i'm in good company!

[sensitive_one]

omg! i'm watching dick cavett interview ingmar bergman (1971) on tcm (bergman film fest tonight!) and they are talking about how they both have restless legs syndrome!

so do i! my mom had it too and she called it 'crazy legs'.

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[sensitive_one]

yes! sometimes it drives me insane and i can't sit or lay still. i had a sample of medication but the warnings scared me away from it. i just get up and walk around and around and around. sometimes i feel like pamprin helps it. i think that's all in my head though. it is what it is. CRAZY LEGS!

[princessbunny]

It has to do with your blood circulation and iron levels. I get it in my arms when I take certain medications and it drives me out of my tree. Sean gets it from certain (different) meds as well. THis sounds totally stupid & no one knows why it works, and it doesn't work for everyone but it does help Sean & I....soap under your sheets.

http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/archives/home_remedies/soap_under_the_sheets_for_rls_leg_cramps.php

[sensitive_one]

wow! i love the soap under the sheets thing. i'm going to try that.

i know what you mean about circulation and iron levels. i've battled low iron for years. when my pica flares up i crave foods (mostly ice) that indicate low iron. i've been fine on my iron levels for about five years now but i still get rls symptoms. i just take something to knock me out so i sleep through them. :D

i don't think they know what causes rls but i've heard it's hereditary and since my mom had it i believe it. i think it's more common in women though so perhaps there is an iron connection. all i'm sure of is that it's WEIRD!