Navigating Life with Restless Legs Syndrome [Paperback]

Navigating Life with Restless Legs Syndromeprovides an overview and evidence-based guidance on a condition that afflicts millions of people around the world, and their partners. Real patient scenarios and tips for caregivers and loved ones of people battling restless legs syndrome are interspersed throughout. This book serves as a comprehensive, yet approachable reference, on a complex condition that disrupts life, interrupts sleep, and leads to severe health problems for many.Navigating Life with Restless Legs Syndromeprovides an overview and evidence-based guidance on a condition that afflicts millions of people around the world and their loved ones.You will learn the most up-to-date treatment approaches to the disorder, the benefits of common medications used to treat RLS, as well as non-pharmacological options such as iron supplements and infusions, along with their potential side effects and long-term risks. RLS during pregnancy and breastfeeding, patients from rural or low-income communities with limited access to health care, and those with dementia, sleep apnea, and insomnia are among the special populations that are also addressed. Periodic limb movements of sleep are discussed to help distinguish between these and RLS. Real patient scenarios and tips for caregivers and loved ones of people battling restless legs syndrome are interspersed throughout. This book serves as a comprehensive yet approachable reference on a complex condition that disrupts life, interrupts sleep, and increases the risk of multiple health problems for so many people.About the Brain & Life? Books SeriesDedicationPrefaceChapter 1: What Is RLS?Chapter 2: Why Me?Chapter 3: What Causes RLS?Chapter 4: Consequences of RLSChapter 5: Iron TherapyChapter 6: Treating RLS Without Prescription DrugsChapter 7: Dopamine Agonists for RLSChapter 8: Gabapentinoids for RLSChapter 9: Opioids for RLSChapter 10: Benzodiazepines for RLSChapter 11: Additional Medications for RLSCló‡