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by Rustsmith
Sun Jun 02, 2024 2:32 am
Forum: Just Joined?
Topic: JUNE 2024 NEW MEMBERS
Replies: 1
Views: 67

Welcome to RestlessinTexas

Saturday, June 1 Welcome to RestlessinTexas, who has had RLS as long as she can remember. It was “growing pains” as a kid, then nighttime leg cramps during pregnancy. Now it is full blown RLS in menopause. She has terrible difficulty sleeping, and has been on ropinirole for a year and a half. She is...
by Rustsmith
Sat Jun 01, 2024 7:40 pm
Forum: General Topics: RLS
Topic: Urgent Care, rls and migraines
Replies: 1
Views: 45

Re: Urgent Care, rls and migraines

You really need to be under the care of a knowledgeable neurologist for those three conditions and not necessarily the same neurologist since migraines, RLS and lower back pain fall within three different sub-specialties of neurology. Urgent care may be able to help you with the migraine. There are ...
by Rustsmith
Sat Jun 01, 2024 2:56 am
Forum: Just Joined?
Topic: MAY 2024 - New Members
Replies: 21
Views: 959

Welcome to Ail

Friday, May 31 Welcome to Ail, who can’t sleep with RLS's severe symptoms Sleep is a primary problem for most of us with severe RLS. If your RLS is not under control, we may be able to offer some suggestions to discuss with your doctor on how to improve control of your RLS. All that you need to do i...
by Rustsmith
Thu May 30, 2024 3:23 pm
Forum: Just Joined?
Topic: MAY 2024 - New Members
Replies: 21
Views: 959

Welcome to missyh

Thursday, May 30

Welcome to

missyh, who is a member of the Foundation staff.

Welcome and we look forward to seeing you join in some of our discussions.
by Rustsmith
Thu May 30, 2024 3:14 pm
Forum: Just Joined?
Topic: MAY 2024 - New Members
Replies: 21
Views: 959

Welcome to Steve Wake

Thursday, May 30 Welcome to Steve Wake, who is 66. RLS and involuntary leg jerks have relentlessly hounded him for the past 27 years. It's not just the physical aspect, but the toll on his mood, personality, outlook on life, and positive mental attitude have been overwhelming. Then there is also the...
by Rustsmith
Mon May 27, 2024 4:11 pm
Forum: Just Joined?
Topic: MAY 2024 - New Members
Replies: 21
Views: 959

Welcome to knorman

Monday, May 27 Welcome to knorman, who has severe refractory RLS. knorman's symptoms started over 40 years ago and have escalated. It has profoundly impacted day to day living. Many of us here on the discussion board have severe, refractory RLS. If you have any questions about treatments or need sug...
by Rustsmith
Sat May 25, 2024 7:54 pm
Forum: Just Joined?
Topic: MAY 2024 - New Members
Replies: 21
Views: 959

Weclome to VVtory

Saturday, May 25 Welcome to VVtory, who has suffered for decades off and on, sometimes not just legs but arms or torso. Gabapentin helps right away but would rather find more holistic remedies. There are only a few non-pharmaceutical treatments that have shown good effectiveness. You can read more i...
by Rustsmith
Wed May 22, 2024 10:32 pm
Forum: Physical Treatments
Topic: Success
Replies: 1
Views: 157

Re: Success

One of the side effects of almost all anti-depressants (SSRI, SNRI and TCA) is restlessness that is either RLS or essentially the same thing as RLS. Whereas primary RLS is not something that can be cured, restlessness that occurs as a side effect of anti-depressant use or any of several other drugs ...
by Rustsmith
Sat May 18, 2024 3:55 am
Forum: Just Joined?
Topic: MAY 2024 - New Members
Replies: 21
Views: 959

Welcome to WebDemon

Friday, May 17

Welcome to

WebDemon, who was recently diagnosed with RLS but has suffered for quite a long time before getting diagnosed.

Many of us suffer for many years (decades) before being diagnosed. If you have any questions, feel free to post a message and we will try to answer it.
by Rustsmith
Thu May 16, 2024 2:23 pm
Forum: Just Joined?
Topic: MAY 2024 - New Members
Replies: 21
Views: 959

Welcome to kmquinn108

Tuesday, May 16 Welcome to kmquinn108, who has suffered from RLS for several years. kmquinn is off medications for now and is experimenting with alternative treatments. You can find lots of information about the few non-medication treatments that work and many that do not in our Non-Prescription and...
by Rustsmith
Tue May 14, 2024 2:11 pm
Forum: Just Joined?
Topic: MAY 2024 - New Members
Replies: 21
Views: 959

Welcome to SilviaC

Tuesday, May 14 Welcome to SilviaC, whose life partner suffers from this condition since 25 years (he’s turning 50 yo this year) and it’s getting worse, despite the medication he has been taking daily since one year. We are looking for more information in this syndrome and some alternative solutions...
by Rustsmith
Tue May 14, 2024 2:06 pm
Forum: Prescription Medications
Topic: Anyone Heard of Nedria Tomac Therapy?
Replies: 7
Views: 9219

Re: Anyone Heard of Nedria Tomac Therapy?

Dr Buchfuhrer in Los Angeles took part in the clinical trials of the device and would therefore be familiar with it.
by Rustsmith
Sun May 12, 2024 7:51 pm
Forum: Just Joined?
Topic: MAY 2024 - New Members
Replies: 21
Views: 959

Welcome to Lisamason50

Sunday, May 12 Welcome to Lisamason50, who wants to know what works for other people. You can get an idea of the things that everyone does by scanning our forums. You can also see the variety of treatments recommended by the experts by reading the document that the link in my signature points to. If...
by Rustsmith
Sun May 12, 2024 5:36 pm
Forum: Prescription Medications
Topic: Oxycodone
Replies: 18
Views: 8702

Re: Oxycodone

Not everyone experiences opioid alerting. I take methadone and gabapentin. The methadone causes alerting so I take it at lunchtime and then take the gabapentin at bedtime. By taking methadone at lunch, my alerting symptoms are gone by bedtime.
by Rustsmith
Sun May 12, 2024 5:34 pm
Forum: Just Joined?
Topic: MAY 2024 - New Members
Replies: 21
Views: 959

Welcome to Janny

Sunday, May 12 Welcome to Janny, who has had RLS since her early teens. It was a minor irritant until she reached her 40's when it became more troubling. She has tried every medication working with her RLS doctor. She now takes gabapentin and pramipexole. She dreads augmentation and going "cold turk...