Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

Sorry for the slow reply. It's unfortunate that your body habituated to Horizant so quickly. A year doesn't seem like much time at all. Maybe I'll give magnesium powder a try. So far, the magnesium pills, taken 30-60 minutes before bedtime, aren't doing much to help sleep onset. I'm not sure how lon...

Niteflier, how is the pad working? My sleep doc wants me to consider. But this won't do anything for daytime RLS will it? And can you move it to sofa for early evening while trying... to sit and read or watch TV with spouse? Hi, PJMcCoy1! I'm not sure about relief for daytime RLS symptoms. The devi...

Joanie60, great question! I can't say how the Relaxis pad might affect one's bedmate since I sleep alone. I can tell you that my medium-sized pad (16x20 inches) takes up plenty of real estate, but if you share a king mattress you could contain the device to your half of the bed. The "intensity&...

I recently bought a Relaxis pad after a two week trial. So far, so good. I'm pleased to report I've been able to taper down my dosage of Requip and gabapentin and still get to sleep. I'm *hoping* that using the pad will help me quit my meds altogether, though the withdrawal symptoms have been unplea...