Lactic acid build up in legs after a work out. Culprit?

[KenBR]

General question here based on personal experience.

If, in the morning, I exercise at the gym and work my legs hard (squats, or leg curls/extensions) IT SEEMS...and maybe I'm crazy...but it seems that at night my RLS is worse. Is it the lactic acid build up in my thighs, post-work out?

Anyone experience this?

[Parminter]

The general advice from the experts is that RLS sufferers should have moderate exercise. Too little makes it worse, too much makes it worse.

Try easing back and see what happens.

[Eryl]

No. As a cyclist, I overwork my legs regularly, and I sometimes feel the effect for many days afterwards, but it doesn't increase rls. Did you hydrate with an energy drink, or eat sugary foods after the exercise to replace lost energy? If so, that was the likely cause.

I gave up eating artificially sweetened foods and drinks 18 months ago and my rls is now gone. I heard about Dr Terry Wahls soon after I started my new diet, and after reading up on the causes of ms and many neurodegenerative diseases, I added a couple of supplements to my diet that would aid myelin growth. Namely kelp tablets for the iodine, and co factor Q10. Along with eating more leafy green veg, it seems to have worked, as I can now occasionally consume sweetened foods without suffering the consequences that I previously did.

[KenBR in reply to Eryl]

Great advice, thanks. I have been off all sugar for two weeks and that has helped tons. Added a B1 vitamin two weeks ago, and added magnesium chloride drops as well, 100mg w/ lunch, then 300mg two hours before bed. Definite improvement! Will check out Dr. Terry Wahls, looks interesting

[Eryl in reply to KenBR]

Also try avoiding bread, biscuits and cakes as they could be causing inflammation. Vit B12 isa good anti inflammatory.

[KenBR in reply to Eryl]

Thnx!