What Medications Can Cause Restless Legs Syndrome
Taming the Tingles: Treatment for Restless Legs Syndrome
Restless legs syndrome or Ekbom Syndrome affects hundreds of people night after night, keeping them and their partners awake. It can even lead to sleep deprivation.
SYMPTOMS
What are the symptoms of restless legs syndrome? The itching, burning sensation on the limbs and the endless need to move them as the sufferer tries to find a comfortable position in which to lie. Often it's necessary to get up and pace the floor, take a hot/cold bath, anything to get rid of the misery in the legs.
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Expert & Community Posts
Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) Often Associated with Chronic Pain
By Dr. Mark Borigini , Health Expert...factors that can cause RLS; for example, anti-nausea drugs, antidepressants such as the... Read more »
Multiple Sclerosis Patients at risk for having Restless Leg Syndrome
By Merely Me , Health Expert...few formal studies to compare effectiveness. These drugs generally fall into 4 categories,... Read more »
Restless Leg Syndrome
By Deanne Stein , Health Expert...are all possible reasons for RLS. There are some drugs you can take to treat RLS, but... Read more »
Sex While Sleeping
By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert...those seen in sleepwalkers. It can be treated with drugs such as Valium, or, even in some cases,... Read more »
Sleep Disorders Common with RA
By Christine Miller , Health Expert...the day or while sleeping. There are also many drugs that help induce sleep or that can be... Read more »
Health Guide
Restless Leg Syndrome- The Basics
...good news. The results of this study show that there is no brain damage in people with RLS and that drugs that target the problem of iron uptake may be one way to approach future developments of a... Read more »Restless Leg Syndrome: Treatment
...not you experienced any pain along with the RLS symptoms.Until recently, there were no FDA-approved drugs for the treatment of RLS. In May 2005, a drug called Requip® (ropinirole hydrochloride)... Read more »Sleep disorders
...wakefulness Too much light Too much noise Too much caffeine or other stimulants Sleeping drugs should be used only when prescribed by a health care provider. HYPERSOMNIA ... Read more »Restless Legs Syndrome and Related Disorders: Highlights
...overweightBe unemployedSmoke every dayHave problems with work attendance and performanceMiss social eventsDrug TreatmentsRopinirole (Requip), the only approved drug treatment for RLS, reduces RLS... Read more »Restless Legs Syndrome and Related Disorders: Risk Factors
...(coffee drinking is specifically associated with PLMD)StressFatigueProlonged exposure to coldMedicationsDrugs that worsen or provoke the condition include:AntidepressantsAntipsychotic... Read more »Images
Medications
...very unlikely, if you suddenly stop taking this drug, withdrawal reactions may occur. Such... Read more »
...doctor's approval. If you suddenly stop taking this drug, withdrawal reactions may occur. Such... Read more »
Related News
Help for Restless Legs
March 12, 2007ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Imagine whenever you're not moving, your legs are uncomfortable and throbbing. It's a problem many... Read summary »
24 Hour Patch May Relieve RLS Symptoms
June 10, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) A drug already used to treat Parkinson's disease is now being used to help people with restless leg syndrome (RLS). Those who... Read summary »
Study: Restless leg meds slowly stop working
October 03, 2008A new analysis suggests that people stop taking medications for restless leg syndrome because the drugs have unpleasant side effects and stop working... Read summary »
New restless leg med submitted to FDA
September 22, 2008GlaxoSmithKline and XenoPort, Inc. have submitted Solzira to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of moderate-to-severe Restless... Read summary »
Big Belly Ups Chances for RLS
April 10, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) ? Packing on the pounds ? especially around the waistline ? could be putting you at increased risk for restless legs syndrome... Read summary »
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