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I was planning on going to bed early tonight, but I had to get up again. Restless legs again. I mentioned it a while back. It's gotten bad in the past few weeks, where I thankfully hadn't had it in a year or more. What is it? Restless Leg Syndrome
It's not too bad for me, only happens occasionally, usually when either trying to fall asleep or watching a movie. When it comes on, I have to move my legs and keep them moving. Sometimes I'll just stand for a while, or squatting helps too. But neither make it actually go away, doing so merely temporarily lessens the restless sensation. Distractions help too - keeping busy, keeping it out of mind is a major help. My diet does change a bit during winter break, so I wonder if that's why it's become annoying lately.
Since I'm divulging medical problems, my other problem is one that for many years I was unable to describe properly. Now, thanks to the internet, I've found it has a name. "Scintillating scotoma". Sounds exciting, eh? It first happened to me when I was in junior high school, and I've had it ever since. I can go weeks or months without having one, but often they come in pairs or several times in the space of a few days. Basically it's a symptom of a migraine headache, but I don't usually get the headache itself. Therefore the condition is little more than an annoyance, and it does impair my vision for about 30 minutes. This website has a description, and a remarkably accurate little cartoon animation showing what it "looks like".
Thankfully, that's about the extent of my health problems. Although I'm fairly certain I'm hypoglycaemic too, but I have no official diagnosis and I'm used to it anyway.
Wasn't that marvelous?
It's not too bad for me, only happens occasionally, usually when either trying to fall asleep or watching a movie. When it comes on, I have to move my legs and keep them moving. Sometimes I'll just stand for a while, or squatting helps too. But neither make it actually go away, doing so merely temporarily lessens the restless sensation. Distractions help too - keeping busy, keeping it out of mind is a major help. My diet does change a bit during winter break, so I wonder if that's why it's become annoying lately.
Since I'm divulging medical problems, my other problem is one that for many years I was unable to describe properly. Now, thanks to the internet, I've found it has a name. "Scintillating scotoma". Sounds exciting, eh? It first happened to me when I was in junior high school, and I've had it ever since. I can go weeks or months without having one, but often they come in pairs or several times in the space of a few days. Basically it's a symptom of a migraine headache, but I don't usually get the headache itself. Therefore the condition is little more than an annoyance, and it does impair my vision for about 30 minutes. This website has a description, and a remarkably accurate little cartoon animation showing what it "looks like".
Thankfully, that's about the extent of my health problems. Although I'm fairly certain I'm hypoglycaemic too, but I have no official diagnosis and I'm used to it anyway.
Wasn't that marvelous?