Restless Legs Syndrome

Causes of Restless Legs Syndrome

User reported causes of Restless Legs Syndrome based on their intuition.

Cause	Agree
Overtired	54%
Stress	48%
Genetic	47%
Lying in Bed	44%
Lack of Physical Activity	42%
Anxiety / Nervousness	39%
Inactivity at Night	36%
Dopamine Insufficency	33%
Autoimmune Disorder	28%
Poor Blood Circulation	27%
Related to Neuropathy	26%
A Lot of Walking During Day	23%
Medication Side Effect	22%
Fibromyalgia	18%
Low Blood Pressure	17%
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome	17%
Lumbar Subluxation	15%
Boredom	14%
Cold Legs	13%
Constipation	9%
Exercise Close to Bedtime	9%
Hyperglycemia (High Blood Sugar)	7%
Dairy	6%
Pregnancy	6%

Conditions Resulting from Restless Legs Syndrome

User-reported conditions resulting from Restless Legs Syndrome based on their intuition.

Resulting Condition	Agree
Bruxism (Teeth Grinding)	14%

Treatments

User-reported effectiveness in treating Restless Legs Syndrome

Treatment	Major Improvement	Moderate Improvement	Much Worse	No Effect	Worse	Responses
Massage	4%	44%	3%	43%	7%	108
Codeine	24%	52%	0%	24%	0%	21
Ibuprofen	1%	18%	4%	73%	4%	74
Exercise	6%	30%	6%	54%	4%	160
Aspirin	0%	12%	8%	76%	4%	25
Neurontin	7%	47%	10%	33%	3%	30
Amitriptyline	0%	26%	21%	47%	5%	19
Lyrica	0%	0%	0%	50%	50%	2
Oxycodone	29%	29%	0%	43%	0%	7
Stretching	0%	35%	6%	59%	0%	17
Medical Marijuana	25%	45%	5%	25%	0%	20
Magnesium Supplements	8%	18%	7%	60%	7%	60
Low-Dose Naltrexone (LDN)	33%	0%	0%	67%	0%	3
Tramadol (Ultram)	32%	18%	9%	36%	5%	22
Inflammation Therapy	17%	50%	17%	17%	0%	6
Clonazepam	35%	35%	3%	21%	6%	34
Xanax	12%	35%	0%	47%	6%	17
Tens Unit	0%	0%	0%	100%	0%	1
Relaxation Techniques	3%	23%	9%	58%	7%	99
Niacin	0%	6%	0%	88%	6%	17
Lie Down	6%	6%	47%	24%	18%	34
Iron Supplements	2%	15%	10%	70%	3%	61
Diazepam (Valium)	11%	44%	0%	39%	6%	18
Lorazepam	13%	31%	0%	50%	6%	16
Mirapex	53%	20%	7%	17%	3%	30
Pramipexole	57%	21%	7%	14%	0%	14
Stand Up, Walk Around	12%	56%	1%	28%	2%	170
Sinemet (Carb)idopa/levadopa	38%	38%	13%	13%	0%	8
Requip	35%	19%	14%	28%	5%	43
Hot Water Bottle/heat Pack on Legs	16%	42%	5%	26%	11%	19
Horsechestnut Cream	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	1
Venowave	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	1
Avoid Yeast	13%	25%	0%	63%	0%	8
Stretches	7%	35%	3%	52%	3%	89
Warm Bath	6%	39%	5%	45%	5%	96
Soap in Bed Touching Lower Legs	17%	22%	11%	50%	0%	18
Calcium and Magnesium	13%	15%	5%	67%	0%	39
Increase Potassium Intake	11%	15%	4%	70%	0%	27
Alternating Warm and Cool Packs	8%	33%	8%	46%	4%	24
Pressure on Lower Legs	29%	14%	14%	29%	14%	7
Avoid Caffeine, Alcohol and Tobacco	5%	26%	3%	62%	4%	99
Increased Salt Intake	0%	25%	5%	70%	0%	20
Stop Taking Effexor XR	20%	0%	20%	60%	0%	10
Move-Free CVS Joint Medicine	0%	0%	100%	0%	0%	1
Lie Heavy Blankets Over Legs at Night	5%	29%	14%	38%	14%	21
No Sugar Within 4 Hours of Sleep	2%	15%	9%	72%	2%	47
Good Sleep Hygiene	5%	8%	7%	78%	2%	101
Quinine (Tonic Water)	3%	13%	8%	68%	8%	38
Alcoholic Beverages	7%	17%	19%	43%	14%	58

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