🎙️ Episode 29: Restless Leg SOS: Gabapentin and Friends to the Rescue

20/04/2025 3 min Temporada 1 Episodio 29
🎙️ Episode 29: Restless Leg SOS: Gabapentin and Friends to the Rescue

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Send us a text🧠 Problem:RLS causes chronic sleep disruption, often worsens in hospital or peri-op settings.💊 Management:First-line: Gabapentin or Pregabalin (per American Academy of Sleep Medicine).Avoid long-term dopamine agonists — cause augmentation and impulse control disorders.🩸 Bonus Tip:Check ferritin — keep it >75 ng/mL.Oral or IV iron can help symptom control.🧩 Clinical Takeaway:Treat aggressively; it’s more than “just annoying.”Avoid benzos and older agents unless no better option.

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