Symptoms of this usually minor, but nonetheless unpleasant problem start as soon you sit down or go to bed. An uncontrollable need to move the legs, jerky spasms of the leg muscles, and uncomfortable feelings deep within them are 'part-and-parcel' of restless legs syndrome.
It may be caused by prescribed drugs or possibly by a problem in the central nervous system, but both these situations are rare. More often it is a symptom of Iron deficiency anaemia or caused by circulation problems (varicose veins), although it sometimes occurs for no apparent reason.
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