FeaturedManaging RLS through the holiday seasonHow do you manage your RLS symptoms during the holidays? Do you have food/drink triggers? Does the stress of the busy season make your RLS worse? Some people with RLS...reactions23replies
FeaturedMonitoring RLS eventsI was wondering g whether there was a way of monitoring RLS/PLMD without full polysomnography. I have sleep apnea as well, and am able to track eve ts very accurately...reactions5replies
Active yesterdayThe luxury of sleep and thinking you’ve cracked it but then…!I recall the distant memories of restorative, refreshing sleep from about 5 years ago before RLS returned with vengeance. Out of the blue, this debilitating, miserable condition knocked me off...reactions1replyCopingAwarenessMedical Marijuana
Active 2 days agoEndless Motion and Meaningless Relief: Rant in A MInorRestless Legs Syndrome. A name so offensively benign it feels like a deliberate act of medical gaslighting. A child fidgeting during assembly, not a neurological torment that turns sleep into...reactions9repliesAwarenessMental HealthInsomnia
Active 7 days agohave been dealing with RLS for over 25 yrs and need helpI've been taking ropinerole 1 mg at night and it helps for about 6 hours --then the legs start up again--if I take another requip I am so drugged feeling...reactions3repliesTreatment
Active 8 days agoRestless Leg Cure?I have had RLS for years. It was tolerable until about 4-5 years ago when it went from just nighttime to during the day. I would have never done it...reactions10repliesAlternative Treatments
Sleep Get a good night's sleep taking mirtazapine 15 mg. Tried many meds but this works for me....reactions4repliesTreatment
Vit D deficiancy and RLSHi People I have suffered with RLS for many years and read recently that one cause can be Iron deficiancy so spoke to the Doc and he told me to...reactions3repliesTreatment
I cant do this anymore30 years of no natural sleep. Every night im plagued with these poxy legs. Im becoming seriously suicidal. Ive told the docs. They think its funny. I want to throw...reactions2repliesDepression
Mrs M ODHas anyone been admitted to an ED and after several days, no one has realised your taking meds for RLS ? There really is a withdrawal situation here and it’s...reactions4repliesCopingTreatment
A long timeI have experienced RLS since I was a teenager. My brother has it and my mother had it. I believe one of my grandparents had it as well. This has...reactions1replyTreatment