Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

Hi Susan, There are two types of RLS - primary and secondary. Primary is ideopathic (no known cause). But, they are 99.9 percent certain that genetics is involved for many people. As you continue reading the posts, you'll find that many of us come from whole families of people struggling with RLS. J...

It's 2:45 AM. I'm at the computer and DH is sleeping. Each night he asks me to come to bed. Sometimes I do, sometimes I don't. Tonight I have the "I don't want to go to bed" issue. This, I think, is a learned response from years of having pretty poor results! Bed just isn't a happy place. But, I dig...

I'll take the book, coverlet and cuppa on my nice cozy couch I'm not crazy, afterall!

Ann

Oh. . . I can only imagine how you must feel. None of us wants to be "bad" parents either psychologically or by passing on "rotten" genes! Whether or not it is rational, it makes sense that we question why these things had to happen to our child or feel guilty about our complicity (even though of co...

Cloud nine is a good place to be, isn't it???? Enjoy each moment and the joy within them.

I am so happy to hear about how well things are going and hope that all continues going well, my dear.

Ann

Restless woman, I am sure that our Guest didn't mean any harm. I am also sure that you find this condition uncomfortable to say the least. I think I would be quite scared! Hopefully someone else will reply, as I certainly don't have much of an answer for you. I believe that some of our members to ta...

Hi, you two. Penguin, we're going up to 25 today (it was 4 yesterday), so maybe warmer air is on the way. I sure hope so, but in the meantime am glad you are trying to stay warm. In terms of that class, the instructor must be poor - you aren't having trouble in your other classes, and other people a...

Wondering how everyone out East is doing. It sure is cold here in Chicago. It is 4 degrees right now, and I just can't get warm. I saw a headline that people are still without power in the East and I was concerned about some of our members. Penguin, please check in and let us know how you are. That ...

Woo-hoo - thanks Foundation! The wonderful staff has been working with the moderators and they listened to your requests for new topic areas. We will try to move some of the topics here as time permits. In the meantime, this allows us a new place to discuss a very difficult subject - how RLS impacts...

Yeah, nana, RLS pretty much is horrible. The current research seems to indicate that we are producing brain chemicals at the wrong times. The researchers think this is why many of us sleep so well after 3-5 AM. The body is producing the sleep chemicals at that time that are produced in other people ...

Hi lwidmer, Congrats on being your own detective! Regarding meds, this is just my take. For many of us, lifestyle changes CAN eliminate the need for medicine, at least for many years. If you find what your triggers are, you might not need that Requip for a long time. And, if you only need something ...

Thanks for the responses. This is all very new to me and I am confused by the clinical language used on some websites. I can understand why folks who have no contact with this at all don't understand it. The written text really doesn't do justice to describe the experience. I wish I could find some...

Hi Missy, I hope you've found some other info by now. There is a "sticky" on RLS and kids in the Special Populations section. It has links to most of the information we have. m Hope this helps you some. It must be very hard for her, and for you to have to watch her going through this. Growing pains ...

Hi Jenne! I am one that had a hard time, and only after 7 months. Some people breeze through as you know; hopefully you will, too. If you decide to do it, there is a wonderful benzo board that supports people through the process. I couldn't have done it without them. They really helped me make good ...

Hi Susie. Glad you find something worthwhile here. Yes, there are many posts so it can be difficult to find what you want. The search function can help if you know a specific term to look for, but not if you don't! We did create some sticky posts in many of the topics. For example, in the New To RLS...