Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

thankyou everyone for your input. last night i took 900mg at 7pm then another 900 at 9pm. i went to bed at 1030 feeling quite relaxed but have woken at 4am just as bad as ever. As soon as my doc is back from his break i will discuss it with him over the phone - i can't get an actual appt till May. I...

Just wondering if anyone knows what the max gaba that should be taken at any one time? I was taking 1200mg but that only worked for a few nights. i have bumped it up to 1800mg which certainly made me feel pretty relaxed altho my arms were still bad last night. i don't know whether i am perhaps makin...

oh u poor thing - u've been to hell and back lately. guess one good thing is that things can only get better from here.

hope ur sleeping peacefully - till 7am at least.

take care polar bear and stay away from black ice

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believe me mack it wasn't easy - i'm usually the same. however somehow i got thru!

hi thanks everyone for your comments. Just a couple of things....Zach i know that rls is a waking condition and my specialist knows that too. what he was looking for with the sleep study was plmd and sleep apnoea (sp?) but also to see just how restless my body was during sleep And what it showed was...

yeah thanks for that sojourner. I understand about needing to increase the dose i am taking - the specialist explained that all to me. The sleep study showed that I suffer greatly from PLMD and showed that i am never still as well as with the PLMD which i guess is why he names it as severe rls (as i...

well i never thought i'd see the day.... I went for a sleep study the other night which showed severe rls and moderate sleep apnoea. it was fascinating to watch the video of me 'sleeping' (the specialist says that i was never really deep asleep). no wonder my husband complains that i keep him awake!...

wow i can't believe how supportive you all are....thank you sooooo much! i have taken on board all that you have all said and maybe, hopefully, somehow we can all get thru this together.

Cheers everyone - i will keep u posted
Mardi

Thanks so much for all ur advice. Ann it's nice to know of other 'itchy' ppl out there - it really drives me insane and it is only when my rls kicks right in (which lately seems to be nightly and now creeping in to most of the day) I actually cause scarring on my arms. Zach thanks for ur knowledge o...

Thanks for ur help zach. i know a sleep study is probably useless but at least this doc is the australian rep for rls at forums in america so he understands what i'm going thru. i don't know whether it's different in australia or not but he is reluctant to prescribe any drugs until he can see what m...

I have suffered from rls for about 20 years now. whilst i have had periods where i have slept ok the last few months have been hell. i also have hyperthyroidism and my levels are not right at the moment (but working on it!). i'm wondering if maybe this has something to do with the severity i am expe...