Beware of restless legs syndrome during menopause”

　　According to reports, 43-year-old Ms. Chu often has trouble sleeping recently. She works more than ten hours a day and drinks coffee Keep your spirits up. But recently in the afternoon, she felt soreness, swelling, and itching in her calves on both sides. She got some relief after standing up and moving or rubbing a few times. The most painful thing for Ms. Chu is that at night sleep hour Soreness in the calf turns into tingling pain , and the whole leg was itching unbearably, but it looked like the leg skin But it's good.

Ms. Chu went to multiple departments for medical treatment and was suspected of arthritis, rheumatism, ischemia, etc. disease , was finally diagnosed as “restless legs syndrome”。

According to doctors, "restless legs syndrome" refers to indescribable limb discomfort in a resting state, which forces the limbs to move involuntarily. Its prevalence is about 10% and can occur at any age, but is more common in middle age. female . Although this disease is not rare, the rate of misdiagnosis and mistreatment is very high. Not only do patients don’t know which department to go to for treatment, but even many doctors don’t think of it as “restless legs syndrome.”

“The discomfort caused by "Restless Leg Syndrome" often seriously interferes with sleep. Since its main symptoms are in the legs, most patients, like Ms. Chu, mistakenly think it is a leg disease. Even a doctor, even a nerve Physicians, many do not deal with sleep disorders, nor do they recognize “restless legs syndrome”.

In fact, "Restless Legs Syndrome" is not a stubborn disease, and can usually be significantly improved through systematic treatment under the guidance of a specialist in neurology sleep disorders. In addition, patients should drink as little coffee-containing beverages as possible, quit smoking and drinking, and actively treat the primary disease. Supplementing iron, folic acid, vitamin B, vitamin E, etc. can help improve the patient's symptoms.