Anyone tried P.E.A?

[amrob123]

It's also known as palmitoylethanolamide or PEA.I was chatting to the pharmacist yesterday and mentioned that I had tried everything under the son. She said "what about PEA?"

She was aware of RLS/PLMD and she mentioned that PEA had been used successfully in phantom limb syndrome. She also explained how it worked (my explanation wouldn't do it justice).

[Madlegs1]

Them palm oil products all have been got from killing little baby Orangutans.

My poor little chilluns.😭.

[SueJohnson]

PEA is used for different types of pain, fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis, multiple sclerosis (MS), carpal tunnel syndrome, autism, and many other conditions, but there is no good scientific evidence to support many of these uses. possibly safe when used for up to 3 months. It's usually well tolerated but might cause nausea in some people. There isn't enough reliable information to know if PEA is safe to use for longer than 3 months. webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingre...

Since it is OTC and not expensive no harm in trying it, Let us know how it goes.

[amrob123 in reply to SueJohnson]

Thanks Sue, I did see all of that info online but nothing about PEA and RLS/PLMD apart from one Redditor who had used it to good effect. I was hoping that people on this forum may have had experience of it that they could report on.

[LotteM]

I was recommended to use PEA by a menopause specialist nurse. Still have some. I tried it for a while at the time. In hindsight I suffered RLS, but didn’t know at the time. I also had very stiff legs, I walked like a penguin and couldn’t run. The nurse said it would take several week to become effective.

Soon after I was put on HRT and my stiff legs and RLS disappeared or at least lessened considerably. And I stopped the PEA. Though it was quite expensive too. So I couldn’t really evaluate its effect.

If you are going to try, please report!

[amrob123 in reply to LotteM]

Thanks Lotte, it's interesting that it was suggested by your menopause nurse. I know that its main appeal is as an analgesic and an anti-inflammatory.

I have just started taking it (at a very low dose). It is expensive. I'll report back on how it goes.