MY REMEDIES FOR MY RLS

[Reb0013]

I haven't been on this site very often in the past few months... work, life and other things going on but mostly because I finally settled in and started 100 mg of Gabapentin at night and this has helped tremendously. I know 300 mg is the start dosage but 100 mg takes care of 90% of my night symptoms.

I mainly wanted to share a couple of things that I use which have helped me almost as much as the Gabapentin. I can skip the Gaba one night a week and take either 2 motrin OR 2 Tylenol Arthritis pills along with 1 or 2 Tumerin capsules. This takes my aches and pains away (in my elbow and low back from old injuries) AND prevents my restless legs from coming when I lay down for sleep at night.

For me, I see a huge surge in my RLS when my arthritic inflammation is higher. I have a Mediterranean type diet but in the past thrived also on carbs. I have now cut 90% of my carbs out and do not eat carbs at night --- I believe this has helped my inflammation immensely.

My blood lab values are great - I had an iron transfusion 3 yrs ago and lab values have held fine.

My point here is for me I have found that if I can reduce my overall body inflammation, my RLS sx also are reduced by 80-90%.

I appreciate all of the sharing of information here, especially the medical research. May we all continue to hope, pray and share in our search for answers.

[Madlegs1]

Great philosophy to always take as little medication as gives optimum relief.!👍

[SueJohnson]

That's great! So pleased for you. Why not take the motrin or Tylenol every night. You can take it with gabapentin. But not the tumeric.

[Reb0013 in reply to SueJohnson]

Not a good idea to take NSID's nightly... possible adverse kidney effects over a long period of time with consistent use.

[SueJohnson in reply to Reb0013]

Good point.

[Whippetmama]

Interesting you mention a NSAID giving you relief. I have taken 200 mgs of tramadol (along with 1200 of gabapentin) at night for as long as I can remember, but rarely the 200 mgs of tramadol doesn't do the trick. I have found that if I take a naproxen I can avoid having to take an extra of either drug (and it helps my arthritis, too 😁).

[Reb0013 in reply to Whippetmama]

Yes, Naproxen works too; it lessens the inflammation. Naproxen is very hard on my stomach though so I try not to take it unless I have a very bad flare up in my low back. Then I will take naproxen for maybe 4-5 successive days to get it under control again and I noticed that after about 5 days of Naproxen when my arthritis is not felt, I can completely skip the Gaba for maybe 3-4 nights before starting it again.

[Merny5 in reply to Whippetmama]

Just be careful with the NSAIDs. You should have an eGFR test or renal blood panel checked because these pain meds can be tough on your kidneys. I found out the hard way.

[Reb0013 in reply to Merny5]

Exactly! That's why I don't take them very often. My renal profile and liver profile is all normal. Thks for the sharing