Question 1

what is restless leg syndrome?

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Leg movement: It is a syndrome whereby a person's leg either moves involuntarily or sometimes the leg moves because the person feels the need to move it as it is bothering them in some capacity...

Question 2

what eases restless leg syndrome?

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Exercise,hot soakleg: Resless leg syndrome (rls) is considered a sleep disorder. Need to check out iron deficiency, peripheral neuropathies, renal function, and certain medications. If all negative, can try exercise and hot soak to both feet (10 minutes) before bed.Or rx medication for RLS are Mirapex & requip (ropinirole). Others like Klonopin and Neurontin help also.

Question 3

what can stop restless leg syndrome?

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Vitamin and Minerals: Often restless leg syndrome is due to various vitamin and mineral deficiencies.  I recommend trying a good MVI (multivitamin) with minerals including magnesium and zinc.  Also eat a good source of calcium but not with the mvi (multivitamin).  And most importantly, vit d is essential.

Question 4

how common is restless leg syndrome?

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B/n 3.9-5.5%: Here is a link on a study done on rls:
http://www.Ncbi.Nlm.Nih.Gov/pubmed/12127170
rls is more common in women than men (hence the range). The stanford study found that alcohol and/or smoking use, as with night-shift working, increases risk of rls. They also said that with increased age RLS risk increases, and that sleep apnea and coffee consumption also contributed. They said more data was needed.

Question 5

how is restless leg syndrome diagnosed?

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Sleep lab: Clinical history is part of the diagnosis, but many people's report of their sleep matches up poorly with actual observational data.  The most objective method is a formal sleep study in a sleep laboratory in combination with a competent medical or neurological evaluation.

Question 6

how can you cure restless leg syndrome?

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Restless legs: Among the commonly used medications used are the class of dopaminergics.  The most effective are also blockers of the neurotransmitter glutamate.  Speak to your doctor about them.

Question 7

how can you avoid restless leg syndrome?

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Avoid triggers: If you have rls, avoid triggers both medically and medications.  Avoid stimulants (nicotine, caffeine, etc) and if you have medical condition that makes it worse - treat it (i.e. Iron deficiency, thyroid problems, vit b/folate deficiencies).

Question 8

best way to treat restless leg syndrome?

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Medications: Requip (ropinirole) and Mirapex are fda approved for the treatment of rls.  Non-prescription therapies include iron/vitamin c, vitamin b12, and folate (if indicated).  Must evaluate for factors that can worsen RLS as well (e.g. Some medications and poor sleep habits).
Consider evaluation by a sleep medicine specialist.

Question 9

how can one treat restless leg syndrome?

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Help: I refer quite a few people to www.Rls.Org and www.Rlshelp.Org.  Behavioral treatments are first line, including avoiding medications know to worsen and ruling out medical issues that can cause.  Then there are a number of medications that a doctor can prescribe.

Question 10

how do i deal with restless leg syndrome?

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Restless leg: Several remedies are available. Best to see a neurologist for evaluation & treatment.

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