I am new to this group and to this level of info on RLS. I am very grateful to those posting for their level of knowledge and willingness to share their experience and resources.I am not new to RLS symptoms, I have childhood memories of falling asleep rocking and sliding my legs back and forth. I'm 60 yrs old now and I have times of standing in front of the TV, swaying for hours to get through the night.
As I read through the RLS resources I find mentions of RLS and kidney disease. I'm having some tough-to-diagnose kidney issues, but I never thought to say something to my specialist about my RLS. I'm still not quite sure what I'd say as I'm not clear on the connection.
While googling on RLS and kidney disease I found a document from Mount Sinai (I'll share the link below). This is what they said...
"Uremia or Kidney Failure
As many as 25% of people with chronic kidney disease have RLS. The exact cause of this is not known but may be related to co-existing anemia and iron deficiency as above. A loss of opioid receptors in the brain may also contribute to RLS in those with kidney disease."
They don't say what kidney diseases and what they do say isn't very clear to me. Has anyone else had RLS issues related to kidney disease? Does anyone know more about this topic?
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I wanted to share Mount Sinai's document. I haven't done justice to Mayo Clinic's site and I don't know that Mount Sinai has anything new to offer, but just in case...