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Restless Legs Syndrome

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RLS and the age at which it affects people

A few weeks ago I put a poll on the forum asking people when their RLS first appeared, not when they were diagnosed but when they first felt its symptoms. This...

A few weeks ago I put a poll on the forum asking people when their RLS first app...

Daragh

•12 years ago

18 Replies

How would I know if I switch in my sleep?

I know I have RLS whilst awake as if I don't move my legs/arms when the feeling comes they jump on their own like they're having a fit. How would I know if I...

I know I have RLS whilst awake as if I don't move my legs/arms when the feeling ...

missteal

•12 years ago

3 Replies

any suggestions about RLS at night?

I often have these terrible crawling sensations in my left leg at night, & I can`t resist moving it. I`m kept awake at night & it`s driving me crazy. I tied...

I often have these terrible crawling sensations in my left leg at night, & I can...

hairyfairy

•12 years ago

7 Replies

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Recommendations for RLS treatment in London please?

Hi, I'm new to the forum and have a couple of questions: 1. Can anyone recommend any clinicians in the London area who specialise in treating RLS? 2....

Hi, I'm new to the forum and have a couple of questions: 1. Can anyone recom...

jazzystel

•12 years ago

11 Replies

rls

Ihave suffered with RLS since i was 20. I am now 67. It has got worse with age.since hitting 60 it has been intolarable. I have been given anything from...

Ihave suffered with RLS since i was 20. I am now 67. It has got worse with age.s...

cumoneileen

•12 years ago

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Hello,I have been taking ropinerole since the middle of August and am please to say it works

the terrible nausea is becoming less but I have developed a dry cough which is worse during the day and causing problems as it often make me retch.Has anyone...

the terrible nausea is becoming less but I have developed a dry cough which is ...

spot88

•12 years ago

8 Replies

Ooh, I'm awake now and I'm so cross!

Hi. Yesterday I did a lot of walking, far more than I usually do. About 15 minutes ago I woke up with a mixture of a dry tongue (due to the CPAP machine I use...

Hi. Yesterday I did a lot of walking, far more than I usually do. About 15 minut...

Tpebop

•12 years ago

6 Replies

the article in the USA paper

hi, well the woman who wrote the article, has commented on one of my comments to her, where i told her she should write an article for us now,... well.. she...

hi, well the woman who wrote the article, has commented on one of my comments to...

Hidden

•12 years ago

1 Reply

Light therapy....anyone heard of this. Sorry its a bit long http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/4/1/286

thedragon

•12 years ago

41 Replies

RLS Poems from Sufferers

In my yahoo support groups for RLS, I ran a poetry contest for people of all ages and all sleep disorders. I had lot of contributions. If you like the one I...

In my yahoo support groups for RLS, I ran a poetry contest for people of all age...

nightdancer

•12 years ago

7 Replies

Restless Leg Syndrome

I too read the article in The Daily Mail Tuesday 11 September and can relate the the symptoms suffered by Rachel Rounds and other people. In my case I also...

I too read the article in The Daily Mail Tuesday 11 September and can relate the...

moshanks

•12 years ago

7 Replies

Article in the Dailly Mail

I found this and thought I'd share:...

Mishmashed

•12 years ago

5 Replies

One man clinical trial

I discovered, by accident (literally - a painful one!), that one 50mg Tramadol capsule about 2hrs before bed stopped my RLS. The product is not licensed for...

I discovered, by accident (literally - a painful one!), that one 50mg Tramadol c...

jaysull

•12 years ago

24 Replies

Article in today's Daily Mail

Good morning All, RLS-UK have been working with a journalist at the Daily Mail over the past few weeks and I am pleased to inform you that there is an...

Good morning All, RLS-UK have been working with a journalist at the Daily Mai...

Daragh

•12 years ago

15 Replies

Been on ropinerole for 8 weeks and the nausea is making me really miserable anyone else suffering like me?

bvlgari

•12 years ago

19 Replies

how can RLS be classed as a sleep disorder ?

How can RLS be classed as a sleep disorder when you can have an attack at anytime day or night mines just as bad in day as it is at night , no sooner i sit...

How can RLS be classed as a sleep disorder when you can have an attack at anytim...

Hidden

•12 years ago

67 Replies

history of rls

http://www.healthline.com/health/restless-leg-syndrome/history found this and remembered someone was commenting on the subject a few days ago

http://www.healthline.com/health/restless-leg-syndrome/history found this an...

Hidden

•12 years ago

23 Replies

Does anyone else feel that all the symptoms of rls are bearable but the sleep deprivation is disabling.

helmut

•12 years ago

11 Replies

rls and other stuff

I have often wondered about the connection of rls and other psychological stuff. I am a recovering alcoholic of 14 years and started drinking at 15. my rls...

I have often wondered about the connection of rls and other psychological stuff....

thedragon

•12 years ago

32 Replies

cramp?

Hi, does anyone get bad cramps in their lower leg muscles with RLS. Happens when I stretch my legs out in bed mainly. Is it part of RLS or something else?...

Hi, does anyone get bad cramps in their lower leg muscles with RLS. Happens whe...

walkinmyshoes

•12 years ago

31 Replies

A lifetime of RLS and a lifetime of shame

That might sound like a really weird title for a post, but I hope when you've read my story you'll understand totally. I have had RLS since the day I was...

That might sound like a really weird title for a post, but I hope when you've re...

MumofSam

•12 years ago

15 Replies

rls

why is it at PAPWORTH HOSPITAL you never see your own consultant regularly or you see a different person every time,i'm due to see them again soon,and my legs...

why is it at PAPWORTH HOSPITAL you never see your own consultant regularly or yo...

dellboy

•12 years ago

10 Replies

Havw any of you been presribed Madopar which is for Parkinsons disease. I have been taking it for more than ten years now.?

belisinski

•12 years ago

11 Replies

AN APOLOGY FROM THE WOMAN AT THE NORTH JERSEY NEWSPAPER...!!!

Go and read it my lovely fellow RLSers. we have at last got the apology we have been waiting for.....YAY YAY YAY....!!!

Go and read it my lovely fellow RLSers. we have at last got the apology we have ...

Hidden

•12 years ago

13 Replies

Journalist Needed

Following up on the What The Papers Say, Eileen has made a suggestion that someone writes a positive article as a 'rebuttal' to the piece in NorthJersey.com....

Following up on the What The Papers Say, Eileen has made a suggestion that some...

BobM

•12 years ago

12 Replies

lower erythropoietin levels in RLS patients

I was reading under kidney disease for a distant family member who has it and found a link that tells that in that disease, the kidneys don't produce the...

I was reading under kidney disease for a distant family member who has it and f...

Hidden

•12 years ago

1 Reply

Thank God thats over with.

Today - 3rd September 2012, is the last day of the School Summer Holidays for 1 of my sons, and I havnt got the words to describe how so happy, relieved,...

Today - 3rd September 2012, is the last day of the School Summer Holidays for 1 ...

cheekipixi

•12 years ago

9 Replies

does anyone suffer pains in their legs whilst having a walk.

Hidden

•12 years ago

5 Replies

Historical indications of the presence of RLS.

I never see any referance to any ailment of the nature of RLS in literature in the 18th,19th and early 20th century. For instance, cancer was regularly...

I never see any referance to any ailment of the nature of RLS in literature in t...

jumpinjack

•12 years ago

19 Replies

What the press say........

Folks please go to this link and read it, it may engage you!! Posted on behalf of Jean who found the article....

Folks please go to this link and read it, it may engage you!! Posted on behal...

BobM

•12 years ago

99 Replies

Posts - Restless Legs Syndrome | HealthUnlocked

Restless Legs Syndrome

All posts for September 2012

RLS and the age at which it affects people

How would I know if I switch in my sleep?

any suggestions about RLS at night?

Recommendations for RLS treatment in London please?

rls

Hello,I have been taking ropinerole since the middle of August and am please to say it works

Ooh, I'm awake now and I'm so cross!

the article in the USA paper

Light therapy....anyone heard of this. Sorry its a bit long http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/4/1/286

RLS Poems from Sufferers

Restless Leg Syndrome

Article in the Dailly Mail

One man clinical trial

Article in today's Daily Mail

Been on ropinerole for 8 weeks and the nausea is making me really miserable anyone else suffering like me?

how can RLS be classed as a sleep disorder ?

history of rls

Does anyone else feel that all the symptoms of rls are bearable but the sleep deprivation is disabling.

rls and other stuff

cramp?

A lifetime of RLS and a lifetime of shame

rls

Havw any of you been presribed Madopar which is for Parkinsons disease. I have been taking it for more than ten years now.?

AN APOLOGY FROM THE WOMAN AT THE NORTH JERSEY NEWSPAPER...!!!

Journalist Needed

lower erythropoietin levels in RLS patients

Thank God thats over with.

does anyone suffer pains in their legs whilst having a walk.

Historical indications of the presence of RLS.

What the press say........

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