Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

FYI- Texas is on Central daylight savings time so 2:00 PM in the UK is 8:00 AM in Texas. I hope you two connected

Leave it to WAM to add a little levity. : ) LOL

You should be getting some RLS relief from the MS Contin. If not, you may have to try a few drug combinations until you find the right one for you.

Check out the Mayo Clinic Algorithm (in my signature line below) and discuss your options with your doctor.

Lynne- I believe a "Physio" is what we would call a physical therapist. He's helping Nadia with the thumb issue.

Also I agree with Polar Bear there is a very strong spirit in that little Aussie

I have never tracked this connection before but I'm on day 20 of my cycle (with 8 days to go) and it seems that the intensity of my rls has increased...Ladies? Any thoughts? I absolutely have the same correlation to my monthly cycle. By day 2 or 3 of my period the RLS seems to improve and I'm OK ag...

I didn't have my Vitamin D levels checked but I did have low ferritin. My doctor recommended iron and calcium with D supplements (in addition to the Multi, B complex, and fish oil I was already taking). I did notice a marked in improvement in my RLS. Last week I had the flu and didn't take my vitami...

I think it may be a matter of "awareness". I didn't know enough to look for symptoms of RLS in my daughter while she was growing up. If I knew then what I know now I would have been on the look out for restless sleep, growing pains, difficulty sitting still for long car rides, etc. Fortuna...

Lyndarae I echo all of the support you have received above I have just two things to add.

1) A fool would have sent him the money- you are no fool.

2) My vote is for Fuschia.

FYI- Tylenol PM makes RLS worse for many of us. Diphenhydramine (an ingrediaent in Tylenol PM) is known to make RLS worse.

I love it, all the colors of the Caribbean on one head.

I'm guessing that your "porridge" is basically the same thing as the "Cream of Wheat" (CoW) that was so thoroughly discussed here. You may be receiving some benefit from the increased iron as well as from the Propranolol. The good news is that you have found something that is wor...

Cyn- I love your snack suggestions, sort of like a "bag of tricks" for the diet. One of my latest tricks is choosing a piece of fruit or a small handful of almonds when I feel like I need a snack. Then I get busy doing something with my hands. If I'm still hungry a 15-20 minutes after the ...

I definitely do not subscribe to the "it's all about will power" school of thought. It's about choices and learning to make the right ones. I consider myself to be one of those people who has no will power if it's in the house or set down in front of me, I will eat it. However I am learnin...

Yes and no. When my dh was diagnosed with leukemia about 2-1/2 years ago, and then was in and out of the hospital for 4 months, it was the most stressful time of my life. And we've lived with the threat of recurrence every since. Last week he had a bone marrow biopsy, and this week he sees the onco...

. . . after becoming diabetic, and HAVING to watch what I eat, cutting out ALL white stuff, such as bread, potatoes, rice, and of course all the SWEETS. I lost 30 lbs. with NO exercise. So what has this taught me?? Its really not that hard to lose weight IF only you eat healthy. . . . How ever I do...