Restless leg syndrome

Re: Restless leg syndrome

• allsmilz82 member

  July 2015

  I have it pretty bad, especially these days.  I have found that eating bananas and drinking Gatorade is super helpful.  It's the extra potassium that helps.  Good luck! 

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• itsasapphire member

  July 2015

  Yes it's awful. Along with the random itchies.
  
  I second the banana and Gatorade. A banana a day has helped, and it doesn't matter what time I eat it. Once at 3 am when I couldn't stand it anymore and other days for lunch and I won't have it at night.

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• KatashaC member

  July 2015

  I eat bananas on a daily basis and it hasn't helped. I may give the Gatorade a try along with the bananas.

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• jen83mn member

  July 2015

  Are your iron levels low? My RLS acts up when my iron levels are on the low side. You could try adding more iron to your diet (one bowl of Total cereal has 100% of your iron needs).

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• SAD17 member

  July 2015

  My doctor told me to drink tonic water... It seemed to help but I also started taking iron supplements around the same time.

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• KatashaC member

  July 2015

  Yes my iron levels were low when they did the first hemoglobin test. Doc told me to take an iron supplement which I am doing. The second hemoglobin test I was borderline low so doc told me to take the iron supplement two times a day twice a week. I have started doing that as well. Have seen no difference.

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