ADD and allergies

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wrote:

>I have another theory that " attention deficit " symptoms may very well

>be caused by allergy problems which directly or indirectly cause sleep

>problems/deprevation. Geez, maybe us RLS'ers are " just " allergic to

>something, uh, uh, like maybe sleep?

I am allergic to many things, mostly grass pollen, molds, and dust mites.

My allergies cause a respiratory reaction, either asthma or hay fever. I

have

never made any connection between my RLS and my allergies. They seem to

be separate beasts, though they both interfere with my sleep. And the

only

meds that work on my allergies make my RLS worse, so I try to stay away

from those meds too.

Has anyone else connected RLS with allergies? I havent' read about that

anywhere. Or were you just being sarcastic ?

>I have a problem with ADHD being so intertwined with RLS.

>I suspect that ADHD is such a wide diagnostic net, it catches many of

>us with RLS too. To connect the two and assume that some treatment for

one

>will somehow treat the other is controversial to say the least.

I was tested for ADD, but I do not have it. I had only gotten about an

hour of sleep the night before, but even sleep deprived I was able

to pass the test. So I am living proof that not everyone with RLS has

ADD. But I do think the symptoms of sleep deprivation are very similar

to ADD, and the wriggling of RLS can certainly look like hyperactivity.

One of my closest friends just finished med school and is beginning

her residency as a child psychiatrist. I have discussed my theories

with her and she may be in a position soon to initiate research in this

area.

It will be interesting to see what she discovers.

Kate in Minnesota

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