The Devil Demon DanceI’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... By NannyDeb981 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
The Ravages Of RLS: How I Spread AwarenessIn 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... By CommunityMember8ee8792 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Restless Legs Syndrome: An Inside StoryMy 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... By CommunityMember8ee8792 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments15 comments
Using Dietary Cycles to Prevent Restless Legs Symptoms (Part 1)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... By Sharonartist4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Restless Legs and Dietary Cycles: A Drug-Free Solution (Part 2)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... By RLS Team5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
My Journey into RLS and the Autoimmune WorldAt 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... By BarnGir13 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
I’m the Wife, and It’s Driving Me Crazy!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... By Wolfchris1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Mark's RLS Story: Thoughts and Considerations (Part 3)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... By RLS Team5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
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 laterReactions0reactionsComments6 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 laterReactions0reactionsComments6 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 laterReactions0reactionsComments1 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 laterReactions0reactionsComments2 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 laterReactions0reactionsComments1 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 laterReactions0reactionsComments9 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 laterReactions0reactionsComments1 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 laterReactions0reactionsComments1 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 laterReactions0reactionsComments2 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 laterReactions0reactionsComments1 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 laterReactions0reactionsComments3 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 laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments