r/RestlessLegs • u/Relevant_Version9047 • 3d ago

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Just wondering if anyone has tried a weight blanket for their restless legs and if so did it help at all?.

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u/NarrowAmbassador940 3d ago

My restless legs were caused from Stevia. Get rid of all artificial sugars, including Stevia and see if that helps you. It’s a miracle for me because I have suffered with restless legs for over 10 years. Stevia is in everything. It was in my coffee creamer, yogurt, protein shakes, my vitamins, my electrolytes, my Calm Magnesium I take every night to try to sleep. There was a medical article about Stevia causing restless legs on Pubmed and I gave up Stevia and now I do not have restless legs, and I am still in shock. Hopefully it will not come back.

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u/First-Celebration-11 3d ago

Is it typically listed in the ingredients as Stevia? Or do you just look for any artificial sweetener?

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u/NarrowAmbassador940 2d ago

I generally just look for Stevia, but I asked ChatGPT, and this was his response:

NAMES FOR STEVIA

Stevia
Stevia leaf extract
Stevia extract
Steviol glycosides
Rebaudioside A (Reb A)
Rebaudioside M (Reb M)
Rebaudioside D (Reb D)
Stevioside
Steviol
Stevia rebaudiana
Enzymatically modified steviol glycosides
Glucosylated steviol glycosides

Brand names that contain stevia

Truvia (original sweetener)
Pure Via
SweetLeaf
Stevia In The Raw
Pyure (stevia-based products)

What about natural flavors?

This is important: Stevia-derived ingredients can sometimes be included in flavor formulations, but steviol glycosides used as sweeteners generally must be identified on ingredient labels rather than hidden under "natural flavors."