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- What is restless legs syndrome?
- Symptoms of restless legs syndrome
- Causes of restless legs syndrome
- Prevention of restless legs syndrome
- Risk factors for restless legs syndrome
- Complications of restless legs syndrome
- When to see a doctor about restless legs syndrome
- Diagnosis of restless legs syndrome
- Conventional treatment of restless legs syndrome
- Alternative/complementary treatment of restless legs syndrome
- Living with restless legs syndrome
- Caring for someone with restless legs syndrome
Complications of restless legs syndrome
There are no seriously major complications of restless legs syndrome, but severe symptoms can be very disruptive to a person's life and cause the following:
- Mood problems - consistent and prolonged sleep deprivation is a factor that can cause detrimental mood problems due to the tiredness and inability to rest properly from sleep deprivation. The longer and more severe the sleep deprivation, the more severe the mood problems, including anxiety symptoms and depression. Theses mood problems may need further treatment with medications, most commonly with anti-depressants, but alternative therapies can also be used
- Deep sleep deprivation - severe and continued restless legs syndrome symptoms can result in a severe lack of sleep which is especially worrisome if there is a deprivation of deep sleep, a time for the immune system to heal the body and rest adequately for proper functioning the next day. This has the effect of not only creating extreme tiredness, but also, even more importantly, reducing the function of the immune system, which cannot do its work properly during deep sleep. In addition to this, deep sleep deprivation can can affect concentration and memory and can affect one's ability to perform daily tasks properly, so it has a very wide ranging and almost debilitating effect
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< 5: risk factors 7: when to see a doctor > Last reviewed: 29 October 2007 || Last updated: 5 February 2009
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Disclaimer: This guide is not intended to be used for diagnostic or prescriptive purposes. For any treatment or diagnosis of illness, please see your doctor.
