Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

As my non-scientific brain understands it, the number of PLMs isn't really too important - it's whether or not you have arousals from those movements. Any arousals - even if only a couple an hour - make sleep more difficult, keeping us from getting the deep sleep (stage 3 and 4) that we need - and ...

I hope the L-tryptophan works for you Sezzy, but if you suddenly find an increase in your RLS symptoms, remember that L-tryptophan works on the Serotonin receptors in the brain like SSRI's - the antidepressant class that's supposed to make RLS worse (things like Prozac, Zoloft, Lexapro, etc.) Just F...

Thanks for your feedback Chefrs and garden girl. Here's where I'm at: So my new neurologist prescribed a new med for my sleep d/o on Monday...it's not ranking very high with me so far: Monday night: 4 hours of sleep - RLS -Severe Tuesday night: 8 hours of sleep - RLS - Mild Wednesday night: 0 hours ...

I have had RLS all my life as a child I remember crying with my legs, and the dr saying "growing pains" . Then as a teen it seem to become not so much rls but just a very restless sleeper, always moving while sleeping, covers all astray in mornings. This could describe my childhood. I also wonder i...

Thanks for the support. I found a neurologist through my general practitioner and I saw him yesterday for the first time. He seems more interested in me and my case in general and I found that he actually seemed to listen to me. He's put me on a trial of Mirapex, with admonitions to stop taking it i...

So my doctor told me today that the dopamine agonists, like the ReQuip I was given to take...does not cause augmentation. Only the drugs that include leva dopa like Sinemet. Now I know I've read everywhere that dopamine agonists can and do cause augmentation...and I'm pretty sure that what's happeni...

This post was interesting to me...esp since the side effects of MJ are potentially much less than the side effects of some of the other drugs prescribed for RLS. I haven't smoked pot in well over a decade, but I have several friends who do, so access wouldn't be difficult for me. My question is: has...

I agree that I need to have more time with the doc...if I could get him to return calls! I agree that the PLMS are probably what is worse...but in the doctors office he never even mentioned PLMS. Only RLS. But I deduced from researching the disorder that it's probably PLMS that the machines were pic...

View Askew, I've answered the questions within the quote box: Psychick, If I am reading your post correctly, you have PLMD diagnosed via sleep study and daytime restlessness - RLS. A few questions if I may: 1. Can you say, unequivocally, that all 4 of the RLS criteria apply to you? Follow the link i...

Brand new to this board and just dx with rls less than 2 weeks ago. I suspect I'm a lifetime sufferer tho, after reading as much material out there in cyberspace as I can get my hands on. I won't go into detail here about my specific case, but lets just say the doctor initially thought his sleep stu...