Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

Got ya! i hate having to be on any of it. Do you get the feeling when you go to the dr. that they are thinking that you are just an addict trying to get pain killers in any way that you can? That is how I feel. I have never taken any pain killers in my life except for when I had surgery 15 years ago...

Is really does not make any sence to me either. Why will no dr. take you because of you being on methadone? I'm not understanding that?

I really appreciate all of the information. I just hate to know that I have to even be on this crap. I'm only 35 years old and in order to have a normal life I have to take pain killers. It really plucks my nerve. I dread it everytime I go to the dr. because I feel like he is thinking in his mind th...

Yes I do have it at times during the day. it doesn't bother me during the day though becasue i can get up and move around. At night i just want to go to sleep and as you know it will not let you. Sometimes in the afternoon I will take another vicodin to get rid of the upset stomach and feeling bad. ...

Okay, I'm a bit worried that i'm addicted to Vicodin. I was just taking one 7.5 mg everynight and it worked like a charm then I was having to take another 1/2 in the middle of the night then I went to taking one before I went to bed and then another in the middle of the night. My problem now is that...

Thanks so much for your reply. Please let me know if there is anything you would like for me to ask him. I have told him about this web site and he said that he has been on it to read what people are having issues with and what is working for some. He has really done some home work. He even had two ...

Omg I know what you mean! I was so afraid that I was going to go see this guy and he was going to be a quack that would cause me to take more time off work and pay more copays to find a neuro dr. that has sence. A good dr. is hard to find anyway but a neuro dr. is even harder. If you have any questi...

I went to see my neuro dr. yesterday for the first time! I hit the jack pot. He is a wonderful dr. thank god. He had his practioner take his 4 appts behind mind and spent 1 1/2 hours in his office talking with me. He answered all of my questions and then some. He has agreed with me and the treatment...

Thanks for the info. I have armed myself with as much info as possible to bring into him tomorrow. I have purchased 3 book on rls and the treatment of rls and have flaged the pages that he will need to see to understand why I need what is working for me. I'm hoping that will help. If it doesn't I wi...

Thanks for the words of assurance. It is a very frustrating ordeal and I just want to get something that will take care of it. I will keep you updated on what goes on.

Well thank you very much for the info. I'm really trying to keep my mind through this but Its just so hard being tired all of the time. It keeps me from being the person that I am and the person that everyone expects me to be all of the time. I hope that this neuro dr will be a good one who will lis...

It seems I am one of the very lucky ones on this board because my Drs both agree that they would rather me take hydrocodone(pain med) than the other meds suggested for RLS. I have to go back to the Dr every 3 mos for refills, and am only given 30 pills per month, but that is ok with me! I also have...

Thanks so much for the info I will be sure to take that with me when I see the neuro dr. Why would an opioid work and the others not? Any idea?

Hello, I'm new to the family. I'm having a really hard time dealing with what my Dr is thinking is rls. I have an appt with a Neuro Dr. next wed. however, for the time being I have tried both RLS meds, tramadol (ultram), sleep aides, valium, and so on none have worked for me. I have been taking vica...

Hello, I'm new to the family. I'm having a really hard time dealing with what my Dr is thinking is rls. I have an appt with a Neuro Dr. next wed. however, for the time being I have tried both RLS meds, tramadol (ultram), sleep aides, valium, and so on none have worked for me. I have been taking vica...