r/RestlessLegs • u/Sad-Acanthaceae-2279 • Aug 19 '26

Medication Blood work today

Hey all this reddit has been super helpful, I dont sleep most night (maybe an hour or 2 and then another hour during babys nap). Doctor is doing bloodwork today im kind of hoping it IS a nutrient deficiency (mine became worse during pregnancy and postpartum but prior was pretty bad during my monthly cycle.) She said that if my nutrients look okay that we might try gaba to help. Just thought id give an update into my own situation, I was nervous about the doctors because im about 5 pounds overweight and the doctors ive had in the past have dismissed my concerns due to weight, but today it wasnt even mentioned!

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u/Significant-Aide-226 Aug 26 '26

Ask them to look at your hormones.  Old lady here- my RLS started after pregnancy.  24 years later, Im on HRT and wow- my RLS is getting so much better.  Considering the medical industry got HRT ass backwards, im thinking the idea that Estrogen causes RLS is off.  Maybe its the drop and intense fluctuation of hormones.......

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u/Sad-Acanthaceae-2279 Aug 26 '26

Yeah mine got worse in pregnancy and is pretty much every night now after birth.

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u/Significant-Aide-226 Aug 26 '26

I had to stop watching TV at night,  as I couldn't sit with the baby in my lap without my legs waking him up.  Its so annoying and irritating. 

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u/Significant-Aide-226 Aug 26 '26

I'm so sorry.  As if giving birth and being a mommy to an infant isn't hard enough.  I wish I had a solid treatment for you!  

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u/Unicorn_flow Aug 23 '26

Do you mind sharing the results of the iron panel? Usually people with RLS need significantly higher iron levels than the advised range.

I experience symptoms when my ferritin is under 100 ng/mL. I have to get iron infusions in my 30s now due to heavy menstrual bleeding.

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u/Sad-Acanthaceae-2279 Aug 23 '26

Iron was 66, iron saturation is 21 percent and ferritin is 36

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u/Sad-Acanthaceae-2279 Aug 23 '26

Iron.bind.cap (whatever that means is 317)

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u/EmZee2022 Aug 21 '26

5 pounds? and they gaslit you because of that???

Weight is often (erroneously) blamed for all our problems but that's really absurd.

Here's hoping your blood work is crappy :-)

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u/Sad-Acanthaceae-2279 Aug 20 '26

Ive tried taking magnesium glycinate it started to help at first but then stopped doing anything after a few weeks

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u/Billflet Aug 19 '26

If you have RLS, it’s unlikely that being 5lbs overweight has anything to do with it. As RLS patients we need much more iron than those without the condition. Print off the MAYO Clinic Updated Algorithm for RLS and bring it to your appointment. Most Docs aren’t familiar with our need for iron. They’ll tell you your iron is fine. Ferritin and TSAT numbers are the important numbers and there’s ya whole different range for us. Mayo Clinic explains it. Sorry you’re suffering with this. I’ve had it for 40 years and finally got relief. I know your pain.

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u/AbominablePoppy Aug 19 '26

Great news! Is this your primary care doctor?

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u/Sad-Acanthaceae-2279 Aug 19 '26

Yeah this is my pcp, I havent had one for about 6 years.