WED/RLS Diagnostic Tool
Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2013 1:54 pm
Hello All,
I am currently suffering from both WED/RLS and Charlie Horses.
I have both and they affect me separately and at different times.
I have looked over your WED/RLS Diagnostic Tool and I have to say your answers to questions 6 and 7 have a lot to be desired.
I work indoors for the US Postal Service and I work from 22:00 until 6:30, 6 nights a week, 52 weeks a year.
(The US Postal Service is open 24/7/365 and NEVER closes)
My Evenings are the Mornings, and my Mornings are the Evenings for the majority of the population.
My WED/RLS tends to flair when I am home in your morning, preparing to get to sleep.
It can start when I am standing, sitting or lying down. WED/RLS has a mind of its own.
It even tends to flair while I am sleeping and my wife has witnessed it on several occasions.
I really hate this because it can ruin my entire night (your daylight hours).
Charlie Horses can and are DANGEROUS. I have had very painful Charlie Horses that have woken me from a deep sleep
and caused me to jump out of bed, screaming in pain and trying to stretch out the cramped muscles to alleviate the discomfort.
I have had charlie horses so strong that I limped for weeks after having them.
Charlie Horses tend to flair while I am sleeping and when I arise from sleep.
I am also suffering with early stages of Hypertension due to obesity and it is being controlled with 5mg Bystolic once a day.
I've spoken to my PCP which has retired and I am looking for a new PCP.
My older PCP said that it could be a mineral imbalance or deficiency.
My PCP never looked into seeing which it was or referred me to someone who would.
I've brought it to the attention of my Cardiologists and they are puzzled because I am otherwise healthy
and I am taking a daily vitamin to supplement everything I should be getting.
My blood tests don't show any imbalances, deficiencies or overages.
So I am urging you to make a small notation on your WED/RLS Diagnostic Tool, that the results for questions
6 & 7 can change and match lifestyles and/or habits that are not followed by the majority of the population.
Otherwise your answers should fit for the population that works during the daytime hours.
Thank you,
Pete...
I am currently suffering from both WED/RLS and Charlie Horses.
I have both and they affect me separately and at different times.
I have looked over your WED/RLS Diagnostic Tool and I have to say your answers to questions 6 and 7 have a lot to be desired.
I work indoors for the US Postal Service and I work from 22:00 until 6:30, 6 nights a week, 52 weeks a year.
(The US Postal Service is open 24/7/365 and NEVER closes)
My Evenings are the Mornings, and my Mornings are the Evenings for the majority of the population.
My WED/RLS tends to flair when I am home in your morning, preparing to get to sleep.
It can start when I am standing, sitting or lying down. WED/RLS has a mind of its own.
It even tends to flair while I am sleeping and my wife has witnessed it on several occasions.
I really hate this because it can ruin my entire night (your daylight hours).
Charlie Horses can and are DANGEROUS. I have had very painful Charlie Horses that have woken me from a deep sleep
and caused me to jump out of bed, screaming in pain and trying to stretch out the cramped muscles to alleviate the discomfort.
I have had charlie horses so strong that I limped for weeks after having them.
Charlie Horses tend to flair while I am sleeping and when I arise from sleep.
I am also suffering with early stages of Hypertension due to obesity and it is being controlled with 5mg Bystolic once a day.
I've spoken to my PCP which has retired and I am looking for a new PCP.
My older PCP said that it could be a mineral imbalance or deficiency.
My PCP never looked into seeing which it was or referred me to someone who would.
I've brought it to the attention of my Cardiologists and they are puzzled because I am otherwise healthy
and I am taking a daily vitamin to supplement everything I should be getting.
My blood tests don't show any imbalances, deficiencies or overages.
So I am urging you to make a small notation on your WED/RLS Diagnostic Tool, that the results for questions
6 & 7 can change and match lifestyles and/or habits that are not followed by the majority of the population.
Otherwise your answers should fit for the population that works during the daytime hours.
Thank you,
Pete...