• You have a strong and perhaps irresistible urge to move your legs. The need to move is often accompanied by uncomfortable sensations such as creeping, itching, pulling, creepy-crawly, tugging, or gnawing.
• Your RLS symptoms start or become worse when resting or relaxing. The longer you are resting, the greater the chance the symptoms will occur and the more severe they are likely to be. This includes the period during sleep.
• Your RLS symptoms get better when you move your legs. The relief can be complete or but generally starts soon after starting an activity. The relief persists as long as the motor activity continues.
• Your RLS symptoms worsen in the evening especially when you are lying down. Activities that bother you at night, but don't bother you during the day.

Of course, there are no specific laboratory tests available to diagnosis Restless Leg Syndrome. The diagnosis essentially relies on a good medical history and physical examination. Your doctor will probably ask you about your:

• past medical problems,
• family history,
• current medications (this includes over the counter, herbal and dietary supplements),
• sleeping patterns,
• and so forth.

If your history is suggestive of Restless Leg Syndrome, your doctor may order lab tests to rule out other conditions just to be sure. This will also support the RLS diagnosis. These tests should include ones for diabetes, anemia and renal dysfunction/failure. Electromyography and nerve conduction studies may be performed to check electrical activity in muscles and nerves. In some cases, sleep studies may be used.

Once your doctor confirms the diagnosis of Restless Leg Syndrome, then he/she can recommend an adequate course of treatment.