New to Site but not to RLS
Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2017 2:58 am
Hello! New to the site but longtime sufferer.
MY RLS symptoms have always been very intense, worsening with age as is to be expected, but fairly well managed for 20+ years now with a high dose of Requip and a side of Neurontin. But... in the last few months I have not been able to shake what I call "The Sleeping Sickness:" overpowering sleepiness at inappropriate times, sometimes for days on end, with narcoleptic intensity. I go for a sleep study in a few weeks but thought I would poke around here and see if anyone else has had this experience. I've recently been diagnosed diabetic but it is very mild, and though I'm told that can reduce your energy it doesn't seem anything like what's happening. I've already crashed a car, and frequently fall asleep during conversations even standing up, even when I'm the one talking. I know my body chemistry is changing and maybe what I've been taking all this time has simply become too much for me. Or maybe I've suddenly developed narcolepsy because one sleep disorder just isn't enough!
Thanks for letting me join your board.
MY RLS symptoms have always been very intense, worsening with age as is to be expected, but fairly well managed for 20+ years now with a high dose of Requip and a side of Neurontin. But... in the last few months I have not been able to shake what I call "The Sleeping Sickness:" overpowering sleepiness at inappropriate times, sometimes for days on end, with narcoleptic intensity. I go for a sleep study in a few weeks but thought I would poke around here and see if anyone else has had this experience. I've recently been diagnosed diabetic but it is very mild, and though I'm told that can reduce your energy it doesn't seem anything like what's happening. I've already crashed a car, and frequently fall asleep during conversations even standing up, even when I'm the one talking. I know my body chemistry is changing and maybe what I've been taking all this time has simply become too much for me. Or maybe I've suddenly developed narcolepsy because one sleep disorder just isn't enough!
Thanks for letting me join your board.