Can restless legs be recovered?

[Flinder]

Can people recover from restless legs once b12 has been correct?

[Nackapan]

Yes as long as thats the teason causing it. In my cases my ferritin was low and I had to taises the level to mostly resolve restless legs.

[Showgem]

Although as I also had other deficiencies so it's difficult to be certain but I do believe the restless legs I had suffered from for years were caused by my severe b12 deficiency.

I was diagnosed with PA in February 2019 and no longer have this syndrome. My husband also sleeps better without me kicking out in my sleep 🙂

[Tonyworks in reply to Showgem]

Hi, I have PA for at least the last 20 years.

For the past 5 years or more I still suffered with restless legs although I was having b12 injections.

Last Christmas I found out that my ferritin was very low. I had iron supplements, my ferritin level increased and at last my restless legs stopped.

So , in my case, it was not due to b12 but to low ferritin

Hope this helps

[Showgem in reply to Tonyworks]

Despite an iron infusion, injections and tablets because of continuing iron anaemia I still suffered from restless legs until after having enough b12 injections so it wasn't that for me. I have also been taking vit D tablets as I was found to be deficient at the same time my b12 deficiency and PA were diagnosed, I don't know if these made any difference or if it was just the b12.

[Leils]

Yes. Magnesium citrate or gycinate will help

Diet with potassium foods

[SouthSounder in reply to Leils]

I've had fairly mild RLS for years. It actually got much worse during my B12 loading doses last year, now about what it had been as I inject every 3 weeks. I find eating magnesium rich foods (peanut butter or quinoa) before bed seems to help.

[cath_beal]

Agree with the posts mentioning magnesium..only my own experience. I had terrible RLS including massive muscle cramps at night before I started SI. I use magnesium chloride flakes for bathing, but make it up as a concentrated solution and apply it transdermally on my legs. It always works! A good brand is Better You Zechstein Inside Magnesium Flakes.