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Insomnia and Restless Leg Syndrome

What would you do to be able to sleep a full night, on your own accord, again?

What is it worth to you to be able to lay down in your bed and not have the feeling of “worms” crawling inside your legs?

These things, the Insomnia and the RLS, are symptoms of a problem that may just be in your head.

What I mean by that statement is that the cause of this may have it’s origin in your brain.

You see in your brain you have different areas such as the cortex, cerebellum and brain stem, the brain stem is made up of three areas, the Mesencephalon, Pons and Medulla.

When everything is working correctly, your Mesencephalon, which is the top part of the brain stem, is inhibited by the lower areas of the brain stem, the Pons and Medulla.

When there is a change in firing from the Ponto-Medullary area then we have what’s called “Dysinhibition” of the Midbrain/Mesencephalon.

When this occures you can have problems like RLS, Insomnia, Hypertension, Increased Heart Rate (Tachycardia), Migraines Headaches, Hyperhydrosis (increased sweating), indigestion and much more.

You see, this part of our Central Nervous System in where our life centers are at, regulatory centers for respiration, cardiac function and digestion.

This area is the place where, in mobster movies, the hit man shoots people. Yes, the back of the head at the base of the skull. You get instant death.

Even though we are not worried about hit men, this illustration was meant to show you how very important this part of the brain is.

So taking those pills to help you sleep is really not addressing the problem, and in reality may be causing more harm than good.

Here are some side effects of common sleep medicines….

Serious side effects of LUNESTA:

getting out of bed while not being fully awake and doing an activity you do not know you are doing.
abnormal thoughts and behavior. Symptoms include more outgoing or aggressive behavior than normal, confusion, agitation, hallucinations, worsening of depression, and suicidal thoughts or actions.
memory loss
anxiety
severe allergic reactions. Symptoms include swelling of the tongue or throat, trouble breathing, and nausea and vomiting.

Here are some comments from people that have had some “rare” reactions to Lunesta.

Serious side effects of AMBIEN:

depressed mood, thoughts of hurting yourself or suicide;
unusual thoughts, risk-taking behavior, decreased inhibitions, no fear of danger;
anxiety, aggression, feeling restless or agitated;
hallucinations, confusion, loss of personality.
AMNESIA
vivid or abnormal dreams

Serious side effects of Cymbalta:

mood or behavior changes
anxiety
panic attacks
trouble sleeping
feelings of impulsiveness
irritable
agitated
hostile
aggressive
restless
hyperactive (mentally or physically)
more depressed
decreased sex drive, impotence, or difficulty having an orgasm.
thoughts about SUICIDE or hurting yourself
nausea, stomach pain, low fever, loss of appetite, dark urine, clay-colored stools, jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes);
painful or difficult urination;
easy bruising or bleeding, nosebleeds;
black, bloody, or tarry stools;
very stiff (rigid) muscles, high fever, vomiting, diarrhea, sweating, fast or uneven heartbeats, tremors, overactive reflexes;
headache, trouble concentrating, memory problems, confusion, hallucinations; or
weakness, feeling unsteady, loss of coordination, fainting, seizure, shallow breathing or BREATHING THAT STOPS?!?

Do you really want to take something that may do any of this to you? Come on, these medicines effect your brain in such a terrible way as to make you want to kill yourself or just stop breathing? Give me a break!

Here at Pain Recovery and Neurology Center we use a cutting edge approach to these and other chronic, often times debilitating conditions.

Dr. Walter K Crooks has pioneered the DYNAMIC BRAIN BASED THERAPY system, drawing on Brain Based Therapy, a clinical, functional neurology protocol developed by Frederick Robert Carrick, DC, PhD, DACAN, DABCN, DACNB, DAAPM, FACCN, the country’s leading chiropractic neurologist and chiropractic’s only neurological fellow.

If you or someone you love suffers with Restless Leg Syndrome, Insomnia or other chronic condition listed on this website then fill out the form below so that we may send you more detailed information.

Don’t waste another day living like this!

We do not take all cases, we only take those cases that meet certain criteria and that we feel will respond to our treatment program.

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