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by bobkat49
Wed Aug 24, 2016 4:36 pm
Forum: Physical Treatments
Topic: CPAP
Replies: 36
Views: 20114

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...
by bobkat49
Wed Sep 18, 2013 10:50 am
Forum: Prescription Medications
Topic: Pramipexole and serious side effects
Replies: 239
Views: 38683

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 ...
by bobkat49
Fri Aug 30, 2013 10:03 pm
Forum: Prescription Medications
Topic: Pramipexole and serious side effects
Replies: 239
Views: 38683

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...
by bobkat49
Sun Oct 14, 2012 11:32 pm
Forum: General Topics: RLS
Topic: Organophosphates the cause of my fasciculations?
Replies: 3
Views: 756

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...
by bobkat49
Sat Oct 13, 2012 9:07 pm
Forum: General Topics: RLS
Topic: Organophosphates the cause of my fasciculations?
Replies: 3
Views: 756

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 ...
by bobkat49
Sun Sep 23, 2012 3:36 am
Forum: Just Joined?
Topic: Just joined, love this website
Replies: 6
Views: 1397

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...
by bobkat49
Sun Sep 23, 2012 3:27 am
Forum: Just Joined?
Topic: Just joined, love this website
Replies: 6
Views: 1397

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 ...
by bobkat49
Sun Sep 23, 2012 3:10 am
Forum: General Topics: RLS
Topic: Calf Fasciculations
Replies: 9
Views: 1637

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...
by bobkat49
Thu Sep 20, 2012 7:16 am
Forum: Just Joined?
Topic: Just joined, love this website
Replies: 6
Views: 1397

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...