Meclizine and restless legs

[hdsocfam]

Dr gave me meclizine for an inner ear thing, how do we feel about this with restless legs?

[Munroist]

It’s not on the huge list of contra-indicated medicines on the post from Jules1953 two days ago.

[Madlegs1]

I'm not allowed paste the copy from the Google search.But basically all those medications interfere with dopamine receptors and " may" cause rls.

So you could try it for a few days and see what happens.

[SueJohnson]

As Madlegs1 mentioned Meclizine can exacerbate RLS symptoms in some people, but not all, so you could try it and note your reaction.

[whiteleye]

I also was prescribed this drug for vertigo. It did not help my balance problems, and did seem to make my rsl symptoms worse.

[SueJohnson]

Is your RLS under control?

[hdsocfam in reply to SueJohnson]

Yes for the most part, unless I take a no no medication.

[SueJohnson in reply to hdsocfam]

Have you had your ferritin checked?

[hdsocfam in reply to SueJohnson]

Yes, it was 71, my Iron saturation was 38, Iron was 145, UIBC 235, TIBC 380

[SueJohnson in reply to hdsocfam]

So I assume then you are taking iron tablets for it with at least a 100 mg of vitamin C or some orange juice at least an hour before a meal or coffee or at least two hours after a meal or coffee and preferably at night.

[hdsocfam in reply to SueJohnson]

I actually have a bladder condition that does not allow me to have citrus at all, I do take it in the am with my smoothie that has apples in it... The iron is in liquid form

[SueJohnson in reply to hdsocfam]

It is best absorbed on an empty stomach unless that bothers you in which case better that than nothing.

[Merny5]

Meclizine took my RLS symptoms to an awful level and stayed for days.