Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

Wednesday, April 17 Welcome to Linda J, who has severe RLS and tried Horizant which helped for a time but faded, so she just started taking Ropinirole. She is in search of reliable information from people that have taken the full course and anecdotally if they are glad they did given all the risks. ...

Wednesday, April 17 Welcome to JoyTexan, who suffers every night with RLS and lose sleep. Both of those conditions are something that we all experience. If you would like us to make suggestions to help you get your RLS under better control, all that you need to do is to tell us about your current tr...

Wednesday, April 17

Welcome to

Darcj, who has RLS and it drives Darcj crazy!

Is your RLS being treated? Has your doctor checked your ferritin level and do you know the number?

If are interested and are willing to tell us more, we may be able to provide you with some help.

Wednesday, April 17 Welcome to jushe, who turned to a narcologist for a prescription of tranquilizers and pregabalin for a congenital severe form of restless legs syndrome. As a child, jushe's parents tied jushe's legs to the cradle. We are happy that you have found relief. Pregabalin is one of the ...

Wednesday, April 17 Welcome to Agw0006, who has suffered from RLS most of adult life. Agw is now 62 and was recently prescribed codeine due to the severe nature of Agw's symptoms. Agw personally refer to the condition as “restless body syndrome” because Agw also has the same sensations in the torso ...

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Congratulations for making it to Day 4 of no Requip. We have had other members of the board who grew weak at this point and took a pill just to get some relief. Glad to hear that your will is still standing strong. If you follow the normal progression, the fact that you were able to get some sleep a...

Friday, April 12 Welcome to Renalyn, whose anxiety level has gotten higher. So she is trying to find the right treatment. You can find all the recommended treatments for RLS in the document that the link in my signature points to. As for anxiety, gabapentin and Lyrica are often also used to treat th...

Friday, April 12 Welcome to Frostnow, who has leg cramps that are excruciating and thinks that they must be related to RLS. Cramping is not necessarily related to RLS although they do occur. To qualify as RLS, you must meet all five of the criteria described in the following link: https://gpcpd.heiw...

Tim, none of your posts have been removed (with the exception of the duplicate that you posted today). We do not remove posts for being offensive and if we did, you would receive a private message telling you what you did wrong so that you could revise your message. A problem that some encounter is ...

Has anyone on here with RLS/WED tried the Implantable Spinal Stimulator for RLS?

Write a private note to Debbluebird, I am fairly sure that she has the experience that you are looking for.

TIm, the numbers generally reported for RLS range from 5 to 15 percent of the population. The reason for such a wide range is that RLS occurs more frequently in those of northern European ancestry and "rarely" in Africa, so there is a question of what "population" you are referencing against. There ...

Monday, April 8 Welcome to dmalone8, whose RLS began in the mid 30s. dmalone is now 52 and has been using medication to help control RLS for about 7 years but is finding that RLS and the the loss of sleep it causes is have a bigger effect on life with age. Unfortunately, RLS tends to get worse with ...

Saturday, April 6 Welcome to Jules, whose RLS has affected sleep and increased migraines/vertigo which causes anxiety. Is your doctor treating your RLS and has (s)he done blood tests to check your ferritin levels? You might find that taking gabapentin or Lyrica would help with your sleep and possibl...

Saturday, April 6 Welcome to vegascurley, who needs help...vegas was on Neupro for about 10 years till the insurance company wont pay for the prescription. vegas hasn't been able to find anything that will help. If you check the document that the link in my signature points to, you will find all of ...