Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

barefootsailor, I know how exhausted you must be. Until I found out about the Iron Deficiency Anemia and had the Iron Infusion Therapy I hadn't had a full night's sleep in two months. It was awful! My levels are now returning to normal and the doctor doesn't think that I need iron supplements. She f...

Iron Infusion therapy is the intravenous (IV) administration of iron. similar to the way they do chemotherapy. It took six hours for the infusion so it takes awhile. They were able to do it on an out-patient basis so that was good. They did a small test dose first and then waited five minutes to mak...

Hi Donna, Although it seems strange to hope you have anemia...or anything else...I understand what you mean. At least anemia can be treated. Be sure to tell your doctor any symptoms that you may have. Because I had the Iron Infusion Therapy I now have excess iron in my body, but as soon as my levels...

Hi Heron, I hope that you find relief too. My relief was more immediate since I was so anemic that I had to have the Iron Infusion therapy. Besides the fact that the RLS has gone away it seems so nice to not be so tired all of the time. My tiredness was due both to lack of sleep and the severe iron ...

I have had RLS off and on for years. Sometimes it will bother me for a few weeks at a time and sometimes it will go away for awhile and give me some relief. I want to relate my recent experience because I am pretty sure it pinpoints the cause of RLS...at least for me. About four months ago I started...