Restless Legs - Any suggestions as seen many doctors and medications

Thanks for the info and waited to reply as had an appointment with a neurologist couple of days ago. First it was the 2nd time I saw him and disliked him even more after this appointment...lol so he was not any help. I need to find another. I take B-Complex but wonder if I should try the B12 instead. On the Magnesium you stated that you take 6 capsules. What mg is each one? While waiting for this appointment I asked 2 different pharmacist, and both said that magnesium is not just flushed from your system like some vitamins and so should be careful how much I take. Tried to talk to this neurologist about it, but he could not be bothered to answer other to say what I take now was sufficient. I have had Iron test in past and even took extra Iron for about 8 months with no change so current primary said to stop since my levels were good. This neurologist mentioned another Iron test but said levels could end up being good, but body/brain not absorbing which I had just read about....he said no way to test that part. because I have had reactions to 4 different types of meds for RLS he wanted to give me pregabalin, but he got mad when I said no. My primary had given to me and when reading the side effects, it scared me. I know everything has side effect, but pregabalin seemed to have very serious side effects and because I have reactions to many types of medication including the 4 given for RLS that I was scared to take. I even have reactions to benadryl so I'm the person with the bright pink wrist band when in hospital for surgery...lol Will see what this new Iron test shows and think I will try the extra magnesium. While I don't think my mom had RLS she did have leg cramps all the time...I remember even as a kid that my mom would jump up from leg cramps. I get leg cramps often; some medications give me foot/ankle cramps. example recently I started taking prescription Omega 3 and now have leg/foot/ankle cramps every day, which I had planned to discuss with the neurologist, but after I said no to the pregabalin he was mad and he said he had another patient and left. think I was with him for about 10 maybe 12 minutes. I take 150 mg trazadone to help me sleep and even with that I move so much that have worn a hole in bottom sheets. I've taken that for about 25 years when a doctor discovered I hardly slept and just had surgery which is not good. my brother only sleeps about 3 or 4 hours a night and several things have not helped him... I know trazadone can irritate RLS so tried to stop in 2019 and didn't sleep for 30 days. Recently my primary said I should not have stopped cold turkey on my own...he had me take 100 for 2 weeks, then 50 then none...for 6 weeks I had almost no sleep and my legs bothered me even more or rather with no trazadone to help me sleep I feel the full effect of RLS so after 2 weeks of nothing and no difference in my legs I started taking it again. My legs will bother me even during the day or evening and can be worse if too much activity or if too little...lol Its a rare evening when my legs don't bother me so when they don't, I will sit and not move my legs....I will not even twitch my toes...and wait until the very last minute to get up and go to the bathroom and then hope my legs don't start bothering me. Ive tried so many things it crazy.

Thanks for the info and waited to reply as had an appointment with a neurologist couple of days ago. First it was the 2nd time I saw him and disliked him even more after this appointment...lol so he was not any help. I need to find another. I take B-Complex but wonder if I should try the B12 instead. On the Magnesium you stated that you take 6 capsules. What mg is each one? While waiting for this appointment I asked 2 different pharmacist, and both said that magnesium is not just flushed from your system like some vitamins and so should be careful how much I take. Tried to talk to this neurologist about it, but he could not be bothered to answer other to say what I take now was sufficient. I have had Iron test in past and even took extra Iron for about 8 months with no change so current primary said to stop since my levels were good. This neurologist mentioned another Iron test but said levels could end up being good, but body/brain not absorbing which I had just read about....he said no way to test that part. because I have had reactions to 4 different types of meds for RLS he wanted to give me pregabalin, but he got mad when I said no. My primary had given to me and when reading the side effects, it scared me. I know everything has side effect, but pregabalin seemed to have very serious side effects and because I have reactions to many types of medication including the 4 given for RLS that I was scared to take. I even have reactions to benadryl so I'm the person with the bright pink wrist band when in hospital for surgery...lol Will see what this new Iron test shows and think I will try the extra magnesium. While I don't think my mom had RLS she did have leg cramps all the time...I remember even as a kid that my mom would jump up from leg cramps. I get leg cramps often; some medications give me foot/ankle cramps. example recently I started taking prescription Omega 3 and now have leg/foot/ankle cramps every day, which I had planned to discuss with the neurologist, but after I said no to the pregabalin he was mad and he said he had another patient and left. think I was with him for about 10 maybe 12 minutes. I take 150 mg trazadone to help me sleep and even with that I move so much that have worn a hole in bottom sheets. I've taken that for about 25 years when a doctor discovered I hardly slept and just had surgery which is not good. my brother only sleeps about 3 or 4 hours a night and several things have not helped him... I know trazadone can irritate RLS so tried to stop in 2019 and didn't sleep for 30 days. Recently my primary said I should not have stopped cold turkey on my own...he had me take 100 for 2 weeks, then 50 then none...for 6 weeks I had almost no sleep and my legs bothered me even more or rather with no trazadone to help me sleep I feel the full effect of RLS so after 2 weeks of nothing and no difference in my legs I started taking it again. My legs will bother me even during the day or evening and can be worse if too much activity or if too little...lol Its a rare evening when my legs don't bother me so when they don't, I will sit and not move my legs....I will not even twitch my toes...and wait until the very last minute to get up and go to the bathroom and then hope my legs don't start bothering me. Ive tried so many things it crazy.

@rjjb I also take PRAMIPEXOLE but my body is not reacting to it very well anymore. I’m now taking 300mg a day.

I've tried both and had an unacceptable reaction so cannot take. But FYI the reason you need a higher dose is because they can make RLS worse, so it's probably become worse, and you need a higher dose. When I first read about some medications that can make it worse, I asked my doctor and he said yes, but they don't really know what dose starts making it worse, so they start you on a low dose. Didn't matter for me as could not take it but found it worrisome that the medication that helps can makes it worse to where you will always have to take and at higher dosage. I've tried so many things that I'm hoping someone has something new to try....LOl

Try really tight support stocking again. I had the creepy crawly type RLS years ago and stockings stopped the need to move. It went away for years although coming Back again probably due to low ferritin.
Best compression stockings at low price were from AmesWalker.com.
No side effects like meds.
Worth a try

I've had RLS for decades and have recently tried compression stockings. I think they're helping! I wish someone had suggested them a long time ago.

yes, everyone seems to jump right away to drugs which of course have enough side effect. I came up with the idea one day when I had myself covered in ace bandages and looked like a mummy. I found that the compression seems to reduce the need to move even though you still fell it a little. I did a survey at a RLS site and almost anyone who tried it found relief, but many just dismissed it out of hand.