Restless leg syndrome induces to thoughts of suicide

Restless leg syndrome is three times increases the risk of suicidal thoughts. Because of this syndrome people experience insomnia, which is an important factor in the grim mood.

Suffering from restless leg syndrome men are more likely to experience suicidal thoughts, according to researchers from Yale school of medicine in Connecticut. They think that it is a neurological disorder for which patients constantly moving my feet, almost three times as often causes people to seriously think about voluntary withdrawal from life. Previous studies have shown that people with disrupted sleep mode with great difficulty regulate emotions and are more likely to make impulsive decisions. The authors of this study admitted that they do not know why the syndrome causes people to think about suicide, but they believe that doctors need to more carefully monitor patients with this condition to intercept the development of negative trends.

Magicforum recalls that restless leg syndrome is a condition due to which patient feels a constant need to move legs due to very uncomfortable sensations which nothing can appease. The symptoms of this syndrome are the hardest migrated at night, when people should sit or lie in bed. As a result, many people are faced with severe insomnia. Science is known that chronic insomnia can trigger depression, followed often come and suicidal thoughts.

Us neurologists in the country to 10% of the population suffer from restless leg syndrome. They often prescribe drugs from the group of muscle relaxants and hypnotics to facilitate emerging symptoms However some effective cures for this syndrome, unfortunately, does not exist. (READ MORE)