I saw my pdoc yesterday and explained to her that I was always waking up too early in the morning and only got about 4 to 4-1/2 hrs. of sleep a night and was always tired.

She asked me if I ever had a sleep study done and I said no. She said she wouldn't be surprised if I suffered from Restless Leg Syndrome. I asked her why and she said because so many of her BP patients have this.

I said, "OMG, my husband always tells me that I run in my sleep, and that I am always kicking the covers off of me at night.

She gave me a medication for it and I took the 1st pill last night and got about 7 solid hrs. of sleep. I am supposed to go up to 2 pills after a week, and then 3 pills after that. She told me that she is able to prescribe it because it is considered a psychiatric medication. I looked it up online and it is used for sexual problems with patients on SSRI's because it causes hypersexuality and has also been studied for BP Depression.

The generic name is pramipexole. The brand name starts with M, but I forgot what it was called.

So I am very hopeful about this medication.