sleeping disorder question

litepath · Feb 27, 2003

I went to Sleep Disorder .org., and they mention enough stuff of a physiological nature in causation to warrant a thorough physical. have you done this? Also, have you been to a sleep disorder clinic? Sorry to ask such rudimentary questions~~~just wonderin~~

Sleep well~~

P_RN, ADN, RN · Feb 27, 2003

http://www.emedicine.com/neuro/topic523.htm

I have RLS which isn't the same however. My RLS abated when some meds were changed. This e-medicine site seems pretty good.

litepath · Feb 27, 2003

P_RN

~~Nice site~~thnx!!

MarnnaRN · Feb 27, 2003

P-RN what meds are you on for RLS, my mom has it pretty bad, they finally started her on sinemet, which seems to help, unless she has a particularly hard day at work, of course, she works in a hospital. Just wondering what works for you.

Thanks

angelbear · Feb 28, 2003

Had sleep study done at local hospital. Seeing a family dr not a specialist. Also have RLS none of it seemed to start until a couple of yrs ago. Thanks for the responses.

PsychoRN · Feb 28, 2003

I take 800mg of Motrin for RLS and it works great!

hoolahan, ASN, RN · Feb 28, 2003

I don't know anything about it, but I will direct you to a good support site for all kinds of sleep disorders.

http://www.talkaboutsleep.org/Message_Board.html

There are forums for many sleep disorders, and I found great support and learned a lot from reading the archives when I first started CPAP for sleep apnea.

angelbear · Mar 1, 2003

hoolahan, Thanks so much for that site. Very helpful!

Home Health Columnist / Guide · Mar 1, 2003

Hooli:

What a great site too. Bookmarked today.

P_RN, ADN, RN · Mar 1, 2003

Right now Im taking nothing FOR RLS , but I was on Baclofen and Neurontin for neuropathy in my legs. When I got off these the RLS stopped. So I don't know which was causing it.

When I say I take nothing, that's an understatement I take a LOT of stuff (~ $400/mo in CO-payments)just no longer Neurontin and Baclofen.