Being Your Own Health Advocate...I may not be any doctor’s easiest patient, but I suspect they don’t have many who participate in the process more than I do. I decided years ago that while...reactions5comments
Muscle Atrophy and Me...I used to have amazing legs when I was a teenager and for the first 2 years of being an adult. My legs were strong and I had rock-hard calves...reactionscomments
RLS and the Stress Experience...One restless legs syndrome (RLS) trigger I have seen mentioned a lot is stress. Certainly, stress, worry, and anxiety at night make me have a lot more insomnia. They make...reactions1comment
GERD and Restless Legs Syndrome...None of us are perfect humans. Normal even feels like an exception and not a rule. It seems like everything is a comorbidity or a dual exceptionality. My sleep equation...reactions1comment
Wear Your Ribbon With Pride...When we think of restless legs syndrome (RLS), we primarily think of individuals such as ourselves: long-time listeners, first-time callers (i.e. diagnosed a while ago, have our symptoms listed out...reactions1comment
What Health Conditions Are Linked to Restless Legs Syndrome?...Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a common sleep disorder that causes uncomfortable sensations in the legs. In some cases, RLS symptoms can also affect the thighs, feet, and even the...reactions5comments
Dr. Craig Shoemaker...I am a 75 year old retired marketing professor, and have been quite active my entire life. I’ve had A Fib for 12 years that has become progressively led to...reactions13repliesDiagnosis
If My Legs Could Talk...Ray's legs here! Hello. Good morning, good afternoon, and good evening. I say that because I don't know what time it is where you are as you are reading this...reactions2comments
Restless Legs Syndrome Awareness Day Giveaway 2021...This giveaway is now closed. Thank you for your interest! September 23 is Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Awareness Day! Here at RestlessLegsSyndrome.Sleep-Disorders.net, we know how hard and frustrating living with...reactions1comment
My Complicated Relationship With Benzos and RLS...I had a pretty messy, traumatic divorce during the summer of 2020, a summer that was already pretty stressful, as we can probably all attest. I was home...always home...with my...reactions1comment
RLS Awareness Day is September 23rd!...What does RLS Awareness Day mean to you and how do you plan to celebrate the day? Share below....reactions1replyAwareness
Child at Heart: Life Lessons in Children's Films...One of the downsides of my personality is that I am a big kid at heart! I have been known to drag people across stores if I see a cute...reactions1comment
Flying With Flighty Legs...Do you have a story about traveling with RLS? Share a story with us by clicking the button below! I recently had to travel to renew my international passport. I...reactions1comment
How I Got My Groove Back...By groove, I mean quality of life – something very important. Now, it's very important to set the stage. In 2013, I had been living with endometriosis, fibromyalgia, and restless...reactionscomments
September 23 is RLS Awareness Day!...While looking for some information on RLS, I stumbled upon www.RLS.org and found out that September 23 is RLS Awareness Day. I didn't know this, maybe some of you out...reactionsrepliesAwareness
Staying Busy, Not Bored...Sometimes I’m busy and it is when I am most busy that my restless legs syndrome gets bored. Sometimes I’m bored and it is when I am most bored that...reactions2comments
Restless Legs Syndrome and Vacations...How do you normally pick your vacation destination? By the color of the sea? By the cost? Or by researching the bed type? Does the latter choice seem strange? Well...reactions1comment
What does self-care mean to you?...Do you practice self-care for your physical, mental, emotional, or spiritual well-being? What are some of your favorite ways to practice self-care?...reactions3repliesCoping
Why I Practice Self-Care Daily...Now I am sure most of you have heard about practicing self-care when you are living with a disease (or more, in my case) or in general for healthy people...reactionscomments
Growing Pains, ADHD, or RLS in My Son...My son doesn’t just have restless legs. He’s restless all over. He’s a 5-year-old little boy and he has the energy to prove it. He also has attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)...reactions1comment