Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

Dear Jumpy,

Here is the info you requested.


[8] TAN EK, HO SC, KOH L, PAVANNI R.
An urge to move with L-thyroxine: Clinical, biochemical, and polysomnographic correlation.
Mov Disord 2004 Sep 17;[epub ahead of print].
http://www.websciences.org/cftemplate/N ... D=20043431

I found the following article in one of the sleep abstracts I receive via e-mail. Perhaps Jumpy or someone else could decipher what it means. It sounds like taking this form of thyroid increases RLS symptoms. When it was removed, patient had less symptoms. I'm interested because I take synthroid, do...

Dear Sole,

I am glad this info might prove useful to you and/or your cousin with a newborn. We are here to help each other by passing along what we find in our experience and searches.

I will remember your cousin and her infant.

You may or may not be aware of this info. Just shows how very important sleep is for children. I realize it is not on the topic of RLS or PLMD, but some on this board may have precious children. This is good info to know IMHO (in my humble opinion) if you are raising small children or baby sitting t...

Hello everyone, I receive a newsletter from HealthCentral.com on general health issues and this article was in the newsletter I read today. It shows just how serious loss of sleep is.... effects on blood pressure, stress hormones, blood sugar, diabetes, leptin (and weight gain), inflammation and hea...

Someone asked what is peripheral neuropathy? I think it was Sole. I was reading on one of the links to this site and the definition they gave was, "damage to the nerves of the legs and feet." To further illustrate, this has happened to my dad when he sprained his ankles, broke his ankle, and had num...

I'm responding to Sole's e-mail about her husband's sleep apnea. You asked about snoring. Many people with OSA (obstructice sleep apnea) do snore. The noise is caused by the reduced airway, then it becomes completely blocked because the muscles collapse, 10 seconds have to elapse before it is consid...

Hi Sole, I was just reading a post where you said your husband will have another sleep study because he did not sleep during the first one. You have to sleep for the study to reveal much other than insomnia. When I had my 2 sleep studies, I was told to bring my medications with me, and to take them ...

Sorry to show my ignorance, but what is paresthesia? And what is augmentation I see some of you writing about?

Hello to you fellow RLS bearers, I have not read on this discussion board extensively, just some, but have not come across the subject of DIET and RLS. So I will throw in my ideas, perhaps they might help someone here. Years before I knew that I had RLS/PLMD (and sleep apnea) I discovered by keeping...

Hello to you sensitive ladies. I am joining your group because I suffer from many of the symptoms you speak of. My skin is very sensitive and I avoid certain rough fabics and wool like the plague. I sleep with a pillow between my knees. Feels better than just the sheet or blanket. I notice the itchi...

Dear Sole and jan3213. Thanks for your replies, yes it does help to know others care and are willing to share what we have discovered on this journey of RLS. Hopefully there will be light and hope spread here they will help everyone of us sleep better. I probably do have RLS, I didn't mean to imply ...

Hi Sole, Yes, I think I am in the beginning stages of developing peripheral neuropathy. I'm fairly sure of this because my dad suffers with peripheral neuropathy in his feet so when my feet started tingling, stinging, feeling hot (they were always cold before this), uncomfortable, and restless, I re...

Hello fellow RLS sufferers. I recently found this site and have read the discussion board 2X now. I feel empathy for many of you as I suffer with PLMD (the twitches during sleep). My dad has restless legs and I suspect also has PLMD. So far RLS seems to be a minor problem for me. I have trouble sitt...