rls

[oldblue]

i wonder if sudden stress can worsen rls for a short period of time

[Hidden]

In my experience, I'd say it does. Horrible day = horrible night. I know that the chemicals released under stress affect your body in lots of ways, weight gain being one of them. (Cortisol??)

[Pippins2]

Personally stress makes no difference to my RLS but I have heard many say its worse when under stress

[Bajatom]

Both stress and lack of sleep. But it may be when stressed out or tired RLS just seems worse. Either way you feel the same.

[Cathy12345]

I agree with jmwe29 and stress certainly worsens mine.

[oldblue]

hi, you must be having the no sleep mode ?

[MumofSam]

Definitely! I've had RLS all my life and have always found if I'm under stress my RLS gets worse. I've also found there is a link to my body's monthly cycle - circadian rhythm I believe it's officially called. I guess it's all down to fluctuations in brain chemistry which can be triggered by many things, stress being one of them.

[Tonkaman]

Stress is all part of the cycle for me.