Comments on: RLS and ADD ADHD http://www.adderworld.com/blog1/2007/08/08/rls-and-add-adhd/ Bryan Hutchinson's thoughts about ADD ADHD Attention Deficit Disorder and other stuff Sun, 06 May 2012 01:22:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Robert Martin http://www.adderworld.com/blog1/2007/08/08/rls-and-add-adhd/comment-page-1/#comment-14339 Robert Martin Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:34:41 +0000 http://adderworld.com/blog1/2007/08/08/rls-and-add-adhd/#comment-14339 I have restless legs or so I believe..and had MS. It feels like you would rub a nerve. My legs tend to twist. I have restless legs or so I believe..and had MS. It feels like you would rub a nerve. My legs tend to twist.

]]> By: Bryan http://www.adderworld.com/blog1/2007/08/08/rls-and-add-adhd/comment-page-1/#comment-14273 Bryan Mon, 29 Dec 2008 07:14:39 +0000 http://adderworld.com/blog1/2007/08/08/rls-and-add-adhd/#comment-14273 Hi Rosemarie, RLS can't really be described as ‘cramps’; it's a rather odd sensation of the legs being jumpy. I am not certain Iron supplements will help RLS; however, magnesium should help cramps. I would talk to a doctor about that though, because, it could be something else or somehow related to the medication you are taking. It's very important to discuss any supplements with your doctor, especially when taking medication such as what you are using. Thanks for commenting... btw, bananas are always good for us :) Hi Rosemarie,

RLS can’t really be described as ‘cramps’; it’s a rather odd sensation of the legs being jumpy. I am not certain Iron supplements will help RLS; however, magnesium should help cramps. I would talk to a doctor about that though, because, it could be something else or somehow related to the medication you are taking. It’s very important to discuss any supplements with your doctor, especially when taking medication such as what you are using. Thanks for commenting… btw, bananas are always good for us :)

]]> By: Rosemarie Wenger http://www.adderworld.com/blog1/2007/08/08/rls-and-add-adhd/comment-page-1/#comment-14255 Rosemarie Wenger Sun, 28 Dec 2008 19:59:31 +0000 http://adderworld.com/blog1/2007/08/08/rls-and-add-adhd/#comment-14255 Hello Bryan! Very interesting about the RLS and ADHD!! I was diagnosed with ADD and ADHD in July, 08 but after a month of adderall (which helped TREMENDOUSLY) i began to have very severe calf cramps that would wake me up at night, or be triggered in the morning when i would stretch. My boyfriend suggested i have low potassium levels and so i began to have a banana a day. My calf cramps stopped instantly. Recently however, i have developed a terrible allergy to sulfites, and latex fruits make my mouth raw so i stopped eating bananas. Now my calf cramps are back and are SO PAINFUL! According to my pharmacist, the potassium may have helped but it was actually the iron in the bananas that did the trick, which is also linked to RLS. Do you think it would hurt to take a small iron supplement to balance things out again? Hello Bryan!
Very interesting about the RLS and ADHD!! I was diagnosed with ADD and ADHD in July, 08 but after a month of adderall (which helped TREMENDOUSLY) i began to have very severe calf cramps that would wake me up at night, or be triggered in the morning when i would stretch. My boyfriend suggested i have low potassium levels and so i began to have a banana a day. My calf cramps stopped instantly. Recently however, i have developed a terrible allergy to sulfites, and latex fruits make my mouth raw so i stopped eating bananas. Now my calf cramps are back and are SO PAINFUL! According to my pharmacist, the potassium may have helped but it was actually the iron in the bananas that did the trick, which is also linked to RLS. Do you think it would hurt to take a small iron supplement to balance things out again?

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