Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

Hi, I was diagnosed with RLS and PLMS in late July this year. It's really bothers me. The neurologists that i saw asked me to try the medicine given to people with Parkistan disease. And the side effects are really terrible. Instead of helping me to sleep well, i end up not able to sleep and worse s...

Hi everyone, i heard through a discussion topic about RLS in the Asia radio station today that RLS can also be caused by kidney problems? is it really so? coz i read and i never heard of it before.

yeah... i think u r right. i feel e same too. like sleep affects key factors like memory. i was thinking does it affect speech too? because i have some speech problems and it get worse if i dun have enough sleep. and sometimes i utter e wrong words... and like u, i cannot find e right word to descri...

does pple suffering from RLS or lack of sleep terribly result in speech problems? like stuttering? or any speech problems?

oh no wonder now then i know why i often wake up with heavy and aching legs... so it is part of RLS.

i thought the legs ache too much doing sports...
but apparently when i didnt do sports...it still cause a lot of aching.

does doing sports for u help?

i see. but zach, have u been taking medicine since u diagnose with RLS?

what will be the side effects if u dun take ur medicine?

yea. wondering why last time when i sit down, i dun get the feeling of something crawling in my legs...but now i feel it when i sit down for like 20 minutes..

Why is this so?

is it getting serious?

Since this is a neurological condition means it willl not affect our IQ. does that mean people who suffer this has high IQ level too? lol...just curious.

wow, i see. thank you!

but how come this is such a rare condition. in spore no one know.

is it something wrong with our brains? how come this happens?

Yup I think i might ask for a letter soon. The doctor asked me too if i am working or not...right now no, anyway i ask for a letter soon.

Btw what do u mean by neurological condition?
does that mean the brain tells the legs to move thus we cannot control it?

And any suggestions to help me? i cannot sit still for long if a activity doesnt interest me especially if it is those meeting that have to sit still for like 1 hr, 2 hrs...how do i stay focus since after a short time, i feel restless, and wanna stand up and walk away?

sign...i cannot accept that I got RLS or PLMD...why is this so? i really dunno Now i fear of sleeping at night... =( So how do your explain to your teacher(if u r studying) or boss(if u r working) that u have RLS? or do u keep a secret since it will be hard explaining to them? I tried explaining to ...

and wondering if people with RLS has STM(short term memory)
I have pretty short term memory nowadays or could it be part and parcel of symptoms when one does not have enough sleep or full sleep?