Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

I no longer suffer (and I suffered terribly for 12 years) and so I let the membership know exactly how that came about.

Best wishes to all; I truly hope you find the relief you seek too.

Your questions are addressed in my first post above. I took oxycodone for 2 years, as much as 60 mg per day. It provided the euphoria and an addiction that was uncomfortable to break, but it never provided relief from the "electricity" or the powerful jerking of my limbs and abdominal musc...

1. "4 mg of Requip and 1 mg of Mirapex is a lot": Yes, it's enough for a horse. Made me very nauseous many times. After 2 years the requip dosage was reduced to 2 mg, still take 1 mg of mirapex. My symptoms were "that worse" before the heavy doses. Augmentation was investigated a...

I'm still afraid to believe it.... This is the first real relief I've had. Can't wipe the smile off my face!!!!
Jim

I joined the RLS site four years ago but this is my first post (I think). My RLS symptoms began 14 years ago when I was 51. My family doctor prescribed a couple of meds that had no effect, then prescribed Neurontin., That helped a lot, but my symptoms at that time were only the "creepy crawly&q...