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At 09:25 17/09/96 -0400, [log in to unmask] wrote: >I am the proud owner of yet another disease with no known cause or cure - and >a terrible record for effective treatment - RLS (restless legs syndrome). > That along with PD is enough to cause one to go bonkers. >I am able to cope with the PD...but I'm darned if >I can get a handle on treating RLS. >Does RLS cause insomnia? You can bet your boots on that. Hi Barb, I, too, have RLS along with Parkinson's - and they of curse (yes, I mean curse) result in sleep deprivation. What a winning combination - not! Some nights I feel like I'm up more than I'm down, and then the next day, I feel like I should be at the zombie jamboree. I take Sinemet, Clonazepam, and Amitriptyline at bedtime, and if I'm lucky, my legs won't insist on dancing the Lambada when the rest of my body just wants to sleep. Judith