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Periodic limb movement disorder
Sleep Health | Last Active: Jul 8, 2025 | Replies (13)Comment receiving replies
I don’t want to disagree with you, but my neurologist informed me that RLS is caused by a neurological disorder, not psychological.
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As I understand it; RLS and PLMD are often related
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It can have several causes, from sleep apnea to pathogen activity to drug withdrawal. Some research suggests dopamine may be at play, or rather a paucity of it. I was offering that if one cannot put one's mind at rest, and in the absence of other causal diagnoses, this is a possibility.