Comments on: Is there a relationship between Parkinsons Disease and Restless Leg Syndrome? http://helpmetosleep.com/restless-leg-syndrome/is-there-a-relationship-between-parkinsons-disease-and-restless-leg-syndrome Answers to all of your questions about sleep. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:57:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: J http://helpmetosleep.com/restless-leg-syndrome/is-there-a-relationship-between-parkinsons-disease-and-restless-leg-syndrome/comment-page-1#comment-1451 J Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:21:47 +0000 http://helpmetosleep.com/restless-leg-syndrome/is-there-a-relationship-between-parkinsons-disease-and-restless-leg-syndrome#comment-1451 I am not aware of any specific ties, but since the meds approved for RLS are parkinson's drugs, I'd have to say yes. Interestingly, Parkinson's may be related to toxin exposure. The reason for this thinking is that nearly 50% of parkinson's patients can recall some exposure to various substances in their lifetime, and some substances affect the same area of the brain the parkinson's affects, resulting in movement disorders indistinguishable from parkinson's I am not aware of any specific ties, but since the meds approved for RLS are parkinson’s drugs, I’d have to say yes. Interestingly, Parkinson’s may be related to toxin exposure. The reason for this thinking is that nearly 50% of parkinson’s patients can recall some exposure to various substances in their lifetime, and some substances affect the same area of the brain the parkinson’s affects, resulting in movement disorders indistinguishable from parkinson’s

]]> By: aregitar_jake http://helpmetosleep.com/restless-leg-syndrome/is-there-a-relationship-between-parkinsons-disease-and-restless-leg-syndrome/comment-page-1#comment-1450 aregitar_jake Sat, 07 Mar 2009 00:51:17 +0000 http://helpmetosleep.com/restless-leg-syndrome/is-there-a-relationship-between-parkinsons-disease-and-restless-leg-syndrome#comment-1450 Yes my dad has restless leg Yes

my dad has restless leg

]]> By: huhwhereiami http://helpmetosleep.com/restless-leg-syndrome/is-there-a-relationship-between-parkinsons-disease-and-restless-leg-syndrome/comment-page-1#comment-1449 huhwhereiami Wed, 04 Mar 2009 23:08:43 +0000 http://helpmetosleep.com/restless-leg-syndrome/is-there-a-relationship-between-parkinsons-disease-and-restless-leg-syndrome#comment-1449 I don't know if this helps but I get rls when I eat too much sugar. A little is too much for me. I don’t know if this helps but I get rls when I eat too much sugar. A little is too much for me.

]]> By: valgal115 http://helpmetosleep.com/restless-leg-syndrome/is-there-a-relationship-between-parkinsons-disease-and-restless-leg-syndrome/comment-page-1#comment-1448 valgal115 Sun, 01 Mar 2009 23:09:46 +0000 http://helpmetosleep.com/restless-leg-syndrome/is-there-a-relationship-between-parkinsons-disease-and-restless-leg-syndrome#comment-1448 not that I am aware of not that I am aware of

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