The 2025 AASM guidelines recommend iron supplementation as the first-line treatment for RLS when ferritin levels are below 75 ng/mL. Dopamine agonists like ropinirole can reduce RLS symptoms but carry ...

What can you tell me about restless leg syndrome? Over the past year or so I’ve developed an uncontrollable urge to move my legs because of an annoying tingling sensation, and it’s keeping me awake at ...

Karla Dzienkowski’s daughter was 11 when she started coming into her mom’s room at night saying she couldn’t fall asleep because of a stabbing feeling in her legs. She had to walk to make it stop. The ...

Restless leg syndrome is a sleep and movement disorder that impacts many people in the United States alone. A recent population-based cohort study in the Republic of Korea found that having restless ...

When patients are being evaluated for sleep problems we ask if they have “creepy crawly” feelings in the legs with a strong urge to move them that make it difficult to fall asleep. Many patients ...

The NHS has warned that people who have a 'tingling' sensation may need to seek help from their GP. If you feel it at night ...

You’re desperately trying to doze off, but your legs didn’t get the memo—they’re achy and uncomfortable, and you feel like you can’t keep them still. If that sounds familiar, you may be dealing with ...

Restless legs syndrome (RLS) can sometimes affect the arms. When symptoms only occur in the arms, the condition is called restless arms syndrome (RAS). RAS is much less common. RLS in the arms may ...

Some evidence suggests that magnesium deficiency may contribute to restless leg syndrome (RLS). Therefore, taking magnesium supplements may help reduce RLS symptoms and improve sleep quality. A 2024 ...

A 65-year-old woman presents for an evaluation of fatigue, which she has had for at least the past 3 months. The medical assistant checks the patient in. She has normal vital signs. Her weight is the ...

Dear Savvy Senior, What can you tell me about restless leg syndrome? Over the past year or so I’ve developed an uncontrollable urge to move my legs because of an annoying tingling sensation, and it’s ...

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