Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

Wednesday, August 15

Welcome to

marvelisticme, who has suffered with RLS for 40 years. marvelisticme can't sit for long, nor sleep well and knows there must be something that will helpto find sleep!

Please post a note telling us what you are currently doing to manage your RLS so that we can offer some suggestions to help you find more sleep.

Wednesday, August 15

Welcome to

paulande, whose RLS is so bad, she is having a hard time functioning as she is so tired all the time.

Please post a note telling us what you are doing to manage your RLS. We may be able to offer some suggestions that will allow you to get some more rest.

Thursday, August 16

Welcome to

Tylerrj01, who has had RLS for almost 30 years. She plans events around her symptoms and always carries her ropinirole. Her symptoms sometimes start in the afternoon and disrupt her work.

Since your symptoms sometimes start during the afternoon, take a look at our forum on Augmentation. And please post a note telling us a bit about your symptoms and your daily ropinerol dosage.

Thursday, August 16

Welcome to

CharlieWoody, who can't sleep so RLS affects everyday life, can't drive long distances and can't relax in the evening.

Please post a note telling us what you are doing to manage your RLS so that we can try to offer some suggestions to help with your sleep.

Sunday, August 19

Welcome to

Jerry Mc, who has had RLS since 2008 and has been on different meds.

Please post a note telling us a bit about the meds you have used and how your current treatment plan is working.

Sunday, August 19

Welcome to

Tsmorgan, who has had RLS for years, RLS keeps Tsmorgan from sleeping and causes depression from lack of sleep.

Those are all complaints that any of us can make. Please post a note telling us what you are doing to manage your RLS so that we can offer some suggestions that may improve your situation.

Monday, August 20

Welcome to

smith060305, who is recently diagnosed with RLS and would like to learn as much as possible and get support from others.

Providing info and support are our primary purpose with the board, so you came to the right place. Please post a note telling us about your RLS and asking any questions that you have so that we can do our best to help you learn as much as possible.

Tuesday, August 21

Welcome to

Dvassi, who has had severe RLS for over 30 years, is being treated by a neurologist but still has a lot of problems.

Please post a note telling us about your continuing problems and what you are currently doing to treat your RLS so that we can offer some comments that may help you out.

Thursday, August 23

Welcome to

BB_CRNA, who has had RLS for years with the associated insomnia and so is trying to learn everything possible.

You have come to the right place to learn about RLS from others. Please post a note telling us a bit about your RLS and asking any questions that you have.

Thursday, August 23

Welcome to

Vallen53, who may have RLS and is having trouble sleeping.

Please post a note telling us a bit about your symptoms so that we can offer you some specific comments about how to get a diagnosis and steps that you can do to improve your sleep if you do have RLS.

Sunday, August 26

Welcome to

XenMan, who says that he has found something successful to treat RLS.

Please post a note telling us a bit more. We are always interested in new things to try.

Sunday, August 26

Welcome to

Bkbrnurse, who had RLS occasionally through the years and then had knee surgery over a year ago and then RLS every night. Bkbrnurse's mother also had RLS.

Please post a note telling us what you are doing to manage your RLS and asking any questions that you have so that we can offer you some specific comments.

Monday, August 28

Welcome to

mmdickson1, whose legs have gotten to the point to where they only allow little sleep and medication works sometimes and not others.

Please post a note telling us about your medication, it could be that you are starting to experience augmentation and need a change.

Tuesday, August 29

Welcome to

Babarb2009, who has had RLS for several years. She is on her feet 10 hrs a day and the burning and the electrical shock feelings have become unbearable to sleep through.

Please post a note telling us what you are doing to treat your RLS so that we can offer you some suggestions to address your symptoms.

Wednesday, August 30

Welcome to

PurpleCrone, who often awakens in pain when rolling over or stretching her legs, then being unable to fall asleep again because of "jittery" feelings in her legs. What is RLS, ... varicose veins... or sleep apnea, she doesn't know. She wants to address not just the symptoms, but the cause.

Please post a note with your questions so that we can provide some answers for you. The cause has been identified, but how to address it varies between individuals.