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Now that I’m on Pregabalin and no longer experiencing RLS symptoms, I have realized there were different naturopathic treatments I wanted to try to see if they could help. These...

As a long-term sufferer of restless leg syndrome, I've been taking the same medication for years and years. Because of this, my body's drug tolerance is increasing, and I'm experiencing...

There was a day so beautiful last spring that my husband and I decided to go to a small beach to enjoy the lake view, sunshine, and fresh air. After...

As I sit here listening to the dawn chorus, I realise that it is almost the longest day of the year. For me, personally, it most likely will be a...

I can’t believe it’s been four years since this support group was created. I have learned a lot about Restless Legs Syndrome since becoming a writer and later a moderator...

Having been prescribed the vast majority of my medication over the last decade, the monthly ritual of repeat ordering has been pretty uneventful, until a wrench was thrown in. Like...

Recently, I had a chance to record myself sleeping. Initially, it was because I wanted to see if I stopped breathing momentarily with sleep apnea. But I found I don’t...

I’ve started and stopped writing this article so many times because I just couldn’t find the right words. However, I feel it needs to be written. It needs to be...

Thankfully, especially at this current juncture with the cost of living crisis taking hold, I am in receipt of disability benefits. I suffer not only from RLS but several chronic...

I’m not a crazy, over-the-top Christmas type of person, but I do love the holiday. I love the feeling of nostalgia it brings with it of all the childhood gatherings...

I love The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), and when I was trying to come up with a way to explain the "time warp" sensation that can sometimes happen when...

Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is an illness that has the capability of making you one of the loneliest persons on earth. More often than not, you don’t know how to...

Our time upon this rotating rock is fleeting. Billions of heartbeats have been wiped from existence over the course of our human invasion. No doubt when we have tortured Mother...

In one of my past articles, "Living with Endometriosis While Juggling RLS," I talked about how endometriosis made RLS treatment and care a challenge. Another one of my diseases that...

Acupuncture and acupressure may ease symptoms of restless legs syndrome (RLS). There are few side effects, and these treatments may provide additional health benefits outside of managing your RLS. Acupuncture...

I live in Alberta, Canada. We had a very unusually hot May. We were going up into the 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit) range, which is more of the...

When my husband and I were planning our wedding, we had lots of things to factor in, but the main one was my health. I really didn’t want any of...

If you have ever felt dismissed by a doctor, you may have experienced a type of bias (prejudice) called medical gaslighting. Medical gaslighting can happen to anyone, but it most...

May is Mental Health Month. The words "mental health" carry a bit of a stigma. Still. They shouldn’t. It is possible for all of us to struggle with some degree...

During a daydreaming session one day, I realised something. My depression is worse at night, especially when my restless legs syndrome (RLS) is reducing me to tears. Sounds obvious. Although...