This is blighting my life at the moment...does anybody else suffer with it? Restless Leg Syndrome is actually a shite name for the condition, as it has nothing to do with the legs apart from the urge to move them all the time when relaxed. It's actually a neurological condition due to a dopamine deficiency. Just at the point of sleep, when you're at your most relaxed, it starts. I can only describe it as an intense tickling sensation INSIDE the body...you just HAVE to move. I can't get a proper sleep...even with the meds off the doctor. Cannabis helps...but only a bit.
There are two kinds of RLS... Primary and secondary. Secondary RLS is caused by something outside the body....like withdrawals from some drugs, a lack of iron and several other things. That can be treated, or it will solve itself once you've dealt with whatever is causing it. PRIMARY RLS, the one I have, is hereditary and gets worse with age. There are various medications that can be used, but they have shitty side effects and are usually addictive. Ropinirole is the one I've been on for the last few years...but I've gained a tolerance to them, and they've fucked my head right up. Because they'e a "dopamine agonist" medication, they make any addictions worse.
Anyway...this is not a sympathy call or owt like that...I just want to know if anybody else has it and how they deal with it... cheers.
