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- Sun Apr 09, 2017 12:46 am
- Forum: Prescription Medications
- Topic: Started Methadone
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2607
Re: Started Methadone
I am a 70 year old physician (retired). I had severe restless legs and either failed or augmented on gabapentin, codeine, ropinirole, mirapex, rotigotine patch. My doctor wanted to start me on methadone years ago, but I resisted, not wanting to go on a major opioid, even on my best responses to thes...
- Sun Apr 09, 2017 12:32 am
- Forum: Prescription Medications
- Topic: Opioid Survey - Please participate
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3172
Re: Opioid Survey - Please participate
hi--Tried to go to survey monkey but link in Night Walker did not work. So I went on the gen info email address to tell "my opioid story", asking them to refer it to Ms. Dzienkoowski. Didnt know if there were any other options. Has the survey been taken down? I got message that no such sur...
- Thu Jun 04, 2009 7:09 pm
- Forum: General Topics: RLS
- Topic: The problem with doctors
- Replies: 34
- Views: 7788
- Thu Jun 04, 2009 6:41 pm
- Forum: General Topics: RLS
- Topic: RLS IN THE CAR
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2768
RLS often tells me that I am getting too sleepy to drive--I tend to get this in my shoulders and neck--this is the only good thing RLS does for me. I might suggest a simple, non pharmaceutical thing that works for me--point the air conditioning vents directly at you and turn the temp down. this ofte...
- Thu Jun 04, 2009 6:36 pm
- Forum: General Topics: RLS
- Topic: What makes your RLS worse?
- Replies: 66
- Views: 21442
- Thu Jun 04, 2009 6:31 pm
- Forum: General Topics: RLS
- Topic: Ropinirole
- Replies: 5
- Views: 959
I had severe augmentation on ropinirole and stopped it for a long while. Recently, with the consent of my sleep doctor, if my RLS breaks through my usual regimen (Neurontin, codeine and trazodone), I have been taking 0.25 of ropinirole on an as needed basis. Though scientifically this drug should wo...
- Thu Jun 04, 2009 6:24 pm
- Forum: General Topics: RLS
- Topic: Fellow Rls sufferer, withdrawing from Requip, trying to cope
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3924
- Thu Jun 04, 2009 6:20 pm
- Forum: General Topics: RLS
- Topic: Serum Ferritin + Sleep Study
- Replies: 4
- Views: 611
My sleep doctor recently stopped my iron supplementation because my hemoglobin was high, and I was unable to get my ferritin above 60 despite taking supplements for two years. (I started at ferritin of 13). I wasnt sure the iron was helping my RLS but it has gotten much worse since I stopped. I have...
- Fri Oct 03, 2008 9:45 pm
- Forum: General Topics: RLS
- Topic: RLS caused by bacterial overgrowth in bowel?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1942
I showed the study to my internist, who prescribed a course of antibiotics and probiotics (not the same regimen as in the paper tho--I think due to insurance coverage issues). No effect, I'm afraid on my RLS, or bowel function. Havent checked Ferritin as yet to see if it has gone above 100, though. ...
- Fri Oct 03, 2008 9:37 pm
- Forum: General Topics: RLS
- Topic: Frustrated w/ Dr.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1437
Sorry, but the first half of my message somehow got cut off--In it I explained that I am a physician with RLS since childhood, which worsened suddenly when I turned 60, associated with iron deficiency. My sleep specialist started me on Iron and Requip. He did not include augmentation in his informed...
- Fri Oct 03, 2008 9:32 pm
- Forum: General Topics: RLS
- Topic: Frustrated w/ Dr.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1437
(slowly, but faster than I should have) pushed the dose up, finally getting good relief at 1mg. After about two weeks things got worse and worse, and I (without calling him) raised the dose to 2mg. I had terrible augmentation lasting about 4-6weeks after I stopped the drug. After this, he was reluct...
- Sat Aug 16, 2008 3:25 pm
- Forum: General Topics: RLS
- Topic: RLS caused by bacterial overgrowth in bowel?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1942
- Wed Jul 30, 2008 12:34 am
- Forum: General Topics: RLS
- Topic: RLS caused by bacterial overgrowth in bowel?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1942
- Mon Jul 28, 2008 9:29 pm
- Forum: General Topics: RLS
- Topic: RLS caused by bacterial overgrowth in bowel?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1942
- Mon Jul 28, 2008 8:57 pm
- Forum: Special Populations: Pediatric, Pregnancy, Secondary, etc.
- Topic: Migraine and RLS
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4786