Stories

A normal night of rest is a blessing. I need a deeper, stronger word than this. Some word to describe the depth of gratitude I feel when I wake up...

I’ve suffered with restless legs for as long as I can remember (I’ll be 68 in a few days). When I was younger I would lay in bed and cry...

In 2002 I found out what was interrupting my sleep. It had a name: restless legs syndrome. Now after 22 years of misery, stress, insomnia, depression, low self image and...

My life changed in 2002 when my doctor gave me a name for my nighttime misery: restless legs syndrome (RLS). I had never heard of it. Back then, dopamine agonists...

I have had restless legs syndrome (RLS), which we called “jumpy legs” in our family, since about age 11. It usually kept me up until 4:00 AM every night, after...

This story is a continuation from Part 1 by community member Sharonartist. As a practical matter, making sure you have bedtime access to all your trigger foods can be a...

At 74 years of age and more than 60 years of dealing with numerous autoimmune conditions, I did not realize how much it would mean to have re-affirmation from this...

My husband has had RLS for 20 years, initially it was intermittent and mild. The last 10 years, he has been on Sifrol (pramipexole), which has made the RLS manageable...

This story is the third installment of a member-submitted 3-part series. Part 1 of Mark's story can be found here. Part 2 can be found here. And we come to...

I went to several doctors with my symptoms before finding one that diagnosed me right away with restless legs syndrome (RLS) and restless arms syndrome (RAS). I tried all the...

This story is the second installment of a member-submitted 3-part series. Part 1 of Mark's story can be found here. After trying with the anxiolytics, the akathisia kicked in. Only...

My RLS began when I was around 19 years old. It wasn't constant in those days, just off and on. By the time I was 21, it was almost nightly...

This story is the first installment in a 3-part series. Read Part 2 here, and stay tuned for Part 3, coming soon! Hello. First of all, I would like to...

I have a condition called restless legs syndrome. It also has another name: Willis-Eckbom disease. The latter title tends to get attention, since it carries an impressive weight, but is...

Restless legs syndrome (RLS) has always been a part of my life. As a child in the 1950s, I was unable to keep still. It drove my mother crazy, and...

I'm not sure if my story will help anyone, but I hope so. I have secondary restless legs syndrome (RLS) because I have rheumatoid arthritis. I have had rheumatoid arthritis...

My RLS started when I was about 5 and I'm 66 now. My pediatrician thought my aches were growing pains, and I was finally given the diagnosis of restless legs...

My first RLS symptoms began at age 15. It felt like someone was tickling my left foot and ankle with a feather. This happened once or twice a week and...

A short circuit of interrupted connections, a knee bounces of its own accord. I’m not involved at all. Any attempt to control is useless. It simply gives out and vibrates...

I am now 50 years old. It's only been maybe, from memory, the last 7-8 years that my legs sometimes started feeling like light pins and needles from my knee...