Since restless legs syndrome (RLS or) at least once in life, but experienced, probably all. It's not too painful, rather unpleasant condition disrupts sleep. Let's see: what are the causes and how you can get rid of it.
What is this syndrome?
RLS - is, as a rule, not an independent disease, but only symptom (one) accompanying sleeplessness. He appears in the background of endocrine or neuropsychiatric and other diseases. A person with this syndrome experience unpleasant periodically "itching and pulling" sensation in the lower extremities. As a result, he is unable to relax and fall asleep, and if you already asleep, then wakes up.
Discomfort is pushed afflicted searching method "repayment". Man trying to sleep, constantly changing the position of his body, covered with a blanket, then discards it, "Sucitu" feet, and then gets up and walks nervously, etc. But the more the movements he makes, the more nervous grows voltage. And the desire to sleep completely disappears.
Causes of RLS
Upon RLS may be the cause of insomnia and its investigation. Legs are concerned mostly patients over forty years with chronic diseases, which are also accompanied by problems with sleep at night. This is the case with diabetes, hypertension, painful joints and so on.
RLS is associated with a deficiency of iron, magnesium and vitamin B in the body. Often the syndrome occurs in pregnant women: almost 20% of cases, due to the changes that have occurred with the hormonal background. After birth, the signs of RLS in young mothers disappear by themselves (it is noted by doctors and mothers).
In healthy people with no hormonal, as well as other problems, restless leg syndrome can also occur. Then, its causes are most often:
- tonic beverages (including tea, coffee) when used in large quantities;
- permanent stress;
- exercise excessively.
Important: RLS can carry hereditary. It reflects the peculiarities of the nervous system family, which react to external stimuli seem.
Symptomatology of restless legs syndrome
RLS occurs is not always "right before bedtime," when a person is already lying in bed. Unpleasant pulling sensation, itching, and a different kind of "anxiety" in the legs can occur when the patient is sitting, if it is necessary in this case for a long time to maintain the same posture. For example, during a performance in a theater or on a long meeting.
The main symptoms of the syndrome described above are:
- sensation of itching, tautness in feet (by the way, can be in the hands);
- the need for the patient to "extinguish" There is a feeling some movement;
- strengthening the nervous and unpleasant sensations in the evening;
- sleep disturbances regularly or from time to time;
- afternoon lethargy, drowsiness (as a result of sleepless nights).
RLS treatment
The physician should first find out the exact cause of RLS in a patient appealed. And if the latter has a chronic disease that provokes a syndrome prescribe adequate treatment of the underlying disease. As recovery (remission period or establishment) Restless legs sensations usually go to "no", improving sleep, stabilizes the nervous system.
However, they often have RLS intrusive nature and it does not pass even after the elimination of the root causes. Then use drug therapy (in this case, the therapist prescribes drugs).
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