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Periodic limb movements in sleep
by: Daniel on Wed, Oct 17 2007
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I have suffered significant fatigue for several years now. My mother suggested I get a sleep study to see if I have sleep apnea. I ended up coming out negative for sleep apnea but showed significant periodic limb movements in sleep which causes an average of nine mini-awakenings per hour and have absolutely no stage 3 or stage 4 sleep. My doctor has prescribed Requip for me. So far, my energy level feels a little better during the day. I’m currently on 1mg of Requip which I will be increasing by 1/2 mg over the next couple of weeks and will be taking 2mg for a month with another follow up with my doctor. I then plan on having another sleep study done to see if these sympoms will have improved at all with the Requip. I’m hoping for the best here.
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  • Periodic limb movements in sleep - by Daniel - (Wed, Oct 17 2007)
    I have suffered significant fatigue for several years now. My mother suggested I get a sleep study to see if I have sleep apnea. I ended up coming out negative for sleep apnea but showed significant periodic limb movements in sleep which causes an average of nine mini-awakenings per hour and have absolutely no stage 3 or stage 4 sleep. [more..]
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