Posted by linkadge on September 15, 2009, at 16:48:04
In reply to Re: meds + restless leg, posted by sowhysosad on September 15, 2009, at 11:45:45
>That's what I thought - and perhaps it improves >the quality of sleep too.
>I'm sure you're spot-on when you say >insufficient dopamine (in the substantia nigra >perhaps?) is the cause.
Yeah. It seems that RLS is on the rise. I never remember it being big say 10 years back. Perhaps its rise paralells the increase in SSRI use.
SSRI's can cause a host of 'bedtime' issues. Loss of interest/ability to have sex as well as insomnia and RLS.
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