RLS triggered by hormones?

I don't buy into low dopamine as cause of RLS, but it still plays a part in treatment, so it does something to disrupt the process of creating symptoms.

There is a relationship between estrogen and dopamine, so maybe that is what is happening. Many people report improvements while sick, after vaccines and when taking antibiotics, so it appears that some disruptions of normal functioning improve symptoms.

"Estrogen has a strong impact on the dopaminergic system; according to the Reproductive Health Research Institute, “estrogen increases dopamine synthesis and decreases its degradation, reuptake, and recapture”.

"Your estrogen levels will increase for 1 or 2 weeks after beginning LUPRON DEPOT."

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