Specialist in Birmingham please

[secret_dancer]

Hi, does anyone know of a specialist in Birmingham, or surrounding areas. My GP doesn't know where to start! Many thanks.

[arjay]

Hi It appears non of the medical profession have the answer to this problem. I find one of the best ways to cope with it is to keep coming on here and hope that what helps one member will help you. Some say diet such as caffeine, cheese, others like hot or cold baths. Just keep popping in here and good luck.

[Windwalker in reply to arjay]

Doctors are people like us. Some intelligent and others who administer those thing already discovered. 10% of the world population has RLS, but it appears to be different in every sufferer. We inherit a propensity, but whatever it is, science hasn't a clue. Doctors who are not researchers, feel inferior because they entered medicine with a ''God'' complex and this disease shows they don't know even what it is.

Now you know, if you don't help yourself you don't get help and we are not any better than the doctors who try to help and can't.

[spike28]

Im afriad there isnt one, i went to a so called brilliant neuro, and he was no good as far as RLS is concerned, he actual got fed up with me when the med's stopped working, as if it was my fault, but i wont name him on the forum.

[Kaarina Administrator]

Hi secret_dancer

That is not unusual when you say your GP does not know where to start. I am not sure if this link may be of help but here goes:

heartlandssleep.co.uk/

Kaarina

[secret_dancer in reply to Kaarina]

Thanks for that First obstacle - to get an appointment with my GP lol! But this sounds interesting. Have you been anywhere Kaarina?

[Kaarina Administrator in reply to secret_dancer]

Hi Secret_dancer, all the best with getting a GP appointment. I am lucky that my RLS is not at all bad and is intermittent so I am not on any meds for it nor have I seen a specialist. Knowing what it is like though I have every sympathy for those that really do suffer. I do not live in the Birmingham area but did a little google for you. It is a shame the RLS-UK does not provide a list of specialists to give out to those that would like this information.

Kaarina

[Gannet]

suggest you start with a sleep clinic. I Googled sleep clinic in Brum and this is one of the www's that came up. Good luck

heartlandssleep.co.uk/