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Answer: It  began about 1998,  when I  still  lived  with  my  family  as  a  graphic artist
and photographer  in  Florida, USA. It  was  there  that  various  symptoms consistent
with RLS began randomly occurring. At that time, I had no idea what was going on, only
that something physically was changing, and it was not at all pleasant.
 

Answer: I  had  developed  most  all  of  the  typical symptoms of this illness. This was
finally confirmed by  the  medical  community, as  evidenced  by  the certificates below.

When I took dopamine or dopamine agonists for treatment, I experienced  some relief,
but it was usually of a  fleeting  nature.  The  dopamine  reaction  further  reinforced  the
obvious - I had the Restless-Legs-Syndrome,  or  more  appropriately:  It had me !

  Here are 2 independant medical certificates, that confirms the RLS-diagnosis:
 

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Answer: One of the things I did early on, ended up being very helpful. I am not sure if I
really knew why at the beginning, but it was really  helpful in  analyzing  the progression
and effectiveness of any attempted cures.I explored the internet from beginning to end,
and talked to everyone I could.

Finally my persistence paid off. It  ended up that a  natural and  holistic healer who was
actually in my circle of friends all along, held the key. It goes without saying that after all
these years of suffering and dead ends, I was skeptical  of  everything. However, I was
also desperate, so every possible solution was worth trying. 

I thought, somewhere there  must  be  an  answer  that  did  not  involve drugs. Yes, the 
doctors may have suggested  dopamine and other  stuff.  However  I had  no desire to
replace one problem with a new one.
The side  effects  are already  known: nausea and dizziness, and the lesser publicized
tendency towards compulsiveness in eating, gambling and sexual habits.
 

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Answer: I  have had  this illness from about 1998 until June 2007, with all the typical
symptoms like twitching, sharp pain,  pressing  pains etc.
The primary are that was affected was my feet, but  it  would peridically involve every-
thing up  to  my  knees.  The  problem   became  most   acute  when I was lying down
either on a bed or a  sofa.  It goes without  saying  that  this was usually a time when I
desired  some  rest, and  absolutely  the  worst  time  to  have an encounter with RLS.
 

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Answer: I can speculate, but have no precise answer for this. Certainly I was exploring
uncharted territory. I was not following an existing road map.  It was more like I had a lot
of people telling me different ways to get someplace, but it would  be  up  to  me  to get
there.  The  bottom  line is that I eventually found a path that took me to that place where
RLS no longer affects my life.
 

Answer: There really is no describing the euphoric feeling !  It is really gigantic !!!
I think  that  over time one begins to accept any prolonged situation as their new reality.
That does not mean that it is a willing acceptance, but rather a resignation that the way 
things were is gone forever.
The longer  a  situation  persists,  the more this new acceptance becomes established.
Obviously, this results in depression for many people and I must admit that I also heard
it knocking on my door. 
The  simple ability  to get a good nights sleep without  interruption; to  go through a day
without the piercing, itching and other pains;  to  actually  be awake throughout  the day
and not have your conscious  moments  clouded  by  depression,  suddenly  seems  so
incredible. But  they  are  only  incredible  because  you have  not lived a normal life but
rather the painful life of a RLS-victim.
 

Answer: I believe that many people are suffering from this  illness  for  a long  time, so
they can hardly picture their life without the  painful  RLS and also lost the belief that the
disease is curable.
On top of this, the "modern medicine" actually didn't  succeed  to  find  any  final  curing
remedies. Until today, to my knowledge, only pain - and relief means are on the market,
that has to be taken day by day, night by night. But nothing, that  heals  the RLS durably
and finally.

However, "my method" shows that  it works if only one  really  wants and doesn't resign,
because I am still  RLS - free until  today and it never ! returned again. Since  my
cure more than three years now  passed by, painlessly and medicament-free.

Last update: September 2010
 

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