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Sitting on the couch late one evening whilst reading a newspaper (digitally), I realized I hadn't experienced any creepy crawly leg symptoms! Whilst feeling ecstatic, hoping that it would last...

I wonder sometimes about restless legs syndrome (RLS) progression and why it becomes painful for some people and not other people. Why is it progressive in some of us and...

I am blessed to live in Canada, a.k.a. "The Great White North." Be honest, how many of you did the “Cooo, loo, coo, coo, coo, coo, coo, coooo!” bit in...

The Media Habits Survey is now closed. Thank you for your interest! Managing a chronic condition is not easy and can be physically and mentally exhausting. What types of media...

My saga balancing my overall mental health and restless legs syndrome is that, after realizing my SSRI was increasing my RLS symptoms and keeping me from getting a good night’s...

I have had restless legs syndrome (RLS) my entire life. I have zero recollection of being a still and rested person. For better or for worse, that just isn’t me...

Prior to writing this post I was 400+ words into writing a piece about diet affecting restless legs syndrome (RLS). I started the process in the early evening, hoping to...

I got 3 vaccine doses, and then I got COVID-19. That basically tells you the state of my fantastic immune system. So I haven’t been feeling so hot. Well, actually...

Often, in the dead of night, I wander down the hall of my home with so many questions plaguing my mind. I try so hard to shake it off, to...

If you are living with restless legs syndrome (RLS) and feel frustrated by the list of treatments that have not helped your restless legs, you are not alone. RLS is...

I’d like to issue a challenge to you. Tell someone your story. Tell them about your restless legs. It took me 20 years to get a diagnosis of restless legs...

A healthy relationship with sleep is important to our health and overall well-being. But what happens when that relationship is fractured? This week, we will be raising awareness about sleep...

The National Sleep Foundation’s Sleep Awareness Week® is celebrated every year in March. As you likely know, many people don’t know much about sleep disorders like narcolepsy, restless legs syndrome...

Like many, restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a comorbidity of other conditions, 1 of those being hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (hEDS). I have always wondered: when does 1+1=3? If you read...

We don’t know where my son was exposed to COVID-19, but he went down with the Omicron wave last week. He’s vaccinated and, fortunately, didn’t get any sicker than he...

The titular anthropomorphic egg "Humpty Dumpty" has been on my mind since December. Maybe because in some ways I can relate to it. In December, I decided it was time...

“I’m taking lunch. Can we take the dog on a walk?” he said, and my dog, Lucy, lifted her head and her ears perked up. “Great! How long do you...

Why are my legs buzzing? Who let the bees out? A sensation during the day and night — but intermittently? Of course, if you google this sensation a whole lot...

Restless legs syndrome (RLS) affects somewhere between 5 to 15 percent of adult Americans. That’s around 25 million people experiencing symptoms at any one time. Quite possibly more. So, there...

When we last met our hero (me), I had upped my dose of SSRI only to find my restless legs syndrome symptoms were too much to deal with, sleep-wise. The...