Medications for Restless Legs Syndrome (part 2) | General Advice and Treatment Plans

General advice and treatment plans for different types of restless legs syndrome. 00:00 Intro 0:33 Disclaimer 1:32 General advice non-meds 2:43 Things that worsen RLS 7:31 General advice meds 16:40 Treatment plans 18:09 Intermittent RLS 19:26 Chronic persistent RLS 20:45 Refractory and augmented RLS VIDEO LINKS RLS playlist:    • Restless Legs Syndrome   Insomnia hacks:    • Insomnia Hacks | Techniques for Inducing S...   REFERENCES Guo S, Huang J, Jiang H, Han C, Li J, Xu X, Zhang G, Lin Z, Xiong N, Wang T (2017) Restless Legs Syndrome: From Pathophysiology to Clinical Diagnosis and Management. Front Aging Neurosci. 2(9):171. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti... * Paulus W, Trenkwalder C (2006) Less is more: pathophysiology of dopaminergic-therapy-related augmentation in restless legs syndrome. Lancet Neurol. 5(10):878-86. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16987... Note from Jill: this is a very technical article, but interesting for those with a scientific background who would like to know more about the biology of RLS. Not free to access unfortunately. * Silber MH, Becker PM, Buchfuhrer MJ, Earley CJ, Ondo WG, Walters AS, Winkelman JW (2018) Scientific and Medical Advisory Board, Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation. The Appropriate Use of Opioids in the Treatment of Refractory Restless Legs Syndrome. Mayo Clin Proc. 93(1):59-67. https://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org... * Silber MH, Buchfuhrer MJ, Earley CJ, Koo BB, Manconi M, Winkelman JW (2021) Scientific and Medical Advisory Board of the Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation. The Management of Restless Legs Syndrome: An Updated Algorithm. Mayo Clin Proc. 96(7):1921-1937. https://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org... Note from Jill: this is a guide to treating RLS for clinicians, but it's fairly easy for the layman to understand, and free to access. If you'd like to learn more about RLS, I'd recommend this article. It's a good one to share with your GP/PCP too. * Tang M, Sun Q, Zhang Y, Li H, Wang D, Wang Y, Wang Z (2023) Circadian rhythm in restless legs syndrome. Front Neurol. 14:1105463. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti... * Trenkwalder, C., Allen, R., Högl, B., Clemens, S., Patton, S., Schormair, B. and Winkelmann, J., (2018) Comorbidities, treatment, and pathophysiology in restless legs syndrome. The Lancet Neurology, 17(11):994-1005. https://www.thelancet.com/article/S14... * Vlasie, A., Trifu, S.C., Lupuleac, C., Kohn, B., & Cristea, M.B. (2022). Restless legs syndrome: An overview of pathophysiology, comorbidities and therapeutic approaches (Review). Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 23, 185. https://www.spandidos-publications.co... * Winkelman JW (2022) Treating Severe Refractory and Augmented Restless Legs Syndrome. Chest. 162(3):693-700. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science... Copyright Arrow PNGs by Vecteezy "https://www.vecteezy.com/free-png/arrow"