Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

hi and a big welcome, hope you find all the info on this board useful. here are a couple of links that explain rls really well. if you fit the 4 criteria you have restless legs. i have found the criteria really useful to enable me to explain my condition better to friends etc than i could before i s...

publications and papers on children and rls m m m m m m m New! http://www.teletext.co.uk/entertainment/health/1/Van+Straten+on+restless+legs.aspx general advice/info and ideas posted by members of the forum m m m pharmacuetical treatment extracts and papers m m advice re ferritin levels in children...

heffalumps: you are gaining lots of insightful info on children with your experiences. just to say youre doing a fantastic job.... are things getting better with your 2yr old? NOTE-we need to find a way to compile all this great stuff on children for others who may use this site. maybe Ill have a go...

Hi, ive had no experience of this but here are a few bits and pieces about this below that you could digest.... m m m says this: (7) Pregnancy and RLS If the symptoms are severe enough to warrant drug therapy, then the sedative category of medication has been used for treatment (with the approval of...

hi, good suggestion... ive tried it but doesnt seem to make any diference... others have tried and it makes it worse!!!!! i guess that everyone is so different that whatever suits you and works then use it.....go with the flow and try anything you want. and keep suggesting and look in the forum for ...

yes pure coincidence im afraid....i know noboby in america. i think there are lots of trev b's in england.
trev

hi ive posted a reply in your other post under special populations.
trev

Hi heffalump...... are you the one who used to visit my room when i was little? becat has given some excellent advice already! But heres a very good document about children and rls that has LOADS of stuff. obviously dont take up any pharmacuetical treatment without consultng your dr! m i had rls whe...

hi there, youre not alone . im exactly the same. left leg rls since i was 7.. now 38 and just found out im not mad 3 weeks ago. this forum is a godsend....use it for any advice or just to let off steam. kind of wierd feeling isnt it!!??? heres some posts with great info on it hope you find it useful...

welcome to the club!!?? same as me..., Im 38 and had it since i was 7yrs old.... only found out 3 weeks ago....still recovering from the shock that its not just in my head. wlecome and hope this forum helps...... lots of useful info compiled by members here.... may help when you go to the dr.. m lot...

sorry that was me... not sure im ever gonna learn to log in
trev

hi and welcome to the forum... great that you have got a nuero appt! hope it goes well. are you able to give us all a little more info on your rls, how severe, etc. it may help others to give you some good tips that are personalised for your symptoms and what you should be expecting advice/treatment...

are you a psychologist???lol




couldnt have said it better myself... thnx for your insight!

trev

oops those posts were me again!!
trev

I had had RLS for years (decades almost) when I first heard what it was, and then I went along for another couple years after that with a steadily increasing "awareness" of my RLS symptoms (which I'd say was probably because I was having them more frequently and more intensely... but sometimes it's...