For the first installment of the Sleep Unplugged Book Club, we will examine Andrew Spector's new book Navigating Life with Restless Legs Syndrome. This also marks a revisiting of the topic we covered in episode #13 (Restless Legs Syndrome: You Gotta Move). In this episode we will:Introduce Dr. Andrew Spector, a Duke University professor of neurology and restless legs expertUpdate and supplement information from episode #13 of this podcast about restless legs syndrome (RLS)Explore the role of iron in RLS and how to use ferritin and transferrin levels to guide potential therapiesTouch upon the idea that despite different causes of RLS, determining the precise reason why you have RLS may not be particularly essential for choosing therapiesList new treatment options that are not prescription medicationsReexamine difficulties and downsides to dopamine agonist therapiesCautiously look at the use of benzodiazepines and opioids in perhaps a new lightTouch upon other prescription medications that might be useful in the disorderMention the relationship between insomnia and RLSProduced by: Maeve WinterMore Twitter: @drchriswinter IG: @drchriwinter Threads: @drchriswinter Bluesky: @drchriswinter The Sleep Solution and The Rested Child Thanks for listening and sleep well!

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