Sorry, forgot to mention symptoms much better, to nonexistent, when I am up and moving. Exercise during the day , like walking 4-3 miles, seems to diminish evening symptoms as well.
Last year inswitched from Lexapro to Cymbalta. During the transition period, I had numerous aches, tingles, burning sensations in legs, feet and hands. Now a year later, much has calmed down. But I have dull aches in my legs, they feel heavy, and in the evenings, sitting, I get RLS, pretty severe. Could this be a side effect of Cymbalta? Had no troubles on Lexapro.
Thank you so much for your response. Very eye-opening.
Hello.
Recent research and review has suggested that anti-depressants can, in fact, cause restless legs syndrome as well as increase it if already existing.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18468624
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I take a cocktail of anti-anxiety and anti-depressant medications. Does anyone know of any medications that have a side effect of restless leg syndrome?
Hello.
Since you have RLS since a long time, do you feel your current symptoms are new to you? Some people do complain of these additional problems when they have RLS. There are a few good medicines available for RLS. I would suggest you consider treatment for your RLS.
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