The Panic of Medication ScarcityHaving been prescribed the vast majority of my medication over the last decade, the monthly ritual of repeat ordering has been pretty...reactions12comments
Gentle Exercise for Restless Legs SyndromeBecause I want to be free of diet culture, I’ve been working with my therapist on learning intuitive eating. Besides all the...reactions2comments
What I Learned From Recording My SleepRecently, I had a chance to record myself sleeping. Initially, it was because I wanted to see if I stopped breathing momentarily...reactions2comments
Ask Our Health Leaders: RLS and Sleep Health AwarenessRestless legs syndrome (RLS) is one of the most common sleep disorders. The unpleasant sensations that characterize the condition can make it...reactionscomments
RLS and Traumatic Injury PainI’ve started and stopped writing this article so many times because I just couldn’t find the right words. However, I feel it...reactions11comments
Do We Benefit From Benefits?Thankfully, especially at this current juncture with the cost of living crisis taking hold, I am in receipt of disability benefits. I...reactionscomments
Christmas Delight, RLS FrightI’m not a crazy, over-the-top Christmas type of person, but I do love the holiday. I love the feeling of nostalgia it...reactions2comments
Let's Do the RLS Time Warp AgainI love The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), and when I was trying to come up with a way to explain the...reactions2comments
The Loneliness of RLSRestless legs syndrome (RLS) is an illness that has the capability of making you one of the loneliest persons on earth. More...reactions8comments
Will We Ever Say Goodbye to RLS?Our time upon this rotating rock is fleeting. Billions of heartbeats have been wiped from existence over the course of our human...reactions7comments
IBS Complicates Caring for My RLSIn one of my past articles, "Living with Endometriosis While Juggling RLS," I talked about how endometriosis made RLS treatment and care...reactionscomments
Are RLS Movements Voluntary or Involuntary?I have had restless legs syndrome (RLS) my entire life. That’s coming up on 56 years now — quite a long time...reactions23comments
More RLS Triggers: Sweltering Heat, Life Changes, and StressI live in Alberta, Canada. We had a very unusually hot May. We were going up into the 30 degrees Celsius (86...reactions3comments
Restless Legs and ComorbiditiesRestless legs syndrome (RLS) has always been a part of my life. As a child in the 1950s, I was unable to...reactions9comments
Holistically Speaking: Taking a Natural Approach to Treat RLSWhilst experiencing a particularly persistent bout of restless legs syndrome (RLS), I decided to go and hunt down what natural options there...reactions5comments
RLS: Living With an Invisible IllnessLiving with an invisible condition like restless legs syndrome (RLS) can be a lonely existence in many ways. How do we explain...reactions1comment
RLS Didn’t Ruin Our ElopementWhen my husband and I were planning our wedding, we had lots of things to factor in, but the main one was...reactionscomments
3 Things That Trigger My RLSHave you ever noticed that sometimes your restless legs syndrome (RLS) can be really bad, even worse than on other days? Well...reactions3comments
What Is Medical Gaslighting?If you have ever felt dismissed by a doctor, you may have experienced a type of bias (prejudice) called medical gaslighting. Medical...reactionscomments
Lessons Learned: Breaking a Mouth Night GuardDo you grind or clench your teeth at night, along with kicking the night away? Well, I do. In fact, I recently...reactions5comments
