Paul Saladino· MD
the connection between low ferritin and restless legs this is a little bit off the topic but just so you guys all know the synthesis of dopamine in the brain is iron dependent so if you don't have enough iron which might be indicated by a low ferritin then dopamine is going to be low and the way that we treat restless legs within mainstream western medicine is with dopaminergic agonists meaning medications that mimic the actions of dopamine in the brain