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by issuesman50
Fri Aug 29, 2014 12:35 pm
Forum: General Topics: RLS
Topic: Who is your favorite doctor?
Replies: 149
Views: 134476

Re: Who is your favorite doctor?

For those of you in the Chicago area, and specifically western suburbs, I finally found a Doctor who knows what she is doing. I highly recommend Dr. Kelly Gill of the Chicago Sleep Group with offices in Winfield and Naperville. She is a neurologist with research experience in WED. I have severe symp...
by issuesman50
Mon Feb 04, 2013 4:26 pm
Forum: Prescription Medications
Topic: Gabapentin Caused Severe RLS Symptons
Replies: 17
Views: 3329

Re: Gabapentin Caused Severe RLS Symptons

Hi - thanks for the replies. Actually, my doctor was going to gradually ease me off the Requip. I was still taking my Requip at the time I started the gamapentin, so I really think it was the gamapentin that caused my worsening symptoms. It was when I called and told him that the RLS syptoms were so...
by issuesman50
Thu Jan 31, 2013 9:57 pm
Forum: Prescription Medications
Topic: Gabapentin Caused Severe RLS Symptons
Replies: 17
Views: 3329

Gabapentin Caused Severe RLS Symptons

I have been on Requip for several years, but started having some augmentation. My DR recommended switching to Gabapentin. However, taking the gabapentin actually made my RLS worse and, in fact, I experienced the most severe symptoms ever when I started taking that drug. Have others had a similar bad...