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by Pippen
Tue May 20, 2008 10:33 pm
Forum: General Topics: RLS
Topic: Caffeine Withdraw
Replies: 60
Views: 9605

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by Pippen
Tue May 13, 2008 3:33 am
Forum: General Topics: RLS
Topic: Caffeine Withdraw
Replies: 60
Views: 9605

I've been drinking diet Dr. Pepper like water for the past year. I knew I needed to break the habit before RLS but now it's definitely gotta go. I knew cold turkey wouldn't work but was helped was finding out exaclty what it was that I would miss the most and finding a substitute. It turned out it w...
by Pippen
Tue May 06, 2008 9:00 pm
Forum: Physical Treatments
Topic: Natural sedatives
Replies: 5
Views: 2952

I should say that I'm a newcomer to RLS so take anything I offer with that in mind. I have had good luck with Melatonin. My symptoms seem mild in comparison to what many are describing here so once I'm asleep they usually don't disrupt me. My chiropractor recommended a natural product called Min-Tra...
by Pippen
Wed Apr 30, 2008 10:48 am
Forum: Just Joined?
Topic: RLS triggered by blood pressure meds?
Replies: 9
Views: 1956

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome and your thoughts on this. Weighted blankets are blankets made of two realtively thin fabrics with some sort of BB's laminated in between. They're made for individuals with Sensory Integration Dysfunction who are helped by pressure. They come in various weights b...
by Pippen
Fri Apr 25, 2008 9:26 pm
Forum: Just Joined?
Topic: Me and my legs
Replies: 19
Views: 4451

The first time I had any symptoms it was just localized in one foot and she wasn't sure what was up. The second time I called and reported what was going on and didn't get a call back, which is why I will be pursuing it with my neurologist.
by Pippen
Fri Apr 25, 2008 3:53 am
Forum: Just Joined?
Topic: Me and my legs
Replies: 19
Views: 4451

Triggered by blood pressure meds a few weeks ago, age 46. Both legs and occasionally torso. I have the urge to get up and move around because it helps but no involuntary movement.
by Pippen
Thu Apr 24, 2008 7:44 pm
Forum: Just Joined?
Topic: RLS triggered by blood pressure meds?
Replies: 9
Views: 1956

Thank you all for your welcome and thoughts. Finding a direction to go in so soon after symptoms started has been helpful. It's left me creeped out thinking that a few weeks of meds could leave permanant neurological changes. I had a call into my neurologist and they just faxed an order to the lab f...
by Pippen
Tue Apr 22, 2008 11:09 am
Forum: Just Joined?
Topic: RLS triggered by blood pressure meds?
Replies: 9
Views: 1956

RLS triggered by blood pressure meds?

Hi everyone. Last week in a desperate moment I googled "creepy crawly legs" and was surprised at how closely my symptoms matched what was being described here. My story: In mid-January I started medication for high blood pressure. The first med was Cardizem, a calcium-channel blocker and e...