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Can muscle relaxants help restless leg syndrome?

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Dr. John Moranville answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Depends: Restless legs symptoms could be due to many things, so it would depend on cause of symptoms.

Dr Viramgama agreed

Answered 9/18/2017

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