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I have RLS restless leg syndrome I’m on . 5mg of requip well generic I’m still having many sleepness nights?
I’m very frustrated having sleepless nights.
I am vitamin deprived I take vitamin d in a pill formula once a week and b12 shots once a month
An yes I do walk constantly on my job I’m in sales in a 72,000. 00 sq ft building
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#2 written by Kylie Pauleen 2 years ago
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#4 written by Mr Ed 2 years ago
Do you go for a walk in the early evening? That could possibly help.
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I was thinking of you this evening, and was planning on adding a note to my answer – seeing your comment, it confirms what I wanted to say:
- It’s a quiet, non strenuous walk that is needed. If you are walking all day long or most of the day, I think that can actually be a cause of restless leg syndrome. Or at least it can aggravate it. Not too many people have the luxury at this time of just deciding to change jobs, but if you can do that it would be worth thinking about. - Comment Feed for this Post
Ok, this is going to sound crazy, but have you tried taking a multivitamin and calcium supplement to see if that helps with your leg cramping/restlessness? It worked for me for years…
BUT here is the thing, if this works, please get tested for celaic disease. One of my symptoms was RLS (later determined to be happening due to malabsorption of vitamins caused by villi damage caused by an autoimmune response to ingesting gluten). Is RLS on the list of common symptoms of celiac? No. Do many undiagnosed adult celiacs complain about this? yes. We also have pain from osteopenia that also gets called RLS and our true diagnosis gets put off for YEARS because of it. So, please try the multivitamin and calcium trick, see if that works. If it does, get tested. Testing for celiac is a simple blood test, easily done, easily ruled out.
Also, walking before bedtime does help as does taking a really hot bath and getting your muscles good and warm. Also, I had my dog sleep at the foot of my bed/on my feet to add counter pressure to my legs and that seemed to help. If you get a heavy blanket and put it across your legs that may also help a little. Now that I am gluten free I no longer have RLS, so that advice may only be good for people with RLS due to vitamin deficiency like I had, but I figured you are at that point that anything that might help may be a good thing.