Restless Legs Syndrome - RLS and Overactive Bladder Syndrome

Who wakes me at two - the bladder or the legs? Anyone who gets up several times a night is given a bladder diagnosis, because that is the obvious one. Whether they also get up because their legs will not let them lie still is asked by nobody. And the difference determines which prescription is right. This volume gives the four questions with which the two can be separated within a fortnight. It explains why the most widely prescribed bladder drugs belong to a family that appears on the list of substances known to worsen restless legs - and what the other bladder drug does differently. It also shows the most astonishing connection in the field: both complaints are treated with an electrical stimulus at the same nerve in the lower leg. And it covers the variant regularly taken for a bladder disorder. WHAT IS IN THE BOOK- Four questions that tell bladder and legs apart- From what point getting up at night is too often- Why sleep is poor even on the nights you do not need to go- Leg movements in sleep and their connection with passing water- The nerve in the lower leg: the most surprising connection in the field- Restless genitalia: the variant taken for a bladder disorder- Do bladder drugs make the legs restless, and what does mirabegron do differently?- Drinking, caffeine and the evening, and where the two sets of advice conflict WHO THIS BOOK IS FORFor people who get up several times a night and are not sure why, for patients with RLS and bladder symptoms at once, and for health professionals in urology and sleep medicine. ABOUT THE SERIESVolume 34 of 52 in the book series on restless legs syndrome, part 'RLS with Other Conditions'. Every volume can be read on its own. The statements in this volume rest on 197 professional sources, each one listed individually in the reference section.