Nice to know I've got LOTS of company with this

Study Says Restless Leg Syndrome Common

By EVAN BERLAND, Associated Press Writer

TRENTON, N.J. - About one in 10 people suffer weekly from a syndrome that causes leg discomfort and leads to sleeplessness, and few are properly diagnosed by their physicians, according to a drug company-funded study to be released Tuesday.

The study, based on surveys of 23,052 people in five countries, indicates that many doctors and patients do not recognize restless legs syndrome, even when a sufferer reports experiencing symptoms twice a week.

"The patient didn't know what they had. The doctor didn't know what they had and, as a result, the people suffering from this condition didn't really get the medical care they deserve," said study co-author Dr. Wayne Hening, a clinical assistant professor of neurology at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, N.J.

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I was diagnosed with this after doing a survey and a at home sleep study sponsored by Stanford several years ago. At that time it was pretty mild, but it did get worse over the years. My new doc suggested I try a couple meds, luckily one was one my hubby had used at one time and had some left over. I gave it a try and OHHHHHHH the relief was so nice! I now have a prescription I can take on nights when I'm pretty sure I am going to have problems (over doing it physically seems to be a guaranteed way to bring it on). Having the creepy crawlies in ones legs is not pleasant and definately makes it very difficult to sleep.

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