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 Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2005 5:48 pm
Over the past six months, I have had three attacks during the night of my legs feeling...weird. They won't stay still, they feel hypersensitive, too hot/too cold. They feel as if waves of an iffy feeling keep sweeping from top to bottom. Tossing and turning only provide me with temporary relief; it soon starts again.
I had the third attack last night. As a result, I got zilch sleep and had to sleep most of the morning and afternoon, and could barely get to my lecture at three. I phoned the university nurse, and she gave it a name: Restless Leg Syndrome.
Ok. I was all " eek WTF?" My mother had said after both attacks that it was probably nothing. I thought I was having partial seizures at night. Now this thing has a name, and when I mentioned it to my mum over the phone, she told me that her mum, my Nana, had had it too.
So now I was gonk . I can't seem to find much info on it, other than the fact it is poorly diagnosed. I have a problem with my nerves already, one could say, with my being epileptic. I hope this is not what I have, though I have an appointment with my GP when I go home next week, and I'll talk to her about it then.
Does anybody know about this thing? Or know of a site for me to scour until my eyeballs bleed? I've never heard of it before, nor my neighbours, and I don't know whether it's genetic seeing as though my Nana had it. If it is, it's skipped my mum. What is it?!?
(I posted this in the GD issues too, just to see what they'd have to say there...)
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Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2005 3:22 pm
Gosh I've never heard of it! I hope there'll be something you can take for it to at least be able to sleep when it happens. I'll keep my eyes open for any information and if I see any I'll let you know. I'm sorry you have to deal with that, what a nuisance and it must be rather disturbing as well. sad
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Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2005 4:21 am
Gemstone Gosh I've never heard of it! I hope there'll be something you can take for it to at least be able to sleep when it happens. I'll keep my eyes open for any information and if I see any I'll let you know. I'm sorry you have to deal with that, what a nuisance and it must be rather disturbing as well. sad Ooh, please do. My doc says there's nothing general for it, one just has to deal with the lack of sleep...which will be hard, cause I'm in University. Oh well, time for me to sleep all Wednesdays...
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Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2005 5:42 am
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Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2005 9:21 am
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Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2005 9:44 am
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Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 12:51 pm
That is a heeeuuge chunk of information... whee Cheers!
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Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2005 9:03 am
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Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2006 7:22 pm
I was actually looking up The Sleep Wellness Institute the other day. I think I have apnea. http://www.sleepwell.orgThis is based in Milwaukee. But it has some interesting information, including Restless Leg Syndrome. You may want to find a place similar to this?
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Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 8:13 am
..... It's kind of ironic that I've been diagnosed with Restless Legs Syndrome a few weeks ago. XD;
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