Why Your Legs Won’t Stop Moving at Night (Fix ASAP)
In a Nutshell
Restless leg syndrome stems from low dopamine at night caused by deficiencies in copper, magnesium, and vitamin B1, which high carbohydrate intake depletes. The fix requires eliminating carbs and sugar immediately, then adding 600 mg magnesium glycinate, 50 mg natural B1 daily, and copper from liver, oysters, or unsweetened cacao. Symptoms typically resolve within 72 hours and return if carbs are reintroduced.
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This was a personal problem that lasted over a year. The symptoms occurred at the same time in the middle of the night every single night. The legs felt energetic, achy, and jumpy. Walking helped temporarily but the sensation returned. Jogging around the neighborhood in the middle of the night was sometimes required to release the energy from the legs.
To confirm this exact problem, two criteria must be met: a buildup of energy in the legs, usually in the thigh muscle, and occurrence in the middle of the night.
This is not a leg problem despite the symptoms being felt in the legs. The real problem originates in the brain. Many people are treated with a drug that affects dopamine, a neurotransmitter that is supposed to keep things quiet in the legs at night. Over time, this medication not only fails to work but creates more of a problem.
The deeper problem with dopamine is usually a lack of iron. However, people who take iron often do not get rid of restless leg syndrome because another piece of the puzzle related to iron is missing.
Iron is part of a battery in the nerves. The nervous system contains many little batteries made up of iron and copper that allow electrical flow and signals to travel. Iron will not work without copper. The first layer of this problem is to reestablish these two minerals in the correct balance.
The symptoms occur in the middle of the night because dopamine follows a circadian rhythm and is at its lowest point at night. A slight deficiency in either mineral, especially copper, exaggerates the low dopamine symptoms, creating the urge to move. Most people have enough iron, making copper deficiency the bigger problem.
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