Please share your experiences, successes, and failures in using non-drug therapies for RLS/WED (methods of relief that don't involve swallowing or injecting anything), including compression, heat, light, stretches, acupuncture, etc. Also under this heading, medical interventions that don't involve the administration of a medicine to the body (eg. varicose-vein operations, deep-brain stimulation). [This forum contains Topics started prior to 2009 that deal with Non-prescription Medicines, Supplements, & Diet.]
I do not take any meds for my RLS. I control it as follows as suggested by my medical doctor:
1800 mg of Calcium carbonate (more if RLS is bad)
1000 mg of Vitamin C
200 IU Vitamin D
18 mg of Iron
No sinlge item works alone - it seems to be the combination that helps. Take 3 hours before bedtime and drink lots of water!
Works for me & I have suffered for 20 yrs!
Hope this helps!
Athena