Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

Beth, Everything I take is to try and find a balance between nuro fireworks and day to day function. Klonopin, even in low dosages, does not allow me to function at a acceptable level. Today I have a fairly good balance but there are always good days and bad days. RLS is a life wrecker without meds....

Beth, Being tired is and has been a normal part of my life for a lnog time. I start me day with meds and end it with meds, however I learned to accept it and structured my life round it. Every med has its pros and cons. For some reason clonazepam (Klonopin) has a major impact on my alertness and I c...

Good Morning Beth, It is a long story but here is the condensed version. By the late eighties I was suffering from sleep depervation and my treatment came from a bottle. Stopped that through faith. First sleep clinic in 1991 showed I woke myself up every 17 seconds and never reached RIM levels. Star...

I am a 25 year RLS sufferer. Been through the list and here is what I do today. Ropinrole: 2mg @ 8am, 12pm, 4pm & 8pm. Ropinrole: 4mg at bedtime Gabapentine: 600mg (option add'l 600mg) at bedtime. Consequence: Restricted driving & dampend alertness during day. RLS Events: Continue but not as...

All, I am the one that takes 12.0 mg of Ropinirole (Requip) every day and 300 mg of Gabapentin (Neurontin) at night. Based on my sleep study, I was waking myself up every 17 seconds and never reached Rem level. My RLS has been throughout the day and night as long as I care to remember. The Requip wo...

First, thanks for the feedback. We all seem to be in similar situations. Fortunately, or unfortunately, my neurologist also suffers from RLS. I have gotten off of Requip in the past and gone back to Mirapex. and even went cold turkey for a few days. For me, the Requip is the most effective. As for t...

This is my first post. I am a long time sufferer of of this crazy neurological disorder. During a sleep study I was waking myself up every 17 seconds and never reached REM 4. Sleep depravation is a normal part of my life. I have taken Mirapex, Sinemet, Klonopin, Requip, and Neurontin. The episodes a...