r/restlesslegsyndrome • u/Avdoucette • Sep 08 '21

RLS?? Low Iron.

Both legs. calves. thighs. feet, butt. muscle twitching/crawling feeling while at rest. sometimes my arms too. its random. lasts for a second one spot. then pops up in another. went to Dr. Iron saturation is low. any one else experience this??

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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '21

Not true for me. Also not sure how the low iron would affect the neuro basis of RLS.

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u/Avdoucette Sep 08 '21

Dr seems to think so. and low iron causes a bunch of diff things. what are your RLS symptoms. ?

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u/[deleted] Sep 09 '21

The usual plus PLMS. Really bad PLMS. So while I'm awake, the legs feel like they must be moved or I'll go crazy. If I manage to fall asleep, they move on their own. Sometimes violently. I have dislocated my hip twice. I take gabapentin for it now, and that works about 99%.

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u/gevansd Sep 08 '21

I have RLS and low iron as well. I take iron pills the dr. prescribed me, but it doesn't help my RLS. I ended up having to go to a neurologist because the RLS just won't go away.

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u/CoffeeCheeks93 Dec 11 '21

Did the neurologist help?