Restless Leg Syndrome -- opinions?

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OK, I have had a doctor suggest I should be tested for Restless Leg

Syndrome. My wife had noticed that occasionally I " run " in my

sleep, and I happened to mention it to the doc, and he sort of

grabbed it and ran. He wants me to do a sleep study. This took me

by surprise, and I didn't really react to it at the time, but the

more I think of it, the more of a waste of time (and money!) it

seems. Anyone have any opinions either way?

I did ask him, so if I have it, how you treat it, and he reeled off

a list of a dozen or so drugs I didn't recognize, but they had those

patent drug names like roblotix, kumquatinol, etc that just make my

skin crawl. Maybe it's the side effects in those ads:

" If you suffer from Unspent Money Syndrome, ask your doctor if

toxakill is right for you. Side effects are generally mild, and

include indigestion, diarrhea, painful screaming death,

dismemberment, bankruptcy, an extra arm growing from your forehead,

bleeding from the eyeballs, and a tendency to confuse " rap "

with " music " . Do not take toxakill if you are currently pregnant,

plan to ever become pregnant, or if your mother was ever pregnant.

Patients who are taking nostraplug, lotapain, or gonadie should not

take toxakill without first naming their doctor as primary life

insurance beneficiary. Toxakill may cause patients who ingest

oxygenated hydrogen compounds to burst into flames; these usually

die down in a few minutes. "

Oops, went a little OT there. Anyway, the only drug I recognized

was Valium. For a bit I was tempted to say something along the

lines of, you know, of course they feel better, you gave them

Valium. But I didn't. Another missed opportunity to be a smarta**.

Anyway, opinions? My wife went ballistic when I told her. She said

something along the lines of, so you move your feet a little when

you sleep, big f(*&(ing deal. I have to say, I sort of agree. This

smells funny to me.

Thanks for replies...

-- prr