Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

Dear Ruby, WHERE is the meeting in Long Beach going to be held? It would be convenient if it was in an airport hotel, because I hobble so badly with my goofed-up legs. Will physicians be attending and is that what this meeting is for? It is important that the word gets out to the medical community a...

Just wanted to throw this thought out there. Restless Legs, according to what I have read, is not taken very seriously, like so many diseases of unknown origin. But I am here to witness that RLS is ONE OF THE WORST DISORDERS a person can have. This is because it deprives a person of making a living,...

The website www.morehead.org has a very good and involved description of RLS and its related diseases and various treatments. It should help a lot of folks who have this MOST annoying problem. The exact address is: m As for me, I continue to believe I have a neurological component, and I am going to...

Very kind of you to help me in this way. My doctor appointment is scheduled for the end of June. I could set up a sooner one with a neurologist if you think I should... For others interested: One thing that I have found that helps my legs, whether I have MS or something else, is the statin drugs. I ...

JumpyOwl, yes, I took hydrocodone about ten years ago from dental work and my heart beat so fast that I thought I was going to collapse. Very frightening experience. I have never taken it since. Yet, I can take codeine with no problem. So, evidently the hydrocodone does have that effect on some peop...

So glad I can pour out my concerns about my legs to folks who have the same thing. MY LEGS ARE KILLING ME! It comes and goes... I'll have a couple months of relief, and then six months of pain. My calves spaz up, I limp, my legs tighten up so much that I am worn out just laying on the couch. It is a...