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It’s the middle of the night, and as usual, I’m finding it really difficult to sleep after also having a really bad day battling daytime restless legs syndrome (RLS). I...

If you are unlucky enough to just be diagnosed with restless legs syndrome (RLS) as a singular condition, please accept my sincere commiserations. Having an illness that turns your life...

I didn’t know that selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and other medications could make restless legs syndrome worse until I started reading the articles on this website about restless legs...

Since late 2019, COVID-19 has become a household name. It has changed many aspects of daily life. Especially for those living with chronic conditions. "Quarantine," "social distancing," and "herd immunity"...

I love my restless legs syndrome (RLS) medications. I really do. They have changed my life. It was about 15 years ago when I was first put on medication. At...

In the past, a lot of things frustrated me about restless legs syndrome (RLS). My primary frustration was how insanely intense it is and how it would make me get...

My restless legs are such a nag. I’ll be sitting at the computer, trying to get some work done after the kids go to bed, knowing that I’m tired but...

Yes, I love Stargate. This article is going to be a little bit different than what I've usually been doing. I am sitting here in front of my computer at...

It is quite outstanding how restless legs syndrome (RLS) impacts our lives in so many ways. The creepiness alongside the urge to move give us an almost immediate need to...

I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia when I was 20 years old, and I am now in my early 40s. Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a sleep disorder that can occur...

After divorcing someone who didn’t believe restless legs syndrome was real, I was self-conscious about bringing it up with potential future dates. Everyone knows the pre-sex talk: What birth control...

Happy 1-year anniversary to our community! RLS.Sleep-Disorders.net launched in June 2020, and it has been an amazing ride. None of this would be possible without each and every one of...

I’d like to ask if you can remember the night before the day before the night before the night...? I am pretty sure this is how each week transpires. They...

I was in to see my general practitioner (GP) last week, and he said something that inspired today’s article. He’s a new guy I just started seeing because I moved...

The Person Before Patient Survey is now closed. Thank you for your interest! What makes us the people we are? Living with a serious health condition like restless legs syndrome...

Unless you have a few family members with restless legs syndrome (RLS), you may not have come across many other people with RLS. It's not something that comes up in...

Today I thought I would talk about the stresses of sleep and how they might aggravate the symptoms of restless legs syndrome (RLS). You read a lot today about blue...

I went about my restless legs syndrome (RLS) treatment, first and foremost, by taking supplements. Then by taking the medication my neurologist gave me. My RLS was really severe at...

February 6, 2021, was one of the scariest days of my life, and it ended up causing restless legs syndrome pain for days. Since November 2019, I have been having...

During a recent discussion about restless legs syndrome (RLS) – I talk about it wherever I am and to whoever will listen – someone called RLS a “night sickness” and...