For decades, patients with restless legs syndrome (RLS) have been prescribed medications that, unbeknownst to them, were making their symptoms worse. Many doctors who have been prescribing these drugs are unaware that these treatments—primarily ropinirole and pramipexole—are exacerbating the condition. Thankfully, this is about to change. In September, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM)
The unexpected truth about restless legs syndrome treatments originally appeared in KevinMD.com.
