Hi everyone,
I've noticed a few times there seems to be a link with rls and pms/hormones so i did a bit of looking and found this site
http://www.sleepfoundation.org/publications/women.cfm#1
It explains in detail the link with hormone changes during the cycle which lead to reduced amounts of deep sleep!
Hope it helps to answer a few questions!
RLS PMS and Sleep
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Hello, Clara
There were two things of interest to RLS sufferers as a man I could tell from your reference. One is the well known fact that progesterone level increases in the second half the period coupled with the less know fact that descending level of pregosterone interferes with sleep, i.e decreases the ammount of slow wave sleep (so does RLS).
The other one is the nocturnal eating disorder which can also be caused by other sleep disorders such as... and here it mentions RLS!
I wonder how many RLS patients suffer from NS-RED? Since we are missing out on the deep sleep stages, we probably would remember if we ate?
Later in the month women may find it more difficult to fall asleep. This may be related to the rapidly falling levels of progesterone. Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) symptoms may occur during the later portion of this phase (starting about days 22-28 ). The most common sleep-related problems reported by women with PMS are: insomnia (difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, waking up too early or waking unrefreshed).
The other one is the nocturnal eating disorder which can also be caused by other sleep disorders such as... and here it mentions RLS!
Nocturnal Sleep-Related Eating Disorder
Persons with nocturnal sleep-related eating disorder (NS-RED), an uncommon condition, eat food during the night while they appear asleep. Since parts of the brain that control memory are asleep, people with NS-RED cannot remember nighttime eating.
NS-RED can occur during sleepwalking. It can be caused by medications (e.g., some drugs prescribed for depression or insomnia) or by sleep disorders (sleep apnea, restless legs syndrome) that cause awakenings and trigger sleep-eating
I wonder how many RLS patients suffer from NS-RED? Since we are missing out on the deep sleep stages, we probably would remember if we ate?
Jumpy Owl
RLS and PMS
I just signed up to find out if other women their RLS is worse around that time of month. I suffer from RLS almost every night, but is unbearable around my period. Thank goodness, I have medication to mask(relieve) the symptoms but sometimes they don't even work. Thanks.
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rls and peroids
Hi kanie and welcome
Check out the rls inceased by hrt's topic in this forum....it has more discussion on this topic
Check out the rls inceased by hrt's topic in this forum....it has more discussion on this topic