Tried every drug named here.

[Raven123]

Hi everyone. There is not a drug on a post here that I have not tried. I even forgot some of them since I have been a long time sufferer of rls. The only thing that has worked for me is that I have given up bottled water. It is loaded with sodium. I am also extremely careful with snacks that have “flavor dust” on them. (Ie., cheddar, sour cream and and onion). I have not had any reoccurrence since abruptly stopping these two things. Give it a try. I live in the United States where our processes food is loaded with sodium. The job of magnesium is to move sodium out of the body, that is why it may offer some relief. Still it was not 100% effective nor was any of the prescription drugs I tried. Be very mindful of the sodium content of your diet and I pray you get some relief. God bless.

[Madlegs1]

High salt is certainly a major trigger for rls.

However, I am unable to find your claim for bottled water being loaded with sodium.

I have looked at two labels of spring water ( sin and con gas) on sale in our local supermarket. One has 20mg per litre, the other has 18mg. That is 0.002% or under-- barely trace amount. Bit vertaonly more than homeopathic amounts.

I live in Ireland. Maybe it's different where you live.

I agree fully that artificial flavourings and colourings etc are absolutely disastrous for my particular rls.

Cheers, and thanks for posting -- again 😋😎

[nightdancer in reply to Madlegs1]

huh, nothing I eat makes a bit of difference for me. BUT, my meds do the job 90% of the time. I am happy with that!

[Hidden]

You may have got on to something there. Certainly, sodium is an important electrolyte and excessive intake can cause problems with such things as blood pressure. Being an electrolyte as well means it has some role in normal nerve conduction. Although in that case, so does chlorine (the other element in salt).

So if it works for you that's really great.

I do think there are some inaccuracies in what you say however. Firstly, sodium rarely exists on its own, as soon as it comes into contact with water it reacts explosively. It only normally exists in a salt, mainly sodium chloride.

If there was salt in bottled water, I think you'd know about it, yuck!

Perhaps it would be better for you to look at the labels on foods, to see how much sodium salt is in them.

Secondly, I've never heard that magnesium removes salt from the body. The kidneys in conjunction with the pituitary gland do that.

Magnesium however does have an important part to play in nerve conduction along with sodium, potassium and calcium. Perhaps that's what you meant.

[martino]

Thanks for the advice.

[Milefulano]

Have you tried Methadone 5mg?

Just curious, that's what I'm on.

[Coraliej]

Hi, I have just had a complete blood test, and my sodium is the only thing that is mildly low. I believe it may be because I also take a few drops of iodine a day, so I am now having a bit extra Himalayan salt each day.

The iodine in table salt is not nearly enough for us and table salt has other additives as well!

My iron is also on the lower end of the normal scale so have started some iron and folic acid. Fingers crossed.

With medication have stopped Sifrol and started Gabapentin 100mg each night as needed.

[nightdancer]

Well, everyone needs to watch their sodium intake. BUT, my mother has heart failure and we are always watching her sodium level. It CAN get TOO low. So, people have to watch that. All I drink is water and I can assure you, there is no sodium, having checked thoroughly for my mother.