My RLS and RAS, and Possibly Some Help for Others Suffering!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... By CommunityMember4712 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Mark's RLS Story: Thoughts and Considerations (Part 2)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... By RLS Team4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
RLS in My LifeMy 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... By Sasha1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
My Story: Thoughts and Considerations (Part 1)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... By Mark4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
The Truth of It AllI 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... By Lynn Wyvill1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Restless Legs and ComorbiditiesRestless 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... By LOUIS3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
My RLS StoryI'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... By Joylou1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Lifetime with RLSMy 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... By CommunityMember10c6c31 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
50 Years and CountingMy 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... By CommunityMember69003063 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
My Restless JourneyA 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... By CommunityMember4131 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Crazy RLS, Crazy MeI 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... By Hexa1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
The Worst Medical ConditionMy Restless Legs Syndrome started when I was in my teens; my mother also got it, and so did some of her older relatives. I presumed that, like everything else... By Kiwi Sylvia2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
A Life of Restless Legs SyndromeMy mother (RIP) told me she first noticed I had RLS at 4 yrs old after being sent home from kindergarten. The school said, "your son is too restless &... By NZ Kiwi1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
My Story: Spinal Stenosis and RLSHere is my story. I am 74 years young. I must have had RLS in college since I remember my father, a physician, giving me quinine tablets without much luck... By jedsonrn1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments9 comments
RLS was rare now it is regularJust feeling frustrated! 5 consecutive nights of RLS have me feeling pretty fuzzy. I’m in Canada... By Skeeter1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Darn These LegsGreetings, I'm Ray. I live with Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) & have since I was a kid. I can't recall the exact age it started but it was between 9... By Ray Li1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
RLS Comes and GoesI started getting RLS 35 years ago. I am in my 80's now. This most annoying condition comes and goes from a day, a week, months, and even years. Luckily... By elang1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments11 comments
Relief from RLSI have had restless legs now for 20 years I am 63 years old. I’m taking medication for it but sometimes that doesn’t even work, it is so miserable that... By catrhall1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments8 comments
Describing RLSI've never been a big fan as to how RLS is described but I've come up with something that most people can relate to. The tortuous sensation of RLS is... By Joyce Ann Willis2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments6 comments
Welcome to RestlessLegsSyndrome.Sleep-Disorders.net StoriesAt RestlessLegsSyndrome.Sleep-Disorders.net, we believe that we are stronger together than we are alone. Living with restless legs syndrome (RLS) can be a challenge, but the more we share and support... By Editorial Team1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments