COVID-19 Updates, July 16: Updates on People at Risk, Testing, Reopening, and a VaccineEven after months of navigating life in the COVID-19 era, keeping up with new information and news can be overwhelming. Below are...reactionscomments
COVID-19 Updates, June 15: Solidarity Hydroxychloroquine Trials and COVID Vaccine DevelopmentMany of us are overwhelmed by the amount of information available on COVID-19. Keeping up with all of the news can be...reactionscomments
Community Views: Describing Life With RLS in EmojisLife with restless legs syndrome (RLS) is challenging. The symptoms are mostly invisible to others. People with RLS can struggle daily with...reactions1comment
Restless Legs and Teeth Grinding: Is There a Link?Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a sleep movement disorder that causes uncomfortable feelings in the legs and strong urges to move them...reactionscomments
Tips for Managing AugmentationAugmentation happens when you take a drug, it makes your symptoms better, but over time it stops working. It is linked to...reactions1comment
Coping Tips for RLS at Work, Home, and TravelRestless legs syndrome (RLS) can make certain times of the day as well as certain activities more challenging. It can be hard...reactions1comment
What Do I Feel?Explaining how restless legs syndrome (RLS) feels just might go down in history as my single greatest failure. As a child, I...reactionscomments
Summertime Blues: My RLS Hates the HeatWhen I was a kid, I absolutely loved the summer. For 3 wonderful summers in a row, my family got to go...reactionscomments
A Massive Influx of Caffeine and RLSI know caffeine can be a trigger for some of us with restless legs syndrome (RLS). I honestly never thought much of...reactionscomments
We Were Those PeopleYou know those people you hope not to sit in close proximity to in planes? My daughters and I were those people...reactionscomments
Restless DaytimeAs sufferers of restless legs syndrome (RLS), we are used to dealing with symptoms on a nightly basis, but what do we...reactionscomments
Isolation and RLSAs of late, my RLS has been taking a toll on my daytime activities. Sleep seems virtually impossible. Between the torture of...reactionscomments
Increasing the Dose: My First Augmentation ExperienceDon’t worry if you have never heard of augmentation before — neither did I, until recently. Augmentation is the worsening of RLS...reactionscomments
"What Are You Doing?": When Masking My Symptoms Doesn't WorkMost of the time I am a pretty chill person — even when it comes to pretty aggravating symptoms of chronic illness...reactions5comments
Timing Is Key With My RLS MedicationsMy mom has Crohn’s disease very severely and would often end up in the hospital as a result. I remember there was...reactionscomments
RLS: The Beginning of an End?Content Note: This article discusses suicide. If you or a loved one are experiencing suicidal thoughts, there are resources available for support...reactionscomments
What Does Augmentation Feel Like?Having restless legs syndrome (RLS) is no fun, folks. No fun at all. It’s like a mass of the world’s fastest beetles...reactionscomments
Can't Sleep? Just Get Out of Bed for a BitThis is one of the oldest tricks I used to do for chronic insomnia and "painsomnia" (insomnia due to chronic pain). And...reactions3comments
Spinning Away for a SleepThe great exercise debate keeps rumbling on when it comes to any invisible illness, not just RLS. We've heard people say that...reactionscomments
The Allergy and Antihistamine TriggerWhen I had COVID in February 2022, it messed up my well-managed asthma even though I had 3 vaccine shots. Thankfully, I...reactionscomments
