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- Wed Aug 24, 2016 4:36 pm
- Forum: Physical Treatments
- Topic: CPAP
- Replies: 36
- Views: 23660
Re: CPAP
I just started with a C Pap machine, after being dianosed with sleep apnea. The doctor assures me that it will (at least partially) relieve my RLS! He says the two are related. (I would have never guessed that I had sleep apnea. Apparently the "profile" of being oveweight and old and havin...
- Wed Sep 18, 2013 10:50 am
- Forum: Prescription Medications
- Topic: Pramipexole and serious side effects
- Replies: 239
- Views: 43906
Re: Pramipexole and serious side effects
Thank you all for your answers to my question! I will share this information with my neurologist. (He is still in the process of diagnosing me. He is strongly suspicious that my exposure to household pesticides has caused the problem; but he also wants to rule out sub-acute thyroiditis, which I had ...
- Fri Aug 30, 2013 10:03 pm
- Forum: Prescription Medications
- Topic: Pramipexole and serious side effects
- Replies: 239
- Views: 43906
Re: Pramipexole and serious side effects
Wow, I didn't know there was a new recommendation for the maximum daily dose of Mirapex. Can you give me a source for this? I am already at this dose, and my doctor told me I could increase it to double that dose if needed. I need to inform him, but I'll need a medical source. Thanks! (I'm an RN, bu...
- Sun Oct 14, 2012 11:32 pm
- Forum: General Topics: RLS
- Topic: Organophosphates the cause of my fasciculations?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 810
Re: Organophosphates the cause of my fasciculations?
Thanks, Ann, for your opinion on this. I have found some information (online) that pesticides can cause muscle twitching. I am going to request a referral to a neurologist, where they will try to determine if I have any underlying pathology (including -- hopefully -- checking for organophosphates as...
- Sat Oct 13, 2012 9:07 pm
- Forum: General Topics: RLS
- Topic: Organophosphates the cause of my fasciculations?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 810
Organophosphates the cause of my fasciculations?
For the past few months, we have had an extra enthusiaastic Orkin man. He sprayed not only the baseboards (for spiders), but also directly on objects that we touch! (They spray every other month.) I am now wondering whether the product might be the cause of my fasciculations. (I now have them in my ...
- Sun Sep 23, 2012 3:36 am
- Forum: Just Joined?
- Topic: Just joined, love this website
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1496
Re: Just joined, love this website-- to badnights
Badnights, I just missed your reply (and can't figure out how to reply directly to yours). So I hope you read this. Thanks for your feedback! Yes, I have been prone to anemia all my life -- so it makes sense that low ferretin levels may be playing a major role in this. So I will make a ferritin leve...
- Sun Sep 23, 2012 3:27 am
- Forum: Just Joined?
- Topic: Just joined, love this website
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1496
Re: Just joined, love this website
Thanks, Views and Polar Bear! Your replies were most helpful: the clarification of terms; the advice re. ferratin levels; and how to use the search function (which I did and found very helpful). And you are correct, Views, that my fasciculations have always been my only symptom. I then move my legs ...
- Sun Sep 23, 2012 3:10 am
- Forum: General Topics: RLS
- Topic: Calf Fasciculations
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1799
Re: Calf Fasciculations
HI ExtremX. I am new to the discussion board, and as recommended by a moderator, I found your post via a search for "fasciculations". I am wondering how you are doing, 1 1/2 years after your last post. I've had fasciculations for the past 5 months, and even though now controlled with Mirap...
- Thu Sep 20, 2012 7:16 am
- Forum: Just Joined?
- Topic: Just joined, love this website
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1496
Just joined, love this website
I am 63 years old, and am a retired college professor. I have had RLS (undiagnosed) for about 20 years, but until recently, it was sporadic, so I didn't seek out medication. But in April (5 months ago), I began having it every night, and was only getting 3-4 hours of sleep a night. Then, in May, I h...