jeff@heurikon.UUCP (05/21/84)
Help please with a remedy:
My wife has "Restless Legs Syndrome" which is the medical
term for a condition which causes one's legs to twitch at
regular intervals during the night or when sitting for long
intervals. This makes relaxation and sleeping difficult.
Someone afflicted with this condition will either not sleep
during the night or else will wake without full benefit of
a good night's rest.
My wife has been to numerous doctors. They have prescribed
various drugs and exercises, none of which have had a long
term effect. Her twitches occur at very precise intervals
of 28-30 seconds. (I ought to know; the whole bed shakes
sometimes.)
We are looking for advice from someone who is familiar with
this condition and suggestions on medications, etc., which
may help. Has anyone used a "sleep clinic"?
Thank you for any help.
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Quinine (yes, that's right) has been used effectively in the "restless
legs" syndrome, although I've mainly seen reports of its use in elderly
patients. Your doctors should have thought of this; perhaps they have
already used it without effect? If not, you should reconsult them with
this tidbit of information to see what they say.
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/Steve Dyer
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