Restless legs can be related to reduced blood flow. The exact cause of RLS is unknown. It may be related to a lack of dopamine. No drug has been found to cure RLS yet. You can make an effort though to ease the symptoms. Last summer I therefore tried a vibration plate for a few … Read more
RLS is a sleep disorder. I personally have to deal with that every night. Unfortunately, lifestyle and supplement measures that I am taking do not fix this. At best they have a soothing effect. It can also differ greatly per night how severe the complaints are. Often times I don’t know why it is worse … Read more
Not long ago I read that 80% of people with restless leg syndrome also have Periodic Limb Movement Disorder (PLMD). I did not know that. I myself belong to the minority of 20% that is not affected by this. PLMD strikes me as an extremely unpleasant condition. Only restless legs would be disruptive enough for … Read more
In one of the responses on the website, a reader asked me if neuropathy and restless leg syndrome are the same. I already knew that the symptoms are similar, but also that it is not the same condition. So it is good to take a closer look at this. I have searched for answers to … Read more
Actually, until a few years ago, I didn’t know that many women have to deal with restless legs during pregnancy. However, I read about this several times on a fellow sufferer forum. Although I have never had a pregnancy myself, I still find it interesting to learn more about this. In this blog I will … Read more
Iron deficiency is thought to be one of the causes of secondary RLS. Secondary RLS is when the troubled legs are the result of a complication of a certain condition or the result of a health-related factor, such as iron deficiency. In this blog I want to take a closer look at this: What is … Read more
Restless legs syndrome probably involves a disruption in the production of the substance dopamine. This causes a shortage. Dopamine is a neurotransmitter. To gain more insight into the effect of this substance, I delved a little deeper into the matter. In this blog I will discuss the following: What are neurotransmitters? Which medication is available … Read more
I’ve noticed that restless leg syndrome is not well known to the general public. People do not really have an idea of what its consequences might be. However, regular poor sleep undeniably affects many things in daily life. So it shouldn’t be dismissed as a small thing. I have heard from fellow sufferers that even … Read more
The first supplement that came to my attention when I started having restless legs was magnesium. At the time, I had no idea how many different variants of magnesium were available. I now know a lot more and have tried a lot in this area. I also made a choice for one of the types … Read more
A couple of years ago restless legs started to be more and more a serious issue for me. Unpleasant sensations, prickling tingly and painful stiffness in my legs. I experienced a lot of heat, especially in both my calves and feet. Often I have put my legs up against the wall. This was cooling and … Read more
