do you know the restless leg syndrome?
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Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a sleep disorder that causes tingling, pulling, creeping or painful sensations in the legs at night. This sensation is brought on by lying down in bed or sitting for prolonged periods, such as while driving or at a theatre. RLS typically occurs in the evening, making it difficult to fall asleep. Often, people with RLS want to walk around and shake their legs to help relieve the uncomfortable sensation.\n\nWhat Are the Symptoms of RLS? \nRLS symptoms include uncomfortable leg sensations like cramping or tingling generally in the calf region of the leg. When RLS is advanced, a person may feel these symptoms in the hands and arms. Unusual sensations typically surface at nighttime and at rest. Often, sensations can be reduced or eliminated by stretching, walking, or exercising the affected muscles. As a result of these symptoms, people with RLS often have difficulty falling asleep and staying asleep.\n\nWhat Causes RLS? \nThe exact cause of RLS is unknown; however, stress appears to make the condition worse. Pregnancy can also bring on the syndrome, as can anemia (particularly due to low iron levels), kidney problems, diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis. Caffeine and some prescription medications contribute to the development of RLS in some cases. In addition, RLS has been found to be a genetic syndrome, as parents with RLS can pass it down to their children.\n\nThere is evidence that RLS, like Parkinson's disease, has been found to be accompanied by a selective destruction of dopamine neurons (nerve cells) in the substantia nigra of the midbrain. The destruction of these neurons affects motor control in the body and can contribute to leg discomfort at night in cases of RLS. Other studies showed that there may be a deficiency in specific receptors in the brain that regulate iron in those that suffer from RLS. Research is actively being conducted to further investigate these relationships.\n\nHow Is RLS Diagnosed? \nYour doctor may ask you questions about your family health history (for example, if you have any family members with RLS) and will take note of symptoms like sleepiness or insomniainsomnia. Additionally, your doctor will conduct a full physical and neurological exam to check for nerve damage or blood vessel problems and may order a series or blood tests to rule out medical disorders associated with RLS. However, there are no tests designed specifically for diagnosing RLS.\n\nWho Gets RLS? \nPeople of any age, including children, can get RLS. It may affect women slightly more than men and typically strikes older adults with an increased severity. Young people who have RLS or who show the symptoms of RLS are usually dismissed as having growing pains or are considered to be overexerting themselves during physical activity. About 5% to 10% of the U.S. population suffers from RLS.\n\nHow Is RLS Treated? \nRLS is treated in different ways, depending on the intensity of the symptoms. Using an ice pack or heating pad, taking a warm bath, exercising, or lowering caffeine intake will sometimes alleviate the problem. For more severe symptoms, medications are often prescribed. These medications may include dopamine drugs, which often are prescribed to help Parkinson's disease patients. Dopamine drugs stimulate dopamine activity and have been found very helpful in easing RLS pain. Other medications that may be helpful to control the symptoms of RLS are sleeping pills, pain medication or medicines commonly used to treat epilepsy (recurrent seizures).\n\nTips to Control RLS Symptoms \nAvoid caffeine, alcohol and tobacco. \nMassage the calf and legs regularly. \nStretch your legs at the beginning and end of each day. \nExercise. Some people with RLS find that running in place for a short period of time alleviates the symptoms of RLS. \nMaintain a regular sleep schedule since fatigue may worsen symptoms. \nIf your symptoms are so severe that exercising or stretching the legs becomes painful, it is b
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What are the symptoms?
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RLS causes insomnia, not hypersomnia.  And yes, the constant need to move prevents adequate sleep.  There are new medications that treat RLS quite successfully, talk to your doctor.
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Many do. If you read the back of the box, or if it is a prescription the sheet that comes with it, anything that says it may cause sleeplessness or insomnia could cause RLS. It will not for everyone, but look for other medicinal options.
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Not personally but I know about it\n\nSleep Paralysis (SP) is a common medical condition and usually tagged nowdays as a Sleeping Disorder.\nThe symptoms can sometimes include complete to partial paralysis of arms, legs and upper torso, a tight or heavy pressure on your chest sometimes with a choking sensation and almost always experienced as you are about to fall into sleep or just come out of sleep.\nThe most remarkable symptoms of SP are the accompanying audio and/or visual hallucinations often causing extreme terror and panic in it's sufferers, who more often than not mistakenly believe they are being visited by aliens, malevolent beings and other evil presences. \n\nResearch shows that SP is linked with REM (rapid eye movement) sleep. When in REM sleep you are usually dreaming, your body does not act out your dreams as you will hurt either yourself, or someone else, so evolution has worked its merry little way of getting your brain to switch off your muscles (so to speak) and relax you while dreaming, essentially paralyzing you to a degree
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I have MS, for 8 years now.\nIt's a real pain in the a.., as you already know!\nHave problems with my legs (damn, they dont listen to me like they used to..hehe) and I believe you know all about those mood swings, that can occur every now and then :)))\nOther than that, I'm one pretty optimistic gal :)
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It can be several things. The most probable is magnesium or potassium deficit or restless leg syndrome
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Do you feel the need to move it (get up and walk, shake it, rub it) to get it to subside?  You may have restless leg syndrom (RLS).  Look it up and see if any of the literature sounds familiar.  If it does, there is medication that works wonders for it with no side effects.  Both my elderly mom and my 20 year old daughter have it, but medication helps them both.  Good luck.
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RLS is a poorly understood and often misdiagnosed neurological disorder characterized by unpleasant or painful sensations in the body's extremities and an overwhelming urge to move them.\n\nIt is believed to be genetic.\n\nAntidepressents, antipsychotics and antihistamines can cause the condition as well.\n\nMarijuana, a low-fat diet and prescription drugs can help. If it is really severe, consult a physician who can hook you up with a dopamine agonist or anti-convulsant.\n\nIt's not dangerous, but it can be annoying and irritating. If it is an issue with you, than you can go about treating it if you deem the problem that bad.\n\nYou're not gonna die from it, bottom line.
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Your question is too narrow. You mentioned myoclonus (a.k.a. Restless Legs Syndrome), but, are you taking diet pills to lose weight? Are you a caffeine-aholic? Are you addicted to drugs? Are you an alcoholic? See, the problem is, few if any of the yahooligans answering questions on this board are doctors. You need to make an appointment with your doctor as soon as possible. In the meantime, keep a written log of when the feeling of uneasiness and agitation occurs, what you are experiencing both physically and mentally will help your doctor in his assessment. Best wishes to you and I hope you feel better soon.
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Talk to your doctor about RLS (Restless Leg Syndrome). I have it, and it's a disorder that makes me move my legs all night long... it's like a weird twitching feeling and I feel like I HAVE to keep moving my legs. I do it in my sleep so sometimes I don't even notice it, and sometimes I have to keep my legs moving to get to sleep. Anyway, often times I feel like I ran a marathon the next morning. Try asking your doc for a prescription. Hope I helped.
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I don't know your history from that short blurb, but it can be a number of things, including possible vascular problems. If you are having pain at rest, it could be rather serious. Do you hang your leg off the bed at night to relieve the pain? Don't wait, make an appointment.
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I hate when that happens.\n\nMost likely you just slept on it wrong, cutting off the circulation somewhat, causing your leg to "fall asleep".\nJust do a little wiggly jumpy dance and it'll get the blood flowing back to it again .
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Depends on a lot of things. You could be drinking too much caffein, or too late at night; you could have worries bothering you; you could be snoring yourself awake; you could have sleep apnea; you could have a bad bed; you may have too much noise and/or light in your sleeping space; you could have restless leg syndrome; you could have a drug interaction; you could have a bladder problem.\n\nOR\n\nyou may be sleeping with a person who has any of those issues.
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involuntary muscle movements are a sign of neuromuscular (nerves & muscles) problems. That is something that a Dr (and probably a specialist) needs to look into
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restless leg syndrome...or restless muscle syndrome...(RLS), (RMS)  your muscles are restless, because you move a lot, or exercise a lot, or flex them a lot...or your body is just really restless
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What you are describing is called restless leg syndrome. It can be very annoying and won't let you sleep. I know because I, too , have CF and Fibromyalgia. It is great that your fibro is in remission but I am afraid to tell you that it will come back. Good Luck and Good Health\nAsk your doctor about this and he will prescribe a med for you to cope.