Help for women with insomnia due to restless legs syndrome (RLS)
 

Fatigue & insomnia
Finding peace for your legs — a simple approach to restless legs syndrome

Help for women with insomnia due to restless legs syndrome (RLS) and periodic limb movements in sleep (PLMS)

[Topics addressed in this article:

* What is restless legs syndrome?
* Restless legs syndrome, the brain, and sleep
* The elusive restless legs syndrome “gene” and other causes
* A recipe for restful legs — iron, folate, and magnesium
* Your path to rest
* Further reading

My patients with restless legs syndrome (RLS) describe the feeling to me as the “creepy crawlies.” The persistent tingling leaves them feeling like they just have to move. And what’s worse is that this urge to move can make it impossible to sleep, relax, or even sit still. Though it’s reported twice as often by women than men, the truth is, I don’t see very many patients with restless legs syndrome. But those I do see have oftentimes struggled with it for a long time without help.

For many years, RLS and the associated periodic limb movements in sleep (PLMS) were poorly understood, underdiagnosed, and undertreated. Conventional medicine had few answers for people with restless legs syndrome, and some experts even questioned the condition altogether. But you may have seen recently that there are new prescription drugs on the market, such as Requip and Mirapex, that drug companies are spending millions to market to people with RLS.]

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