Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

Its a good day Ann because we are alive. As long as you draw breath there is reason to hope, and if there is reason to hope then there is reason to try, and if there is a reason to try then you must have something to live for thats worth dying for and that life. The sun is shinning over here too and...

Hot weather makes your RLS worse? I'd never thought of it actually as I hardly went outside for the last 4-6 yrs(depression) and drank so much coffee my legs felt like I was hooked up to a 220v. transformer. But now that I'm caffeine free and know when my legs act up to think back to what I ate or ...

The only thing my doc concentrates on is sleep deprivation. He dx's me caffeine free T-3s and what ever sleepaide he has next for me. Tried Trazodone for a month, worked great till it wore off as all the others will. On Cloral Hydrate now but it wore off too of course and eventually dumped it down t...

Rhonda, Sorry to hear your plight as well. Did you eat anything with sodium-phosphates or phosphates in general in it. I realised last night after I ate a grilled cheese sandwhich with processed cheese that my legs were going crazy and the only thing I could trace it to was the cheese. I really don'...

Sorry to hear Penguin, I don't have fibro but my ex did and I know she was in a lot of pain, sometime I couldn't even hug her because it hurt so much. Just hang in there man, we're here for you. I maybe don't have as much pain as you but I've had an aching left leg all my life that sometimes brings...

I know I won't make it but I will try. Be nice to hug and actually thank some of the people who have helped me get through the last few months. Would be interesting and very informative I'm sure, but I need to get my finances in order and it would cost me a pretty penny in airfare alone just to get ...

Well like they say "if it works don't fix it" you Capt then by all means stick to it, I'm going to start eating more of it just because I need a healthier diet. Depression kills your appitite no matter how hungry you are so now that I'm not I find myself famished. Tomatoes are slowly growing but we'...

Hi Cornelia, Sara and Becat, That was an interesting article. Atleast they are finally admitting the kind of hell we live through without having to get up and take care of life as well. I liked how they clued into how we are comparable to other serious conditions also but try living with RLS and cli...

Thanks girls, Now for a question about processed cheese. Yesterday I rushed outta of the house because I had an appointment and only ate a tuna sandwhich when I got home so that was fine but later I ate a grilled-cheese sandwhich with processed cheese and several hours later I noticed my legs were g...

I have like "electricity" that crawls all over my legs from my hips right down to my toes, in both legs all day all night. But for some reason its only my left leg that aches but sometimes my right one too. Especially on really stormy days or when it rains. Some mornings I don't feel too bad but why...

Wow!!! Two years, way to go lyndarae Maybe someday I'll be able to say that, as I quit smoking pot today(Day1) for good as I noticed the initial benefits(like sleep and appitite) wore off so many years ago I can't remember them, now its just something I do all day. Sadly I'm about to run outta of to...

(((((Susyq))))) There's a big cyberhug for you. I know exactly what you mean when you come home so tired your practically in tears but the second you lie down the pain and crawling sets in so fast that your practically thrown out of bed. I've literally had to jump up out of my chair sometimes becaus...

I suffer all day like a lot of us and am currently unemployed and to tell you the truth I find it a major hurdle just to find a job these days let alone try and stay healthy enough to keep it. I'm thinking of getting an afternoon shift as thats when my symptoms get worse so I figure if I'm too busy ...

I also thought the name should be changed as it makes us sound like we're all bored or something. I'm not dissing the people who came up with it or anything but we do need a better name. A bunch come to mind but I don't want to be banned...

Hi Penguin Sorry to hear about all your troubles of late but it seems you have taken the bull by the horns... I see you to have found the power these fine people can infuse you with in order to get through the things you need to get through. The best approach is to tell your doc what treatment you'd...