syptoms of sleep deprivation

[wadeheather]

I was recently diagnosed with RLS, PLMD and apnea. Upon diagnosis, my neurologist started me on Mirapex. I started at .25 mg nightly, but now am at .5.  My question is this: I had been having a lot of unexplained symptoms such as tremor, muscle twitching and jerking, tingling in my extremeties and severe eye pain and facial numbness. Migraine was ruled out. Since I started on the mirapex most of my symptoms have either gone away completely or greatly diminished. Could they have been simply caused by the sleep deprivation?

Thanks for your time.
Heather

[wadeheather]

I was given a CPAP machine, which I was finally able to fall asleep with after a couple of weeks, just gets ripped of shortly after I fall asleep (according to my husband).

So, all that being said, should I be worried about Parkinson's?

[Steven Y Park, MD]

It's possible. Sleep deprivation causes a generalized nervous system excitability which can manifest in various muscle twitches and spasms. Mirapex (which is also used for Parkinson's) acts in your central nervous system to control your nervous system problems. Did you ever treat your sleep apnea? And if so, how was it treated?