Restless Leg Syndrome? Anyone else plagued

[Mike 03]

15. Yes, and you are in good company.

My great grandmother had it, my sisters have it and I have it.

I have not found any absolute remedies, but sometimes I take
mucuna pruriens (I get it in powder form)

My kitchen sink approach of throwing a whole bunch of things at it at the same time means I don't know what works and what doesn't. But I have fewer bad nights when I am regularly taking a multi vitamin and an extra B complex. I take an organic form of iron sometimes but I can't tell if it helps. I don't eat meat so my iron levels may not be that good. Also:

Magnesium (despite all the reports online that it doesn't help)
Potassium
Ginkgo
Citicholine
Vitamin E
Selenium
Vitamin K

And more, but it's so random. My method is so half-assed and irresponsible I don't recommend it. But it's always worthwhile to check out the Reddit forum on Restless Legs and see what is working for whom, or if there are any new studies.

One of my sisters takes prescription medication for it ad swears it has helped her. I am guessing it is a dopamine agonist, but I'm not sure.

Good luck! It really can be a living hell sometimes.

EDIT: This is really important:

Both melatonin and Benadryl (and the active ingredient in Benadryl) can exacerbate RLS. That ingredient is also the main ingredient in many OTC sleep remedies. And there are a handful of prescription medications that make RLS significantly worse. You might just check to make sure nothing you are taking regularly is making the problem worse.