Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

Zach: REGARDING THE RLS STARTING BEFORE THE IBS - Dean didn't have any IBS symptoms until about 5 months ago and they are still very minor. We just assumed that it was stress causing his stomach to bloat a bit. The rls started between 5-7 years ago. I can't say when for sure because it was gradual....

I've posted before about my boyfriend, Dean's rls and how chiropractic treatment provided some relief and reduction in his symptoms. We are in the process (finally!) of participating in a study being conducted by a gastroenterologist here in St. Louis. He's done a few studies already linking SOME, n...

Don't you think that the problem with heating your ice cream before bed is related to the sugar in it, and/or, if it's chocolate, the caffeine?

I went out and bought sugar free ice cream for nights when he can't sleep so that if he eats it, he isn't getting sugar late at night.

Just thought.

We recently found out that my gastroenterologist is conducting a study that links RLS with a bacteria in the colon. He says that if you've ever had food poisoning you probably have that bacteria in your colon. If your RLS started after the food poisoning incident, you would likely have a lot of succ...

It's interesting that you brought that up because we've noticed that when my boyfriend's RLS is keeping him up, if he eats something, he usually falls right back to sleep. Overall, he sleeps most nights now (after his work with the chiropractor) but on the occassional night he can't, food seems to h...

Sherry, Sorry it took so long for me to reply. Our chiropractor is Dr. Patrick Komeshak and he can be reached at 618-233-6100. I asked for his permission to provide his information and he told me that if you were to contact him, he could check some things and possibly help you find an appropriate do...

OK, so you can read my boyfriend, Dean's story below in my first posting. He has made tremendous progress since I posted it in June. He started receiving chiropractic care in March. Our chiropractor told us that he believed he could help us but that it would take a while, and that it may get worse b...

OK, so you can read Dean's story above in my first posting. He has made tremendous progress since June. He started receiving chiropractic care in March. Our chiropractor told us that he believed he could help us but that it would take a while, and that it may get worse before it gets better. When De...

I posted a few months ago about my boyfriend, Dean who has severe RLS. He was a police officer for 28 years and the fatigue brought on by rls cost him his job because he couldn't think straight. As for the neuropsych - that's the doctor the police dept sent him to for testing to determine whether or...

Aren't you concerned about methadone addiction? They've mentioned it for Dean and I'm not comfortable with him taking it.

Hi everyone. I don't suffer with rls but my boyfriend (Dean) has for the last 5 years. The resulting fatigue has caused him significant cognitive issues and cost him his 28 year career as a police officer. Because of his cognitive difficulties, I've become his eyes, ears and mouth with physicians so...