Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation Blog

March 21, 2024 Meet the RLS Foundation's Newest Team Member! By Adrianna Colucci, RLS Foundation Communications Coordinator Anjana Ganesh is a senior at the University of Texas at Austin (UT). She recently joined the RLS Foundation as an intern for the remainder of her senior year. In her free time, she enjoys reading, dancing and taking walks around...

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March 14, 2024 The American Academy of Sleep Medicine Invites Public Comment By Adrianna Colucci, RLS Foundation Administrative Assistant The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) is inviting public comment through April 9th on the newly drafted clinical practice guidelines and systematic review of the Treatment of Restless Legs Syndrome and Periodic Limb Movement Disorder. These new guidelines...

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DATE, March 1, 2024 Dopamine Medications and Impulse Control Disorders By Stephen Smith, PE Stephen Smith has been an RLS Foundation Discussion Board moderator and RLS Foundation member since 2013. Dopaminergic medications (such as carbidopa/ levodopa, pramipexole, ropinirole and rotigotine) are frequently prescribed to treat RLS. Doctors often – though not universally – warn patients receiving the drugs...

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