Is sleep deprivation a reason for rls

I went thru this for 7 mos zero sleep…maybe 6:30am to 7:15 then the day starts. Who cares if your legs twitch a little…
My arms, legs, neck and anything else that could twitch…lol, I really mean flail. Wake screaming and cussing at the top of my lungs lying in a pool of sweat and all covers in the floor. My poor wife
I bet, pleated to doctors. I went to pain management specialist, then found out they couldn’t write. Opioids and or Valium.
You need Valium imo…
I take ketamine infusions every two weeks. High-powered 200 mg of ketamine 200 mg lidocaine and 2 g of magnesium. Helped my mood and mental well-being tremendously but just not much for my Rls. I did get a 5 to 8 hour break on her pain and twitching torture the days of treatment. My legs would wake me up that nite who is Satan, and all of my no good friends would show up. They would usually leave about morning.


The K doctors these doctors are all ex military anesthesiologist. Best around with dosages. They did tell me to see if my spouse had any Valium Valium and it worked. Tremendously. . These were low dosages. I would take 1/4 of a 5 mg during the day. It would keep my twitches and cramping at bay. I would take another .5 half at a time at night to sleep and to stop the extremely severe twitching. I scored a 40 out of 40 on the restless leg scale.
My suggestion is to call neurologist in pain management, doctors, and also anesthesiologist to see if they can prescribe Valium and or Tylenol for. Pick Valium if you have to. it stop the twitching help to sleep, but it did not help the terrible terrible pain in my legs. Toradol shots work, I even got a Demerol shot today with my Toradol and it helped but my advice to you is to call doctors tell them you’re miserable. Tell them that you need medication’s that scare the other doctors you’ve talk to and you need an old doctor, that treats, restless legs. Not gabapentin not Lyrica tell me you’re allergic to it or they will make you take it and it drove me insane.
I actually think mine started taking the drug Seroquel. It might’ve been something else. This was something my grandfather had drove him and saying until he died early at 64. I’m 60 and doing my damnedest to keep this from happening. In my Pinyan, this is all about pain management and quality of life and you can find a doctor that will help you, but if they’re really good, they take six months to give you to see. That’s why you need to find a general practitioner who will prescribe you Valium. I wear 18 lidocaine patches a day and nothing even came close to white small amounts of value did for me.
Here’s a link to a study for they do like a nerve block in between your toes, but it seem to of worked for nine out of 13 patients and never had RLS again. So I’m looking for a foot Doctor Who will do the CT guided nerve block in my feet, and those are the nerves that go to your toes. Some people have small damage nerves in their legs feet or back that causes issues and sometimes just a good old dose of anesthetic cures at all. Godspeed to you, and here’s a link to that study study.


https://www.centerwatch.com/clinical-trials/listings/44255/neuroma-injections-to-treat-restless-legs-syndrome-rct/

Hi, Lori,l must disagree with you that zopiclone is only a sleeping aid ,I've had one for three nights running (also on pregabalin) the sleep l had has definitely helped with rls, although l don't want to be dependent on sleeping pills,do I'll have no more than 4 in a row then stop , I'll keep you posted on what happens then

I don’t sleep either mainly because of my legs jerking extremely bad. I go to bed and try to get to sleep but then my legs start jerking so bad I can’t stand it and get up. It is usually about 4 or 5 in the morning before I can fall asleep from exhaustion.
I do see a neurologist and I am on meds for RLS but they don’t work. I would love to get a sleeping pill because I am desperate for sleep but she won’t prescribe them for me. If your doctor will then take them, anything that will let you sleep go for it.

Hi . Zopiclone is a sleep aid, not an RLS medication. You definitely need sleep for lots of reasons, but it won't likely do anything for your RLS. Are you seeing your primary care doctor or a specialist? Unfortunately, the training for primary care doctors doesn't include much about sleep or sleep disorders. Have you ever seen a neurologist or a sleep specialist? It might be best to ask for a referral if you don't see a specialist already. Here is an article about treatments for RLS: https://restlesslegssyndrome.sleep-disorders.net/treatment. You might find some things in the article that can help while you wait for an appointment. I hope this helps and that you get both sleep and relief. Keep us posted if you don't mind sharing. I will be thinking of you. - Lori (Team Member)