Symptoms Of Restless Leg Syndrome

Insomnia

Insomnia is a term used to characterize when an individual has problems with falling asleep or staying in a restful state of sleep. An individual is considered to have insomnia when they have sleep difficulties at a frequency of at least three times every week for at least three months. Restless leg syndrome can cause patients to have secondary insomnia because they constantly have the urge to move their legs, and this disrupts the process of falling asleep. An affected individual often wakes up in the morning and does not feel refreshed as they should. This lack of restful sleep can cause an affected individual to feel excessively sleepy during the day, be grumpy, have fatigue, experience memory problems, and have an inability to concentrate. The top two symptoms reported in restless leg syndrome patients are insomnia and sleep disturbances because they tend to disrupt an individual's everyday life the most.