• Perceived effectiveness for POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome): Moderate
• Side Effects: None
• Adherence: Always
• Burden: A little

Dosage: 24 hr Daily

Advice & Tips: I wear the full length compression tights because I find them much more effective than the knee high stockings.

Cost: < $25 monthly

• Perceived effectiveness for RLS (Restless Legs Syndrome): Major
• Side Effects: None
• Adherence: Always
• Burden: A little

Dosage: 1 other Daily

Advice & Tips: I don't know if it's the pressure they exert on my legs, or the better circulation, but I found these to be a major help in reducing my night time pain and helping me to get to sleep faster.

Cost: $50-99 monthly

• Perceived effectiveness for DVT (Deep Vein Thrombosis): Moderate
• Perceived effectiveness for Edema (fluid retention): Moderate
• Perceived effectiveness for Varicose Veins of Legs: Slight
• Side Effects: Mild
• Adherence: Always
• Burden: A little

Dosage: 1 other Daily

Advice & Tips: I hate putting them on every day but I LOVE the way they make my legs feel. Eliminates the heaviness and aching. Reduces swelling. I can walk better, longer, further if I I wear them daily. I wish I could wear the full tight but I am too arthritic to put them on. I wear only the knee high style. Those can bind, especially behind the knee or at the ankle if they sag down. But it is minor. I purchase them on-line, a national discount clothing chain offers several degrees of support-I get the strongest support I can afford. I wash them in the washer and dry them in the dryer. These economy stockings seem to do as well as the expensive medical sup hose and I replace them more often for optimum support.

Cost: $25-49 monthly

• Perceived effectiveness for Peripheral edema: Slight
• Side Effects: None
• Adherence: Never
• Burden: Very

Dosage: 12 hr Daily