Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

hi and welcome, hmmm i am a nurse and that really sounds like sciatica youre getting. obviuosly i cant bet my registration on it without a good history and examination but sure sounds like it! Sciatica is usually caused by pressure on the sciatic nerve from a herniated disc (also referred to as a ru...

cool then ill delete it in a couple of days
trev

http://www.mdvu.org/pdf/rls_rs.pdf

is this already around the site... if so ill delete the post as no point in having it hanging around. its just a rating scale on rls sverity... might be interesting or useful.. but maybe not??!!

hmmm good question! the sleepcentre site seem to link PLMD (periodic limb movements disorder) with sleep apnoea... did you say to your dr you think you may have plmd cos maybe thats why the drs thinking this way? m -"What is Periodic Limb Movement Disorder (PLMD)? Like RLS, PLMD is another sleep dis...

thanks jill for giving that personal info related to this topic,i have seen a couple of articles saying the same... that relief is temporary...so your info is helpful too.
trev

oh... and welcome!

anne,

i like your new sig "take what you need and leave the rest"

My favourite sig definatly goes to nadia (sardsy) though with - "DISCLAIMER: The opinions expressed above do not necesarily reflect my opinions, as apparently one of my cats has learned how to type "!!!

hi dogeyed, sounds like youre having a hell of a time! I dont know what to say but i thought id write as i think that ibmoving was basically saying that he removed fatty,sugary foods from his diet. I think he was talking about having lots of energy from eating too many calories and then not burning ...

yeah i really liked your paraphrased version and will be linking it alot jumpyowl, cheers.
trev

hi fishy,
great to hear you got a good doctor and are on top of your symptoms!! welcome to the forum, lots of info around and about so feel free to dig in as you need.

oh just to say water and stress dont seem to affect me rls wise.... for others it will though im pretty sure.

hi again... just for your info- many people find caffeine a cause of aggravated rls and keep off it... i cant do that as i love it too much and my rls isnt too bad to force me to lose my coffee fixes!! lol thyroid wise here a link for you to check out.... m m m and a posts in the sleepnet forum by a...

hi sls, welcome... you dont have to have plm (periodic limb movements (usually what a sleep survey looks for if im right?) to have rls, so you could be right... what are your symptoms? if they fit with the criteria then you have rls. the criteria is here: Restless Legs Syndrome is an overwhelming ur...

thnx matt for sharing your story. its impossible to be accused of rambling on in this forum!! and your right sharing stories does help yourself as well as others . i think its some form of self therapy being able to put your rls down on paper. (so to speak.) it defiantly helped me to ramble a bit he...

my rls isnt bad enough for me to warrent trying this , but thanks dr wass for your good suggestion, im sure people will give it a go, others know that they cant stand any sort of pressure to their legs and wont. the thing is that everyones rls seems so different to others here and what works for som...

the other thing that would concern me about varicose vien removal is it is a surgical proceedure and i have heard a few times of rls getting worse after any injury or invasive proceedure? maybe this proceedure isnt invasive enough though? hmm