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New Research on RLS!

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I hope you all find this helpful. I believe this may explain why Opiates work so well on RLS!

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That's the study Parminter mentioned in another thread recently, finding that motor neurons are too excitable in RLS. Where do you see the connection to opiates?

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I am assuming that opiates may less excitiabilty by numbing the bio System?

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