Common medications can provide symptomatic relief.
These drugs are generally administered following normal practice, but this should be modified through experience with individual patients. In many instances, placebo effects have not been ruled out. Several experimental drugs are also under investigation to determine if they can provide relief by affecting one or more basic pathophysiologic mechanisms. A return to restorative sleep can help reduce the impact of other symptoms such as arthralgias and myalgias. The possibility of sleep apnea or nocturnal myoclonus should not be overlooked.