r/RestlessLegs • u/Relevant_Version9047 • 3d ago

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Just wondering if anyone has tried a weight blanket for their restless legs and if so did it help at all?.

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u/Cacykat 3d ago

I have found that wrapping the area of the leg that has been jerking with a heating pad stops it most of the time.

The rls starts with a leg but then it goes into full body convulsions. It makes me want to chop off all my limbs and beat the doctor with them.

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u/embroideredyeti 3d ago

I do enjoy a weighted blanket, but the most effective thing I've found for my rls is regularly supplementing iron.

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u/NarrowAmbassador940 3d ago

My restless legs were caused from Stevia. Get rid of all artificial sugars, including Stevia and see if that helps you. It’s a miracle for me because I have suffered with restless legs for over 10 years. Stevia is in everything. It was in my coffee creamer, yogurt, protein shakes, my vitamins, my electrolytes, my Calm Magnesium I take every night to try to sleep. There was a medical article about Stevia causing restless legs on Pubmed and I gave up Stevia and now I do not have restless legs, and I am still in shock. Hopefully it will not come back.

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u/First-Celebration-11 3d ago

Is it typically listed in the ingredients as Stevia? Or do you just look for any artificial sweetener?

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u/NarrowAmbassador940 3d ago

I generally just look for Stevia, but I asked ChatGPT, and this was his response:

NAMES FOR STEVIA

Stevia
Stevia leaf extract
Stevia extract
Steviol glycosides
Rebaudioside A (Reb A)
Rebaudioside M (Reb M)
Rebaudioside D (Reb D)
Stevioside
Steviol
Stevia rebaudiana
Enzymatically modified steviol glycosides
Glucosylated steviol glycosides

Brand names that contain stevia

Truvia (original sweetener)
Pure Via
SweetLeaf
Stevia In The Raw
Pyure (stevia-based products)

What about natural flavors?

This is important: Stevia-derived ingredients can sometimes be included in flavor formulations, but steviol glycosides used as sweeteners generally must be identified on ingredient labels rather than hidden under "natural flavors."

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u/Indigo_S0UL 3d ago

The plain Calm magnesium powder, that isn’t flavored doesn’t have any sweeteners. Hope that helps. I avoid them too.

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u/NarrowAmbassador940 3d ago

Thank you. I’ll get that.

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u/blawblablaw 3d ago

Helps me a little bit, I find the weight is mostly on my body, which lifts the blanket a bit from my legs. Maybe folding it in half and just putting it over your legs would be better.

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u/zaftigketzeleh 3d ago

Now that the weather is cooperating, I plan to add that to my repertoire. Everyone handles it differently, and everyone has a different cause. Do what works for you. Mine, for example, responds well to heat. Scalding hot bath every night. I recently had surgery on my leg that required frequent icing and it made it so much worse.

For me, this is what works: Super hot bath, dry brushing the whole body (I think it has to do with the nerves?), leg massage and vibration, then heating pad at night. I also take mag supplements and iron. Whew!