Restless Leg Syndrome Cure - Is There Such a Thing?
Do you get awful feelings in the backs of your legs? Does it feel like a crawling or pulling in your calf muscles? Maybe even those words are not sufficient to describe the feeling in your legs? Do you absolutely have to move your legs? Does it seem to stop as soon as you move your legs or walk? Only to restart as soon as you stop.
Then you are most likely suffering from restless leg syndrome (RLS) - but what can you do about it? I'll briefly tell you my story.
I am a 50 (ahem!) something male and I have suffered from this affliction my whole life.
Not that I knew it even had a medical name until a few years ago.
Actually it was my long suffering wife who excitedly told me all about RLS as I came home from work one evening.
She had researched my problem on the internet and had printed out pages of info.
For me the big thing was that it actually had a name and was a recognised problem.
Until that point I thought it was just some odd thing that was in my family.
That in itself was a clue.
A number of my family members were sufferers and had given the awful feelings their own names.
My maternal grandmother suffered from 'the horrors', my mother called them 'the fidgets' and I adopted that name and still use it today.
One of my daughters also suffers from RLS.
So an obvious genetic connection but not 100% clear to me exactly how it works.
More research into genetic needed for me to understand I guess.
Strangely though, my own sister does not suffer and neither does my other daughter.
Anyway, I need to cut short my life story and get to the point.
Does a restless leg syndrome cure exist? Technically no! As a life long sufferer who has tried every remedy in the book I can categorically tell you that there is no cure.
A cure would mean taking away the root cause of the problem.
That assumes that you know the root cause of course, and in my case I believe I do.
What you definitely can do however is cure the symptoms.
i.
e.
that horrible feeling in your legs.
I know the purists amongst you will say that should be 'treat' the symptoms but I think we are able to do a little better than that.
You treat the symptoms of a cold and a few days later you will start to feel better.
Effectively treat the symptoms of RLS and the instant relief will feel like a miracle cure to most suffers.
My recommendation is to first ensure that you are diagnosed correctly before looking for a restless leg syndrome cure.
I strongly suggest that you see your GP.
I was very pleasantly surprised at the response from my doctor.
I really thought I would be laughed out of the surgery.
Although I understand that not all doctors will be as understanding and a few even think there is no such thing as restless leg syndrome let alone a cure.
A couple of simple things you can do for yourself though.
Try some iron supplements as iron deficiency can definitely cause the same symptoms.
If this is the case for you it's an instant and genuine restless leg syndrome cure.
Your GP can test you and confirm any deficiencies.
I personally think this is red herring for most RLS sufferers but you need to check because if this is your problem no other treatment will help you.
Next, when you suffer an attack try drinking a large glass of tonic water.
I know it sound daft and it's not to everyone's taste but if it works you will get almost instant relief, certainly within a few minutes.
This works on a high percentage of sufferers but if this is at night, which is usually the worst time, you may find extra trips to the bathroom may outweigh the benefits.
If it does work however you can go to your GP and ask to get a prescription for Quinine tablets.
Quinine is the active ingredient in the tonic water.
When I first took quinine tablets I had no symptoms for 7 days (and I am a daily sufferer), it seemed like a miracle restless leg syndrome cure and I had the best weeks sleep in many years.
There are many ways to cure the symptoms of RLS but they all have one thing in common.
They only work for a period of time.
RLS is a cunning little devil and soon adapts to any new cure you may try.
It may work for a week or even a month but be sure that those awful feelings will not be gone for ever.
So the real trick to combating RLS is work out what cures work for you and then rotate or vary them over time.
Each cure will become effective again if not used for a while.
This is the strategy I use to control my symptoms and it is the most effective way I know how, at least until some medical breakthrough happens.
Then you are most likely suffering from restless leg syndrome (RLS) - but what can you do about it? I'll briefly tell you my story.
I am a 50 (ahem!) something male and I have suffered from this affliction my whole life.
Not that I knew it even had a medical name until a few years ago.
Actually it was my long suffering wife who excitedly told me all about RLS as I came home from work one evening.
She had researched my problem on the internet and had printed out pages of info.
For me the big thing was that it actually had a name and was a recognised problem.
Until that point I thought it was just some odd thing that was in my family.
That in itself was a clue.
A number of my family members were sufferers and had given the awful feelings their own names.
My maternal grandmother suffered from 'the horrors', my mother called them 'the fidgets' and I adopted that name and still use it today.
One of my daughters also suffers from RLS.
So an obvious genetic connection but not 100% clear to me exactly how it works.
More research into genetic needed for me to understand I guess.
Strangely though, my own sister does not suffer and neither does my other daughter.
Anyway, I need to cut short my life story and get to the point.
Does a restless leg syndrome cure exist? Technically no! As a life long sufferer who has tried every remedy in the book I can categorically tell you that there is no cure.
A cure would mean taking away the root cause of the problem.
That assumes that you know the root cause of course, and in my case I believe I do.
What you definitely can do however is cure the symptoms.
i.
e.
that horrible feeling in your legs.
I know the purists amongst you will say that should be 'treat' the symptoms but I think we are able to do a little better than that.
You treat the symptoms of a cold and a few days later you will start to feel better.
Effectively treat the symptoms of RLS and the instant relief will feel like a miracle cure to most suffers.
My recommendation is to first ensure that you are diagnosed correctly before looking for a restless leg syndrome cure.
I strongly suggest that you see your GP.
I was very pleasantly surprised at the response from my doctor.
I really thought I would be laughed out of the surgery.
Although I understand that not all doctors will be as understanding and a few even think there is no such thing as restless leg syndrome let alone a cure.
A couple of simple things you can do for yourself though.
Try some iron supplements as iron deficiency can definitely cause the same symptoms.
If this is the case for you it's an instant and genuine restless leg syndrome cure.
Your GP can test you and confirm any deficiencies.
I personally think this is red herring for most RLS sufferers but you need to check because if this is your problem no other treatment will help you.
Next, when you suffer an attack try drinking a large glass of tonic water.
I know it sound daft and it's not to everyone's taste but if it works you will get almost instant relief, certainly within a few minutes.
This works on a high percentage of sufferers but if this is at night, which is usually the worst time, you may find extra trips to the bathroom may outweigh the benefits.
If it does work however you can go to your GP and ask to get a prescription for Quinine tablets.
Quinine is the active ingredient in the tonic water.
When I first took quinine tablets I had no symptoms for 7 days (and I am a daily sufferer), it seemed like a miracle restless leg syndrome cure and I had the best weeks sleep in many years.
There are many ways to cure the symptoms of RLS but they all have one thing in common.
They only work for a period of time.
RLS is a cunning little devil and soon adapts to any new cure you may try.
It may work for a week or even a month but be sure that those awful feelings will not be gone for ever.
So the real trick to combating RLS is work out what cures work for you and then rotate or vary them over time.
Each cure will become effective again if not used for a while.
This is the strategy I use to control my symptoms and it is the most effective way I know how, at least until some medical breakthrough happens.