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by s14james
Tue Oct 16, 2018 12:14 am
Forum: Just Joined?
Topic: Lifetime RLS/WED here to say hi!
Replies: 14
Views: 2117

Re: Lifetime RLS/WED here to say hi!

Hi guys, Booked in with sleep physician on 8th Nov, so will find out all the crucial details then! I like to think my diet is quite good, however I do eat a lot of dairy. I'll look into vit D as well, as I spend a lot more time indoors now with my current job, which correlates with an increase in po...
by s14james
Wed Oct 10, 2018 2:10 am
Forum: Just Joined?
Topic: Lifetime RLS/WED here to say hi!
Replies: 14
Views: 2117

Re: Lifetime RLS/WED here to say hi!

Hi everyone, Thanks for the replies! I'll check the iron level, I'm due to see the sleep physician soon so will bring that up! Agreed that sleep deprivation isn't a way to live. I feel like I'm missing out on so much of my potential. I'll look more in to dopamine medications as well, am having somew...
by s14james
Tue Oct 09, 2018 9:12 am
Forum: Just Joined?
Topic: Lifetime RLS/WED here to say hi!
Replies: 14
Views: 2117

Re: Lifetime RLS/WED here to say hi!

Hi James, So sorry to hear you are going through this. I've had PLMS (periodic movements in sleep) since I was a toddler and RLS since my early teens. Definitely not fun! One of the first things your doc should do is blood work. The RLS Foundation has a lot of info for members, including pamphlets ...
by s14james
Tue Oct 09, 2018 3:48 am
Forum: Just Joined?
Topic: Lifetime RLS/WED here to say hi!
Replies: 14
Views: 2117

Lifetime RLS/WED here to say hi!

Hi everyone! My name is James and I am a lifetime sufferer (hate that word but can't think of a better one right now) of RLS/WED. I'm now 26 and have experienced RLS basically every night of my life. Up until about 12 months ago I never had a name for it, but my parents used to call it the "wri...