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RLS and caffeine

by livingwith on Wed Aug 06, 2008 5:11 pm

I’m 64 years old. I’ve had Restless Leg Syndrome since 1985 but I didn’t know that others also had it or that there was a name for it.
About 8 months ago I discovered that if I ELIMINATE ALL CAFFEINE eg. coffee, tea, chocolate, coca cola I am mostly free from daytime symptoms of Restless Leg.
However, I recently had a sleep test and it was found that I also have periodic limb movements while I’m sleeping. My doctor is trying a tiny amount of Clonex before bedtime. Maybe...Read the full article