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My findings about Restless Leg Syndrome, RLS.

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Royce's Medical Emergency Timeline
Dec 2018: Major stress from Aunt Cathy dying, huge rage arguments with hormone-issue mother. Issues financing a classic truck then repairing it, then bailing water out of it. Wind storms blowing car port away. Home roof leaking. Maybe sensitivity to new Tide laundry detergent (maybe). Walmart Pharmacy saying I yet again have no doctor, and that Camarena won't respond to RX-refill faxes.
Jan 20 2019:
Feb:
Feb 2: Zombie in the AM, then started Caffeine and started feeling better. TENS electric machine in the PM. Feb 3 and 4: Wirey tired, but legs are finally almost fine, taser marks healing. Feb 6, 2-19; I feel healthy, had 2 Lipton tea glasses, last night had 4 hours sleep but 3am had some slight itchiness.

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Medical, Royce rls restless leg syndrome 2019 notes. My basic timeline hurriedly typed….

Dec 2018 I weaned off Lexipro and caffeine for weeks due to not having a doctor at Camarena Oakhurst Health Center. I had no withdrawal symptoms, was sleeping 8 hours a night.
My restless leg outbreak was sudden (ramped up in 2 days), after many extreme-stress incidents. For me the issue was partially caused by stress and partially caused by a inconsistent intake of caffeine. So now in the mornings I take a little bit of caffeine and I don't have any caffeine the rest of the day. My problems involving stress were seemingly caffeine withdrawal and fighting with my mother, but I suspect a bodily infection. And finance issues with purchasing a 1936 show room truck around Christmas. And then licensing that truck. And a leaky roof at home. And detailing my new truck. I was not having as much exercise at the time. And I had stress Trauma from emotional rage from not being on Lexapro in a long time. It was difficult to control my anger. It was not seemingly Lexapro withdrawal because I safely weaned off of the Lexapro for a month. I was only off Lexapro because my to prior doctor Jennifer Franchuck and another, at Camarena Health had been removed or left. Walmart Pharmacy kept telling me the doctor don't approve my RX prescriptions. Also rain got into my truck during a windstorm. This was a high influx of stress going on and my body had a breakdown. I think restless legs is when the body injects acid into the muscles and tissues. Also I have been regulating my zinc and magnesium and calcium and potassium and iron to make sure I'm getting all of those and now I'm also making sure I get vitamin D and a full spectrum vitamin B. One of our relatives says they are allergic to Soy so I'm going to get a allergy test too. I am allergic to the acid in coffee and I don't have the enzyme for milk, also I have been drinking a lot of tonic water with the Quinine chemical. I ordered the concentrate quinine pills just in case. Also I ordered the valerian root chemical in case it may help me sleep at night. . Also I have ordered a TENS electrode machine just like my landlord has, which has four electrodes that go on to the leg muscles. That machine has helped me to tire out my muscles at night. Monthly I will be checking my A1C and blood pressure and blood nutrients and my weight. Weight is a serious problem because fat chokes out the heart and can cause a heart attack.

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Feb 15, 2019: I'm still not getting much sleep, about 1 hour at night and 30 minutes around 7am. Only having a tiny bit of restless legs in one ankle from 11pm to 9am, so hanging upside down on my Inversion Table helps some. I have ceased taking too much Calcium and this has improved some of my leg tension problem, I was taking too much Calcium. My potassium pills haven't arrived yet so I eat 10 baby carrots a day. I'm also eating 1 pear or apple per day, just to be healthy. I feel fine during the day, but am sleepy. Meditation has helped a LOT, at night I imagine a doctor is inserting a needle into my scalp, with a healing formula in it. Praying to God has also helped me relax greatly.

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Feb 15, 2019. Current observations, reducing symptoms of restless legs…
* I have been taking 1 diet soda in the AM, 1 jar of tea at noon, and 1 jar of tea around 5pm. To prevent any caffeine withdrawal. Because I had been off caffeine during the time of my restless leg attack.

* You may be taking too many calcium pills, I was taking a multivitamin CentrumSilverForMen plus a calcium pill, and that was far too much for me, it caused tight leg muscles.
* Valarian Root gives me a nice whole-body tingle, but I have a allergic reaction to spicy food and Valarian Root, which makes my body extremely sweaty and hot. Your usage may be different, it helps many people sleep.
* I use an “Inversion Table” to help circulate my leg blood, 15 minutes upside down is a good distraction and also makes my feet feel much less tension.
* I use my treadmill every morning for about 20 seconds to two minutes. If my day has no exercise, I use the treadmill another few minutes or until I'm breathing heavy. I only use it at moderate to fast speed, not slow speed.
* Quinine pills have helped some people with restless legs, but many medical websites say there's side effects, so don't overdose. See if it helps you, and if not then stop taking it. Just don't take a heavy dose. The low amount of Quinine in Tonic Water is okay. Sometimes Canada Dry has quinine.

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* Feb 17, 2019. Last night got no sleep (not even close to tired), was excited for Bagels social group. Was trying to sleep 9pm to 11am. Layed upside down 2 times on Inversion Table for a temporary nice leg feeling but too much blood pressure in brain, and didn't help me sleep so I'll stop doing it. 8am ate rice and beef then Metformin Anti-Sugar pill and Psylium Seed Husk fiber pill, 1 iron pill, 1 can diet coke with caffeine. 10am started shivering, hot sweats, hot face, tired muscles. Tiny amounts of restless legs. Tight leg muscles. 1pm ate coconut shrimp at social group, took a jog outside Hairrys Bagels eatery, 1 can diet coke with caffeine. cherry tart concentrate pill. 5pm pizza then warm bath, Lexipro pill and PrevistatHeart pill. 7pm increased shivering and hot face, moderate tingling hotness in brain.

mayoclinic.org shows Less Common symptoms of Lexipro are Burning/Itching/Tingling/Chills. I have been on Lexipro for 22 days now.
I can breathe fine, that has not been an issue.

Several people online said “NEVER take Saint Johns Wart when on an SSRI or Lexipro, it intensifies withdrawal symptoms incredibly”, so I will stop Saint Johns Wart, I had been on it 5 days.

I may stop taking a multivitamin to prevent any health issues, because Magnesium Citrate and Calcium pills seem to increase sleeplessness and restless legs…but should I cease Potassium/Iron/Zinc, because those vitamins have greatly helped with restless legs.

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Electrical or Zapping Machines:
* The “TENS” machines on Amazon are amazing, they plug into the wall and have four wires that stick to your body, you adjust the massaging intensity, they are 30 to 200 dollars, they do similar things. My TENS is the Ebay KENDAL using Mode5, Power75, Sole0.
* Leg compression heat with vibration. Intense vibration product. Gentle “Ball-Bungie Cord” above and below the knee, adjusted to control blood flow of leg but never to cut off bloodflow, and never wear ball-bungie when sleeping in case it cuts off bloodflow or changes the leg color.
* Blood devices: Blood Pressure Cuff. Blood Sugar Reader. Doctor has a “A1C” reader.

The Basic Vitamins recommended to me by WebMD, doctors, family, etc: Full-Spectrum B. Iron. Magnesium. Potassium. D at night. 7 glasses of water/day. Optionally St Johns Wart or Sam-E or Melatonin. Tonic Water with Quinine (Or quinine tablets). Caffeine pill in the AM if you used to drink caffeine.

Vitamins I want to try: Low dose of Vallarian Root for sleep.

Prescription Pills I Must Take: Prevastat to remove fat, protecting me from heart attack. Metforman removes sugar. Lexipro prevents rage/anxiety.

Never overdosing on any one vitamin or product.

Physical Movement: Moderate exercise in AM, minimal exercise in PM. Stretch well a few times a day. Not sitting on hard objects.

My allergies and family allergies: Acid of coffee. Enzyme of milk. Possibly soy. Sugar. Possibly chocolate. Dad drinks lactaid milk, his skin and nose is highly sensitive to scented detergents. Sister Jaimie has intense leg muscle cramps, I don't. Rampant Diabetes on both family sides. Internal hemorrhoids (killed my Grandpa Don Barber). Sun spots/cancer on both family sides. Dry skin. Baldness. Restless legs. Milk intolerant. Short memory span on mothers side.

Foods I avoid: White bread, white rice, fat, non-organic foods when convenient.

Monitor any major weight change.

Cold Turkey: Never instantly stop a drug, food, hobby, always wean off it over a few weeks, under supervision of licensed doctor.

Sleep Conditions: Sleep in a cool dark room. CPAP Machine if very shallow night breaths. White noise. No blue/white lights. No intense thinking or phone screens.
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Later in life, these may be necessary for many people…
* Cologuard cancer screening. For 50 or older. Finds 92% of problems. Covered by Medicare and most major health insurance companies.
* Shingles shot.
* Never touch your head in a public area, as all openings allow germs (eye/ear/nose/mouth). Use sanitizer gel.
* Never walk near ice/oil/slippery/mud/water.

* Laser eye corrective surgery.

* CPAP breathing mask with heightened Oxygen.
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Advice from my loved ones, some not applicable to me….

From Cousin Ken Martin: I had painful restless leg syndrome multiple times, I was prescribed a powerful delusion drug.

From my friend Mike R… I had surgery on my back and my VA Doctor quit. I was sol for meds for about a month, so always have a backup doctor.

From my friend Sandra… The only thing that helped me was tonic water. 6 oz right before you go to bed and it allowed me to. I had gabapentin, muscle relaxer etc and tonic water was the only relief.

From my dad , Feb 3 2019… “The primary prescription I have is for Requip. (Ropinirole) I also have other pain-control meds for my neck that have an effect on RLS, but I'd rather not get into that right now - they aren't relevant to your situation and your doc wouldn't prescribe them.”

From my step sister R. on Feb 4 2019…… Collard greens is good for both salad… as well as a water cleaner/sweetener. taking a stalk and leaf from the plant once a week, kept in my water cup… it filters the water and sweetens it. I have a sensitivity to sugar… alternatives exist that I/(we) can digest. 'Maple sugar', 'honey', 'agava', 'maple sugar', 'coconut sugar' are all sugars with a lower index… doesn't spike us. … make sure no full spectrum/white or blue light is around after say 8p. Im sensitive to it. Take vitamin D at night. Get a food allergy test asap.
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