Guest guest Posted January 5, 1999 Report Share Posted January 5, 1999 Yo FFBUD, Sounds like PLMS - Periodic Limb Movements while Sleeping - , if you ask me. You said that while you sleep your movements disturb your wife. This is definitely PLMS because RLS is present when AWAKE, not asleep. Many people have PLMS and don't have RLS. To my knowledge there is only one kind of RLS. Indeed, as evidenced by this group, there seems to be a thousand ways to get it. There is NO test for RLS. A few short questions by your physician will usually lead to a POSSIBLE diagnosis of RLS. PLMS CAN be measured via a sleep study. Good luck to you. Ed-Cyberphilly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 1999 Report Share Posted January 5, 1999 Yo FFBUD, Let me correct myself a bit. There IS primary and secondary RLS. Also, you mentioned a motorcycle accident twenty years ago. Did you have RLS before that? My RLS was trauma induced and I was curious about your RLS. RLS also tends to get worse through the years, but that is not an absolute. Take care. Ed-Cyberphilly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 1999 Report Share Posted January 5, 1999 When my wife is in bed with me and complaining about my movements keeping her awake I know my legs bother me more because thats all I think about. If she gets up and goes into another bedroom it seems like the pressure if off me and I can relax more and then go to sleep. In other words I KNOW some of this is in my mind. Also I went to a nuelologist (bad speller) yesterday and said (Im not sure how this went) there are two kinds of rls, one requires more tests and the one he said I had. I did not require as many. Maybee the one I have is more mental type than the other one. Since mine seems more mental than the other one. Am I getting redundent here? I even thought I might be allergic to my wifes perfume or something (or even her) because when I sleep alone I hardly ever get rls. The doctor gave me a script for sinemet 25/100 tabs and I had a pretty good nites sleep last nite (even with my wife in bed with me). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 1999 Report Share Posted January 5, 1999 yes that is really my name. I am serious (bad speller) about the perfume also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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