Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

I got them; they're great Need to have a battery charger tho' or you'll go broke....is the only drawback.

Totally feels soooooo good, just had to post.

Awwwww, I know u can't wait to have Lil' Jacob home and all 2 urself. So glad everyone did a gr8 job; esp. the new mommy ...Enjoy and Congrats.

I am going to ask my doctor these questions: My pharmacisti and all the other pharmacist chimed in and said that ERT can also cause Alopecia. Edit: even stress can cause it...my derm said no but who do you believe, dang! I am going to ask if he will lower the Estrogen and put me Wellbutrin. I still ...

Why don't you print out the Mayo Clinic algorithm, you can find it on some of the posters' signature. Take that and go to a walk in clinic. I'd probably try the old geezer again, maybe you can get a referral to a Rheumatologist or Neurologist. Good luck with that.

Get that Tramadol.......it has saved my brothers life. His RLS is the painful kind the is 24/7. Tramadol might be my next choice. Edit: skip that, I read below that it's an opiate?!? Wouldn't that mess you up with your job?

Good Morning and Thanks Ann

Edit: Where I'm confused is the fact that pushing on those tender TrP's actually does scratch that electrical itch in the bottom of my foot.

Edit: The new RLS med. completely got rid of the tender spot in my calf and the itch in my foot. So I guess you can have sore and ...

1. Sinemet 3-4 years Augmentation & side effects
2. Mirapex 5 years Augmentation & decreasing effectiveness
3. Neurontin 3 years Concurrent with Mirapex, ineffective
4. Ropinerole 2-3 years Severe augmentation & side effects

Off all meds for RLS/WED & PLMD for 1 year. Now use a TENS Unit for ...

Can someone give me a heads up on what I'm about to go through? Your experience? Any info will be helpful. I'm quitting cold turkey. I can't keep taking these pills for the rest of my life. Tonight will be night 3 without meds. I have sleeping pills to get me through my nights.
Yesterday I had ...

I hate the skin tenderness; I hate being patted on the back when ppl hug me. BUT "gentle hugs" to you Viewsaskew

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Beth...it is weird. (Oops! I meant Viewsaskew) We probably hear different names but are the same thing in a lot of cases which is confusing and weird.

Tend to respond oddly to medications - sometimes sensitive, sometimes takes a lot, sometimes get a paradoxical effect - never know what will happen

Get what I call sleep attacks, unrelated to food or sleep; no doctor has been able to figure them out


Edit: Are sleep attacks the same thing as ...

I see 3 of us have problems with TrP's.

I wonder if this is why I am having such a hard time logging on. Some days I can log on and then some days I can't.

yes, I criss-cross the tape "X" over each pad...lies flat and the edges touch completely. Only complaint I have is pulling on the peach fuzz though but no biggie.

Paper tape needs to be longer to adhere; particularly in peach fuzzy places like your lower back...but I myself do use a paper tape ...

Y'all, I use surgical tape. I have for the same TENS since 2006, lol!
No comments at how cheap I am either...we did this on the Ortho floor when I was in nursing because of sweaty patients.

Everything you ever tried......it might be enlightening for someone to see what a lot of us tried in the beginning, how WED progresses as well as our medication therapy. Edit: I had never heard of augmenting and to me it looks like Requip is the worst, idk..just interesting.