidney failure at age 42. (13 years ago.) Got a transplant, but with extra mass of the old kidneys and the new one, I've got enough Erythropoetin that I make too many Red Blood Cells (RBC) Have had RLS and PLM on and off for somewhere between 5 and 8 ...