RLS
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Flavors of RLS
iVIllage
Your treatment options depend on whether you have primary or secondary RLS. Primary RLS can last a lifetime, while secondary RLS can resolve.
Treating symptoms
Healthwise
Describes treating mild and not so mild RLS symptoms.
Selecting a treatment
NYU Medical School
There are lots of treatments to choose from - learn why your doctor may pick one over another.
Treatment options during pregnancy
RLS Foundation
Learn how pregnancy can affect RLS symptoms and treatments.
Though a bit technical, the section on advantages and disadvantages of RLS medications is worth discussing with your doctor.
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Keep a sleep diary
Healthwise
Recording your sleep patterns and disturbances may help your doctor diagnose RLS.
RLS affects people throughout the world. Find out about international research efforts and read about RLS in different languages by following the links on this page.
Tapping your toes
Help Guide
Toe tapping while sitting can be a sign of RLS. Learn more about symptoms from this easy-to-read web page.
Creepy crawly syndrome
Talk About Sleep
Describes symptoms of RLS and treatment options. Exercise can help, but it depends when you do it.
Periodic limb movement disorder
Sleep Channel
Periodic limb movement disorder often occurs with RLS, but the two are distinct syndromes. You won't sleep through RLS.
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RLS fact sheet
RLS Foundation
Includes tips on coping, identifying a physician and finding support groups.
How to cope
Mayo Clinic
A good resource for symptoms and treatment information, this article also tells you how to live your life with RLS.
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Risks and triggers
NHLBI
Causes of RLS are still a moving target, but understanding risks and triggers can help identify treatments.
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Find answers here
RLS Australia
Good overview of RLS symptoms, causes and treatments presented in a question-and-answer format. Includes a discussion of self-help strategies.
Iron and RLS
National Sleep Foundation
Some brain cells in RLS patients have less iron. Learn more about the biology of RLS and interesting RLS statistics.

