hey all. I am very sorry if this subject has been discussed in the past, but, it seems to me i remember hearing some time ago about cluster heads also having a high rate of RLS.  Personally,,, this is something I have dealt with since childhood, and the last year,, WOW,, its an EVERYNIGHT thing.(major pain in the a$$) I was just curious if others here suffer with it also.     Tuck

I get this, not all the time it comes it goes, but had it as far back as I can remember, it drives Rob nuts, I didn,t know this was linked to ch

I get it too... :-[

Langa

Count me in too.  

I get it mostly at night when I finally get the chance to sit on the couch.   ::)

Once I'm in bed though it only becomes a problem if I get woken up by beast or child or bladder  :-/  

Fortunately it's not enough to wake my in and of itself.

-Dennis-

I have it too. Requip before bed eliminates the problem for me.

Paul

From what I recall, it can be closely associated with sleep apnea. When I had my sleep study done in 2000, I know they attached sensors to my legs (as well as about 40 bazillion other places) to monitor for RLS.

I wake up and its hard.......Opps, wrong leg.  ;)

Sorry, Tuck!  :-*

wrote on Aug 31^st, 2008 at 4:45pm:

I wake up and its hard.......Opps, wrong leg.  ;) Sorry, Tuck!  :-*

And at your (our) age, that can be a minor miracle! ;D

wrote on Aug 31^st, 2008 at 4:46pm:

wrote on Aug 31st, 2008 at 4:45pm: I wake up and its hard.......Opps, wrong leg.  ;) Sorry, Tuck!  :-* And at your (our) age, that can be a minor miracle! ;D

I thank the lord every morning.....LMAO!  :D

OMG i have had RLS since i was a child and never even thought about it being anything to do with CH this is strange

Regards
Brian

wrote on Aug 31^st, 2008 at 4:46pm:

wrote on Aug 31st, 2008 at 4:45pm: I wake up and its hard.......Opps, wrong leg.  ;) Sorry, Tuck!  :-* And at your (our) age, that can be a minor miracle! ;D

I happen to know that Jonny does NOT have a problem with this   ...

OOOPPPSSS!!  I promised not to mention anything about that ... nevermind ....



Now to the topic of RLS:

As far as RLS, I also have it, but usually, only at night, when I sleep.  I thrash around so bad, I even work the fitted sheet off the mattress.  It has never affected my sleep, that I know of.

I also have sleep apnea, and I am suppose to use the CPAP machine every night.  I used it for about six months, and then just got lazy, filling the water tank every night.

I never noticed any difference in my sleep quality, but when I have had to share a motel room with someone, they have told me that when I had the CPAP on I did not snore, as I usually rattle the timbers with my snoring.

Chuck

Another ?? seen as i have CH and RLS how would i know if i have sleep apnea i never get a good sleep always restless and always sleepy the next day i always put it down to the RLS could it be sleep apnea to and if so how do you go about getting tested ??

Another one here -- had it since I was a kid.... mom always told me it was "growing pains" back then... guess I'm still a-growing or somethin'

Hugs BD

BrianJ wrote on Aug 31^st, 2008 at 5:09pm:

how do you go about getting tested ??

Your doctor has to request a sleep study.  It usually invoves spending the night at the hospital or sleep center, and then if you do have it, a second stay, at a later date, using a CPAP machine, to see how you respond to the machine.

Or at least that is how it worked for me ...

Chuck

You can do a sleep study at home now.

Thanks guys

So i should go to my doctors and speak to him about it i hear sleep apnea can be life threatning due to heart problems it can cause ??

I was just talking to my wife about it and she says i snore bad but every now and then i go quiet for a few seconds then breath deeply and start snoring again.

The sheet is stripped from my bed every morning i move alot lol sometimes the wife gets up and sleeps with the kids i have always put this all down to the RLS i think i need a chat with the doc

You freakin kill me Jonny!!!!  strangest damn thing, I have that same problem, and it seems to wake my wife up too,, but,,,, its no big deal!         All joking aside, I snore like a hog also. Have since I was a kid. "Veddy intidesting".             Tuck            P.S. by the way BD, my mom always told me the SAME THING ! Hell,, at 42, maybe now its shriking pains!

tuck wrote on Aug 31^st, 2008 at 8:33pm:

its no big deal!

Tuck, so sorry to hear that you also are cursed with "endowment deficiencies" ...

Chuck

(Sorry, you left yourself wide open to that comment!  LOL)