Haven't tryed any meds for this, not sure I have it, but do feel creepys in my body at times. Think its more to do with stress than anything for me. Glad to hear something works for you.

RLS is sooo aggravating! I find that Potassium, Calcium and Magnesium help. I used to take Quinine when it was over-the-counter, but it became prescription years ago. Someone here suggested asking the pharmacist for it, maybe it's just not on the shelf any more but still available. The Quinine was the best. Also, being dehydrated will bring on my RLS. I am determined not to take prescription for it unless it truly becomes unbearable, only because I am taking several other things, hate to add anything else! And so far these other things work OK for me. Hope this helps.

I have RLS also, just another thing to add to my laundry list of issues! LOL
It's always worse at night when I'm trying to get to sleep.
I will ask my doctor about the Vitamin B issue and see what he says. Lack of sleep makes everything so much worse.

Thanks for sharing guys!

When I used to take certain meds I would get bad leg jumping or kicking. I used to punch myself in the legs to the point of brusing them. God I hated that. I still get it once in a while, but no where like it was with certain meds.

Hi there,

I don't have Restless Leg Syndrome but I have something similar--Periodic Limb Movement Disorder. The doctor said I could take anti-convulsants or anti-parkinsonian medications but I refused. So instead I often feel tired and like I haven't fully rested, which I haven't, because my limbs twitch hundreds of times per night, awakening me without my knowledge and interrupting my sleep.

Sorry I couldn't be of more help.

I was diagnosed with RLS years ago when I had an overnight sleep study done at a sleep disorder clinic. They put me on Klonopin and this helped but I quit taking it due to it lowering my blood pressure too much. When it was really bad I would have to walk up and down the stairs for awhile before I could go back to sleep. Certain medications made it worse (some of the anti depressants). Over exercising also made it worse. Stretching and taking a warm bath before bed seemed to help. I don't get the RLS much anymore and I do think a lot of it was due to the medication I was on at the time and also the hormone changes.

I've been reading all the posts as I was dtagnosed with RLS and i see a lot of people talking about leg pain and cramping. That is not RLS. RLS symptoms are from inside the legs and make you feel like you have to keep moving them . It kept me awake and I would have to get up and keep walking around. I never had pain or cramping. I described it as feeling like small insects running up & down inside my legs and also my legs would vibrate so badly my husband could feel it. My Rheumatologist diagnosed it in 1996 and put me on Clonazepam which I still take before bed and still have good results most nights. I have tried going off it but within 3-4 nights it's back with a vengence. I'm just so thankfull to have it under control.
Just wanted to share my story.

Hi poohbear,


have you ever considered low Iron as a possibility to your RLS? I was having RLS problems a year ago and my doctor told me that a lot of times RLS symptoms are actually caused by not having enough Iron. I was skeptical, but after taking gentle release low dose-iron and making sure that I did some walking during the day, I didn't have RLS problems anymore. Hope it helps!

NOTE: What I forgot to specify is that my doc told me that the low Iron related restlessness in legs is often misdiagnosed as RLS. Best of luck to you in managing your leg problems!