Odd Cures - When all else fails: Easing restless legs with iron supplementation

RESTLESS LEGS

Ailment: Sufferers of restless legs at night may have difficulty falling asleep. Although the cause is unknown, the individual feels a tingly twitchy feeling in the leg that is only temporarily relieved by movement.

Odd Cure: Iron supplement 25 mg (approximately 130% of daily value).

Rationale: Although useful in personal experience, the benefits of iron supplementation, for easing the symptoms of restless legs, has been recognized since the 1950s (ref). Iron also appears as an ingredient in therapeutic strategies offered online (ref). Iron supplementation should be handled with care (ref), however the dose is near the daily recommended allowance and is used infrequently.

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