[medical.sleep]

[wispfox]

I appear to be attempting to collect as many minor neurologic things as possible. I knew I had restless leg syndrome. I did _not_ know it was neurologic (although it makes sense, if I'd ever thought about it), nor that it was probably the reason for my sleep troubles, nor than there was something that could be done.

Now, I get to try a drug which increases my dopamine levels, taking it an hour before sleep. I will be _so_ happy if sleep stops being difficult for me! And it'd be nice if this also happens to make the times when my legs get crampy and make me limp stop happening (although I forgot to ask the doc if it was related or not).

(incidentally, I'm beginning to run out of major neurotransmitters to have fucked up. Seratonin and melatonin get hit in the winter, and apparently RLS is dopamine related. Yes, _thank you_, fucked up brain chemicals! Now stop it. ;)

edit: Huh. Ok, apparently melatonin isn't a neurotransmitter, and is just a hormone whose precursor is seratonin. Keep things straight very well, I don't.

Comments

[eisa.livejournal.com]

Yeah, know the feeling. (Ah the joys of discovering you had a childhood seizure disorder,and need meds that hit as many depression related chemicals as at all possible)

[wispfox.livejournal.com]

Yeah, was reading about that. Icky!

Interestingly, my mom thinks I had a childhood seizure disorder, too, but was never able to get it diagnosed.

Gotta wonder how much of my (and probably your!) various bits of weird neurology are related...