RLS: a new member's letter

Posted January 12, 1999 · January 12, 1999

Hey folks....Kathy is a new member and by mistake, sent her intro letter to

me. She asked me to forward it to the group. Here it is:

Jill

To: gunzel@...

Subject: Hello group!

Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1999 15:21:49 PST

Hello group!

I'm very new here, but have been trying like crazy to find info. on rls.

I do believe that I've hit the jackpot! I'm 34 and have had rls since I

was a kid. Up until a couple of years ago, I didn't even know that there

was a name for this,and I wasn't sure if there were other people that

had it. Have I learned alot! My symptoms are mainly kicking my

legs(often my left one) in order to get to sleep. When I was younger, I

often remember a combination kicking or rocking back and forth in order

to fall asleep. Unless I'm totally exhauseted,I rarely have the urge to

rock,just wiggle my legs back and forth. I'd be interesed in knowing if

anyone else had the rocking experience. Since hitting on this list,I

never dreamed that others suffered so with this syndrom. I'm happy to be

here and I hope to learn more.

Kathy

Posted January 14, 1999 · January 14, 1999

Kathy,

If this helps any I get on all fours and rock for what seems like hours before

the twitching stops. I thought I was the only one silly enough to do this

when walking works just as well. Sometimes I am just too exausted to get out

of bed and walk so I rock. I even fell asleep in the sleep clinic this way

and they just shook their heads.

Lee

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