My husband had RLS for years.I also noticed that he was having sleep apnea. I took him to our Dr. and told him and he ordered a sleep study. He has been using a CPap for over 10 years. It helped his RLS for quite a while. We found out when it started getting bad again that he has damaged nerves in his back and legs from arthritis in his spine. He has also developed restless arms and punches me on bad nights. But I guess what I am trying to say is not to give up. Work with your doctor. If he/she won't work with you, find a dr. who will. We have used pressure points in the feet, reflexology, massage, and even tanning helps his pain, so helps the RLS. He takes gabapentin too. He also doesn't drink caffeine after noon. So it's not a single thing that helps, it's a combination of things. But his RLS seems to be related to more than one thing too. So don't give up. We have more good nights than bad now.
My husband had RLS for years.I also noticed that he was having sleep apnea. I took him to our Dr. and told him and he ordered a sleep study. He has been using a CPap for over 10 years. It helped his RLS for quite a while. We found out when it started getting bad again that he has damaged nerves in his back and legs from arthritis in his spine. He has also developed restless arms and punches me on bad nights. But I guess what I am trying to say is not to give up. Work with your doctor. If he/she won't work with you, find a dr. who will. We have used pressure points in the feet, reflexology, massage, and even tanning helps his pain, so helps the RLS. He takes gabapentin too. He also doesn't drink caffeine after noon. So it's not a single thing that helps, it's a combination of things. But his RLS seems to be related to more than one thing too. So don't give up. We have more good nights than bad now.