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Restless Leg Syndrome.
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Hi ABers. Can any body offer some advice please?
I suffer from RLS which makes sleeping difficult.
I heard that it might be a lack of potassium and magnesium in my diet.
I am wary of this advice, as often, I believe, more substances are needed to help absorb the desired vitamins and minerals.
I am male, 67, 5ft 9ins, and 15st 7lb, and not very active.
I eat once a day, fairly balanced diet with no sweet stuff but I do like a beer, sometimes too much, too often.
Am not drinking at the moment.
Thank you in advance of any help.
I suffer from RLS which makes sleeping difficult.
I heard that it might be a lack of potassium and magnesium in my diet.
I am wary of this advice, as often, I believe, more substances are needed to help absorb the desired vitamins and minerals.
I am male, 67, 5ft 9ins, and 15st 7lb, and not very active.
I eat once a day, fairly balanced diet with no sweet stuff but I do like a beer, sometimes too much, too often.
Am not drinking at the moment.
Thank you in advance of any help.
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Get yourself some maryjane.
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Typically, ingested marijuana (through brownies or cookies, for example) does not seem to benefit RLS very much, while inhaled marijuana (through a marijuana cigarette or vaporizer) works very quickly and effectively. Most RLS sufferers report that after only a few puffs of a marijuana cigarette or a few inhalations of vaporized medical marijuana, even very severe symptoms are relieved within minutes. The relief does not last very long, wearing off after one or two hours. Therefore, inhaled marijuana works best for RLS symptoms that occur mainly at bedtime. Patients have reported that a one month supply of medical marijuana may last three to four months when used to treat bedtime RLS symptoms.
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From the below link:
Typically, ingested marijuana (through brownies or cookies, for example) does not seem to benefit RLS very much, while inhaled marijuana (through a marijuana cigarette or vaporizer) works very quickly and effectively. Most RLS sufferers report that after only a few puffs of a marijuana cigarette or a few inhalations of vaporized medical marijuana, even very severe symptoms are relieved within minutes. The relief does not last very long, wearing off after one or two hours. Therefore, inhaled marijuana works best for RLS symptoms that occur mainly at bedtime. Patients have reported that a one month supply of medical marijuana may last three to four months when used to treat bedtime RLS symptoms.
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Your electrolytes could be low but that's easily checked with routine biochemistry.
May I suggest that you take a Vitamin D and iron supplement too. Low vitamin D can lead to all sorts of problems including generalised aches and pains poor memory and concentration and low mood. Low iron can also be associated with low mood, low energy, etc.
A good multi-vit is probably your best bet, as has already been suggested.
May I suggest that you take a Vitamin D and iron supplement too. Low vitamin D can lead to all sorts of problems including generalised aches and pains poor memory and concentration and low mood. Low iron can also be associated with low mood, low energy, etc.
A good multi-vit is probably your best bet, as has already been suggested.
