Guest guest Posted May 18, 1999 Report Share Posted May 18, 1999 well maryam i certainly thank you for this information .......i thought i was nuts before i found this group and that my condition had a name (rls) and now i hope i don't come full circle. extrapyramidal is i believe a rating scale used to determine the severity of parkinsons - does this apply at all to us????? anyway i refuse to believe that i'm nuts and i'd explain further but i've an appointment with my shrink in 5 minutes so i've got to hurry!!!!!!!! JACK mid 80's in western nys with storms on the way (finally) At 06:20 PM 5/18/99 EDT, you wrote: > > >The latest edition of Mosby's describes RLS this way: > >restless legs syndrome (AS, restlaes leggr), a benign condition of >unknown origin characterized by an irritating sensation of uneasiness, >tiredness, and itching deep within the muscles of the leg, especially the >lower part of the limb, accompanied by twitching and sometimes by pain. >The only relief is walking or moving the legs. The condition may be >associated with various psychiatric disorders, probably as a form of >extrapyramidal hyperkinesis. Also called anxietas tibiarum. Ekbom's >syndrome, and Wittman-Eckbom syndrome. > >So now we know, for what it's worth!!!!!!!!!!!! > >am, AZ > >___________________________________________________________________ >You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. >Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html >or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >ONElist members are using Shared Files in great ways! >http://www.onelist.com >Are you? If not, see our homepage for details. >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >This forum is for support only. The information posted to this List is for support purposes >and is not intended to replace the examination, diagnosis and treatment of a licensed >physician and no such claims are inferred. > > ATTENTION!!! Please visit our NEW Seinfeld-type homepage! No theme, Just a lot of stuff (new pictures). Enjoy:-) NEW - homepage URL: http://www.frontiernet.net/~goviers updated 5/1/99. OR ************ We made another " NEW " (May 10) page, just for fun at this address: http://netjunk.com/users/chief39 " I took the initative in creating the internet " - Al Gore Yeah, right! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 1999 Report Share Posted May 19, 1999 HI, all! It seems everytime I read something that describes RLS, it says " mild disorder " , " benign " , etc. I am really tired of these descriptions. I have very severe RLS, and am really tired of having to explain it to people. It has severely disrupted my life for the last 3 yrs. I had it before that, but it just keeps getting worse. RLS, in itself is not dangerous, but the effects from it are, and can change your whole outlook on life, your relationships, etc. am, I am glad you sent that little article, because it just shows that that is another printout I can't show my friends. It does not adequately describe the condition we are all suffering with. As you can tell, I am totally exhausted today. Better luck tonight! Donna/Vt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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