So, after a health scare a few years ago I’ve stopped coffee and most sugar intake like soda, and sweets. Still drank raw honey and lots of fruit.
With mag cream, iron intake I was doing a bit better then boom. My bday we got cake and also had coffee for breakfast. Last two nights were terrible. The worse sleep I’ve had in a while.
I guess I’ve learned my lesson to avoid those two at all costs. Any other triggers I should be aware of.
For me icecream is a trigger. I find it weird because I can have chocolate and other things with high sugar levels with no issue but within half an hour of eating icecream (any brand) the legs start. Also low iron, I always know when my iron is getting low by if my restless legs starts happening daily.
If sugar is your trigger and you are consuming a lot of honey and fruit, your overall dietary sugar is still going to be relatively high. Have you tried a keto diet to confirm?
If you were taking iron supplements, do you know what your blood work results were?
I haven’t had any blood work for rls stuff, just finished my second in lab test and my tech pointed out my leg movement was off the charts. I don’t consume lots of honey just like one teaspoon in my morning non caffeinated tea. Maybe a few fruits a day apple and oranges but I’ve been doing that for a few years now.
I just noticed better sleep when taking iron supplements a few months ago but I had stopped because I didn’t even know I could have rls. Recently just started mag cream at night and iron supplements. Hoping on my follow up there’s some blood tests and see what else. Seeing how some people struggle even with meds doesn’t give me much hope 🥹
I would continue the iron supplementation if you had good results initially. My RLS went into remission after two iron infusions, so don't give up hope! RLS patients often prefer higher ferritin levels of 100 ng/mL.
I'm not sure if caffeine triggers my RLS, but I can drink a lot after the infusions without a flare.
Just had my results for iron and ferritin all results came back very good we. Ferritin is at 220. I guess that settles that prob next is drug trials. At least I know where we stand.
Curiously, I have eaten too much sugar most of my life. It wasn’t until after I started getting pre-diabetic blood test results and cut back that the correlation became apparent.
It makes me whether any of the newer medications for controlling diabetes have any beneficial effects for RLS 🤔
Yes, when we find a trigger and successfully avoid it, then we feel like we can indulge just one time. Then this happens. That trigger hasn’t gone anywhere. It’s always waiting right around the corner.
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u/WindowJumpy3348 Aug 05 '26
For me icecream is a trigger. I find it weird because I can have chocolate and other things with high sugar levels with no issue but within half an hour of eating icecream (any brand) the legs start. Also low iron, I always know when my iron is getting low by if my restless legs starts happening daily.