Sleep Unplugged with Dr. Chris Winter
No holds barred, unscripted discussion on a wide range of sleep topics - from sleep disorders to current research and controversies in the field. No topic is off limits! Dr. Chris Winter is a clinician, a board certified neurologist and double boarded sleep specialist with 30 years of clinical experience. He is the author of The Sleep Solution and The Rested Child, and is a popular consultant and speaker, working for many professional sports teams. He is well known for his unique perspective and ability to demystify sleep, all of which he brings to Sleep Unplugged.
Sleep Unplugged with Dr. Chris Winter
#116 - Sleep Unplugged Book Club #1-Navigating Life With Restless Legs Syndrome: Bouncing 'Round the Room
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 expert
- Update 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 therapies
- Touch upon the idea that despite different causes of RLS, determining the precise reason why you have RLS may not be particularly essential for choosing therapies
- List new treatment options that are not prescription medications
- Reexamine difficulties and downsides to dopamine agonist therapies
- Cautiously look at the use of benzodiazepines and opioids in perhaps a new light
- Touch upon other prescription medications that might be useful in the disorder
- Mention the relationship between insomnia and RLS
Produced by: Maeve Winter
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