Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

Hmm, interesting. I was just thinking mrobbie had been taking it for months now, so the tiredness was not likely to change. I had no idea a body could take a whole year to get used to a drug. Learn something new every ... well, every week or so... Your reaction time is very short for ropinirole. Yo...

The drug makes me tired soon after I take it. My symptoms act up for me usually around 7:30-8:00 PM when I start gettign tired. If I take the drug then, I get really tired around 8:30 to where I'll fall asleep, before I'd like to which is usually around 10:30. While in bed, I have no symptoms, lucki...

Thanks for the reply Polar Bear. I have not had my iron checked. Looks like I need to add that to my "to do list". As far as the coffee table, cool idea. Not too practical for me, though. Like I said, luckily for me - I don't have to deal with this all the time at work, just some spouts wh...

I was presribed ropinoral last fall by my GP. It works but it makes me very tired...especially if I have a beer or two.

Anyone else experience this? Any way around this?

thanks
-M

This is my first post. Thanks for a great website. I have had RLS for over 10 years, recently it seems to be getting worse (with age). How do you deal with RLS during the day? I work at an office and sit a lot at a desk throughout the day....most of the time, if I do streches where I bend over and t...