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Is anyone experiencing RLS?

Brain & Nervous System | Last Active: Jul 11 11:20pm | Replies (18)

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@margaret10

I've had RLS for several years and it has disrupted my sleep so much that I end up sleeping through the next morning. Sometimes I feel like I'm going to jump out of my skin. Walking helps RLS temporarily, but my neuropathy (burning feet) can't tolerate much walking. Recently had "iron studies" done, and it was found that my Iron % saturation and my ferritin are so low that iron infusions are recommended. Iron deficient anemia causes RLS. Will give the infusions a try, though I'm skittish about it, thanks to a bad experience with IvIg infusions.

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Hi Margaret! I had an iron infusion in Jun 2023 and I was good for a couple of months. The only thing is I’ve read that although iron can be brought up higher by infusions the brain doesn’t always absorb the same. It’s worked for other people though so perhaps you could give it a go! You really should do something about the anaemia. That can cause other problems, and you must be feeling awful!