Oh, Shoot! It's Morning Again: A Look at My Daytime RLS...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...reactions2comments
Health Resources...Living with a chronic health condition can be challenging, frustrating, and tiring. You might feel like your life is on hold. Frequent hospital stays, difficult or noticeable symptoms, and constant...
Managing Healthcare Expenses...Managing a chronic health condition can take a financial toll on you and your family. Costs add up quickly from medicines, testing, copays, travel, and more. But help is available...
Disability Benefits...When you have a chronic medical condition, there may be times when you are not able to work. This can seriously affect your finances and your family’s. However, there is...
Applying for Social Security Disability Benefits...Living with a chronic health condition may make working impossible at some point. Your symptoms can affect your ability to get your job done. When this happens, you may find...
Workplace Considerations...Everyone deserves to be treated fairly at work, including people with chronic medical conditions or disabilities. It is not only the right thing to do – it is the law...
A Right Royal Pain in the Leg: Pain and Restless Legs Syndrome...When I was in my 20s, I thought of restless legs syndrome as an irritation that made it hard to sit still at the cinema or enjoy a long car...reactionscomments
FeaturedFavorite pajamas?...What kind of pajamas or sleepwear helps with restless legs syndrome? (Or at least doesn't make it worse!)...reactions7repliesTips & AdviceCoping
Sleepwear to Help With RLS...My restless legs do not like jeans. Really, every fiber of my being hates jeans except my sense of socially-appropriate fashion. As a result, I own several pairs of jeans...reactions1comment
Will you take our In America survey to share the truth about life with RLS?...From the creepy-crawling sensations to the urgent need to move, there’s so much more to restless legs syndrome than what people see. We are conducting our Sleep Disorders In America...reactions3repliesNewly DiagnosedAwarenessCoping
Invisibility and Restless Legs Syndrome...Judgement Day No, not the Arnold Schwarzenegger rendition of The Terminator, but the most horrendous new analysis being wielded around by the younger generations these days, both in real life...reactions1comment
My Relationship With an Alarm Clock...Many years ago, I decided I would try to make peace with a long-time enemy: the alarm clock on my bedside table. I was sure that darn clock was mocking...reactionscomments
Right, Left, STRETCH! Yoga and Complementary Therapies for RLS...Right Left Stretch – a handy acronym for restless legs syndrome (RLS) sufferers who have chosen to tackle their symptoms with yoga. Yoga poses and stretches can help ease the...reactionscomments
Early Evening RLS Onset Problems...Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is pretty much considered a sleep disorder. Don’t get me wrong – it is seriously severe at night. It drives me up the wall at night...reactions1comment
Periodic Limb Movement of Sleep...I didn't know that more than 80 percent of people who suffer from restless legs syndrome (RLS) also suffer at night with periodic limb movement of sleep (PLMS), aka periodic...reactionscomments
Move Those Restless Legs on Your Treadmill...I admit it. I have been terribly inactive lately. I can give you a list of excuses, but let's face it – I just haven't chosen to make it a...reactionscomments
Multiple Combinations: RLS, Insomnia, and Depression...Being in COVID-19 lockdown 3.0, the need to remove ourselves mentally from our 4 walls became more pressing. When you struggle with a chronic illness such as restless legs syndrome...reactionscomments
RLS and pregnancy ...Before my first pregnancy, I had RLS on rare occasions when travelling long distance or when staying up late at night at a dinner party. During my first pregnancy, the...reactions1replyAwareness
Weighted Blankets as RLS Treatment...My kids have sensory issues, specifically that they need a lot of sensory stimulation in order to feel calm and to control their bodies in space. I take them to...reactionscomments
Sexing Your Way to Better Sleep...As someone with a combination of restless legs syndrome (RLS), restless genital syndrome (RGS), and chronic insomnia, I’ve almost tried it all. Today, I’ll be talking about one of the...reactions6comments
