Will Mobic help in treatment of Restless Leg Syndrome?

Mobic is a non steroidal anti inflammatory drug which means that it helps the patient with stopping the process of inflammation wherever it occurs. Still, I know that people that want to use this drug has to inform the doctor if they are suffering from some illnesses (including diabetes). This medication deals with pain also and I guess that it could be helpful. Still, you should ask a professional about this problem. Do not let your father take something without a prescription.

I am in my 60's and being a former sufferer of painful restless legs, and a "victim" of harsh side effects of mobic/meloxicam (which IMHO is a strong and very effective drug, but not one I would want to use as a permanent solution), I would personally suggest trying out a purely nutritional solution first: a supplementation of calcium (maybe 1.5 times the RDA at the start, then back off), balanced with vitamin D3 and magnesium (at least the RDA - I'd avoid magnesium oxide in favor of mag. glycinate or citrate, as mag. oxide is likely to cause diarrhea - it's actually used in some OTC laxatives as an "active ingredient"!). Please check with your father's doctor first.

A couple of days after I started a regimen of calcium, D, and magnesium supplements, my restless legs were GONE! It was like a miracle! I use calcium carbonate, though many suggest that this is not well-absorbed - it works for me! (It seems to work best if taken with meals or something acidic like Vitamin C.) But there are other inexpensive options out there, such as calcium citrate. [NB: I am not a doctor and don't claim to have any special knowledge of medicine or "the magic bullet" - this is simply my personal experience I'm sharing with you, hoping it may be of some help. Also, my experience may be the wrong advice for your father as I am hypoglycemic - the opposite of diabetic.]

#1 there are only two causes of RLS, and diabetes is not one of them.
#2 Dr. Google is a *terrible* doctor - the worst imaginable.
#3 When finding info about diseases go to authoritative sources - Mayo, Johns Hopkins, Harvard, instead of dubious web sites posing as experts.

Diabetes is absolutely one thing that causes RLS and the ignorant guest who suggested Google is a terrible doctor it's also a terrible research tool and should stop using it to form opinions ...it is a fact that Diabetes progression does cause RLS and for the poster of this question not much helps severe RLS but you can ease it with pain meds and other things my dad likes Vicks Vapor Rub put it on calves and feet cover feet with socks and legs with pants so it doesn't get on every thing I use old pj's for this time and have them sit or lay where they are most comfortable also hot baths help promotion of circulation also like the Vicks and can help relieve symptoms also biofeeeze these are just a few suggestions my dad says does help he has had it for 17yrs now and his is severe now and his pain meds barely work sadly so these are things we've actually tried we also tried a few OTC things specifically for RLS from cvs and Walgreens sometimes they work its all just trial and error good luck and God bless your dad I have much empathy for him as a caregiver