Posted by Mistermindmasta on July 17, 2007, at 22:43:17
In reply to yep.. I've had Restless leg syndrome, posted by spriggy on July 17, 2007, at 14:30:27
> Oddly enough, I figured it wouldn't hurt to try and within a few weeks, it did get much better until it went away altogether.
It's amazing that you say that and it gives me hope that some of my problems may be fixable through iron supps. I've been reading a lot about how low ferritin (from low iron stores) can cause symptoms of ADHD and RLS. Interestingly, one can have perfectly normal hemoglobin, which is the traditional iron level indicator, but very low ferritin. Ferritin appears to be involved in dopamine function, so it makes sense that iron supps could benefit people with low ferritin - adhd and rls people.
I have a few questions. First, how many mg / day of iron did you take? How long were you taking it? Did you experience continuous full relief even after discontinuation of the iron? Any side effects from iron supplementation?
I'm taking 80 mg of iron every other day. I have no documented low ferritin (never had the blood test), but i figure taking iron for 5 months isn't going to kill me unless i have that hemochromatosis or whatever where i store excess iron. Hopefully I don't have that.
I've been taking 10 mg of selegiline / day along with about 2 grams of kratom and a host of other supps. Kratom is an legal herbal opioid (yes, really) and I'm thinking that once the selegiline and kratom wear off, that my rls-ish symptoms are exacerbated. So for the opiate users, in my experience, they can cause rls once they wear off.PS, for those who haven't tried kratom and are looking for a real herb that actually WORKS, this is it. This stuff is for real. Totally legal, totally opiate. 7-hydroxymitragynine is the recently identied active compound - 20 times stronger mu opioid receptor agonist compared to morphine. But try not to abuse it cuz then the gov't will catch on and it will be illegal. The feds like to make anything illegal that actually works and doesn't have harsh immediate side effects. Thus the reason why people ABUSE it in the first place! Cuz it works! The only problem with kratom is that 12 grams of some good 15x stuff is like $40. And it takes a gram or two to feel good, so it basically costs like $3 - 4 per serving of legal opiate high. Which, for right now, is ok with me. Way cleaner than alcohol if you wanna do a recreational drug.
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