My RLS Medication MixThere are 4 FDA-approved drugs for those of us with restless legs syndrome (RLS). They are gabapentin enacarbil (Horizant), pramipexole (Mirapex), ropinirole...reactions2comments
RLS in the WorkplaceI have just started a new job a couple of days a week. It’s pretty exciting stuff. I’m now a part-time medical...reactionscomments
Keeping the Beat With Periodic Limb Movement DisorderI write this, not as a person with PLMD (periodic limb movement disorder), but as someone with a bed partner with this...reactions2comments
Why Is Restless Legs Syndrome More Common in Women?Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a sleep disorder that causes unpleasant sensations in the legs. Gender and sex are risk factors for...reactions1comment
Can Yoga Help Restless Legs Syndrome Symptoms?It probably comes as no surprise that people with restless leg syndrome (RLS) would find relief from yoga, a mind-body exercise that...reactionscomments
Oh, What a Feeling! The Sensations of Restless Legs SyndromeTiger beetles. I think they win the prize for the best explanation of my restless legs syndrome (RLS). Moreso than any other...reactions3comments
I'm Hot Then I'm Cold: Managing Temperature With RLSWhen you have restless legs syndrome (RLS), temperature can be an issue. When you are menopausal, temperature can be an issue. When...reactions3comments
Deer in the HeadlightsDuring an exceedingly long trip, I encountered a large, red, ROAD CLOSED sign. As is the way in the U.K., diversion signs...reactionscomments
Daring to LiveThe list of "don'ts" for people with restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a mile long, and for good reason, too. I've lost...reactionscomments
Struggling to Accept the Impacts of RLSAs a sufferer of restless legs syndrome (RLS), I seem to spend a vast amount of my time trying to insert myself...reactions2comments
A Night Without MedsRestless legs syndrome (RLS) medication is the best invention in the whole wide world. It was at least 15 years ago that...reactionscomments
Ch-Ch-Changes! Goodbye Pramipexole, Hello Pregabalin"Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes!" If my pramipexole pills were yellow and square, I would have gone with "Goodbye Yellow Brick Pill" as a nod to...reactions16comments
Augmentation Roller Coaster RideI have experienced augmentation very quickly with the first medication my neurologist put me on. It was levodopa, and I have read...reactionscomments
RLS and PeriodsI have really terrible dysmenorrhea (throbbing or cramping pains in the lower abdomen), so I haven't really ever stopped to check if...reactionscomments
Keeping Busy to Relieve RLS SymptomsRestless legs syndrome (RLS) is a sleep disorder. It is a neurological condition that can occur at any time of the day...reactions7comments
What Is the Social Health Network?Like our other Health Union condition communities, the Social Health Network brings people together to drive unique and impactful conversations about health...reactionscomments
Discovering RLSWhen I was 30-something, possibly closer to the (what seemed at the time) big 4-0, I heard the name "restless legs syndrome"...reactionscomments
RLS: Not an Exclusive ClubIf you've read a few of my articles, you'll know that one of my absolute favorite things to do is meet other...reactionscomments
Signs I Am Sleep DeprivedIn my case, sleep deprivation is an ongoing state of being. That whole "I’ll catch up on the weekend" idea has never...reactions2comments
I Am Not Lazy, I Have RLSI was around 9 or 10 when I got both fibromyalgia and restless legs syndrome (RLS). I went from being an active...reactions2comments
