Re: RLS related to vitamin deficiencies

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Dawn,

I am slowly catching up on older posts and came across one from you ...

> My newest sleep problem has been about being able to get to sleep. I seem to

> have Restless Leg Syndrome. ... I've been doing a lot of

> reading on nutrients lately. I find that missing nutrients in our system can

> cause the symtoms of RLS.

I believe I saw another post about a relationship between iron and RLS. Have you

found other nutrients that are related? What nutrients were low on your blood

tests?

I ask because I have had this since I was a kid. My husband has been recently

diagnosed with it at 44 years old. Any information you can pass on or pointers

to articles would be greatly appreciated. I am on a medication, Mirapex, and

that is what my husband was recently given as well. Is that what worked for you?

-- Gigi

[Guest guest]

>

> I ask because I have had this since I was a kid. My husband has been

> recently

> diagnosed with it at 44 years old. Any information you can pass on or

> pointers

> to articles would be greatly appreciated. I am on a medication, Mirapex,

> and

> that is what my husband was recently given as well. Is that what worked for

> you?

>

>

Mirapex works for me. So did quinine, available OTC.

J>

RNY 12/99

[Guest guest]

> I believe I saw another post about a relationship between iron and RLS. Have

you

> found other nutrients that are related? What nutrients were low on your blood

> tests?

>

> I ask because I have had this since I was a kid. My husband has been recently

> diagnosed with it at 44 years old. Any information you can pass on or pointers

> to articles would be greatly appreciated. I am on a medication, Mirapex, and

> that is what my husband was recently given as well. Is that what worked for

you?

>

> -- Gigi

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Gigi,

Originally, the doctor put me on a kind of muscle relaxer. At first, it seemed

to work but all it really did was put me to sleep. Once I got used to it, I

would be extremely tired and couldn't sleep with my legs bothering me. Now I

take a medicine called Madopar. It is used in Parkinson's disease to increase

the levels of dopamine in the brain.

RLS is sometimes associated with other conditions, and dealing with them can

sometimes cure the restlessness. Examples include iron, folic acid or vitamin

B12 deficiency. This is from

http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/q_a/q_a-svar.asp?mode=viewans&artid=1396&subid=7 . I

know I have been low in iron and suspect B-12 as well. There is also a mention

of magnesium deficiency in the link below could cause symptoms. I do know I also

have had RLS all my life. My mother has it and a suspect my son has it. It is

known to be hereditary. I will say though, lack of iron may have made mine

worse. It got to the point where I could not sleep at all until of course, I was

totally exhausted.

Here are some sites that may help...

http://www.rls.org/frames/home_frame.htm , The entire article is interesting but

please be sure to read, Iron Metabolism and RLS.

http://www.sleepdisorderchannel.net/rls/causes.shtml

http://www.gnc.com/health_notes/Concern/Restless_Legs_Syndrome.htm

http://www.neuro.jhmi.edu/rls/causes.html

Hope these help a little. Let me know what you think.

Dawn

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[Guest guest]

> I believe I saw another post about a relationship between iron and RLS. Have

you

> found other nutrients that are related? What nutrients were low on your blood

> tests?

>

> I ask because I have had this since I was a kid. My husband has been recently

> diagnosed with it at 44 years old. Any information you can pass on or pointers

> to articles would be greatly appreciated. I am on a medication, Mirapex, and

> that is what my husband was recently given as well. Is that what worked for

you?

>

> -- Gigi

****************************************************'

Gigi,

Originally, the doctor put me on a kind of muscle relaxer. At first, it seemed

to work but all it really did was put me to sleep. Once I got used to it, I

would be extremely tired and couldn't sleep with my legs bothering me. Now I

take a medicine called Madopar. It is used in Parkinson's disease to increase

the levels of dopamine in the brain.

RLS is sometimes associated with other conditions, and dealing with them can

sometimes cure the restlessness. Examples include iron, folic acid or vitamin

B12 deficiency. This is from

http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/q_a/q_a-svar.asp?mode=viewans&artid=1396&subid=7 . I

know I have been low in iron and suspect B-12 as well. There is also a mention

of magnesium deficiency in the link below could cause symptoms. I do know I also

have had RLS all my life. My mother has it and a suspect my son has it. It is

known to be hereditary. I will say though, lack of iron may have made mine

worse. It got to the point where I could not sleep at all until of course, I was

totally exhausted.

Here are some sites that may help...

http://www.rls.org/frames/home_frame.htm , The entire article is interesting but

please be sure to read, Iron Metabolism and RLS.

http://www.sleepdisorderchannel.net/rls/causes.shtml

http://www.gnc.com/health_notes/Concern/Restless_Legs_Syndrome.htm

http://www.neuro.jhmi.edu/rls/causes.html

Hope these help a little. Let me know what you think.

Dawn

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