Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

i’m finding thst my old stand-by for calm when I get up at night now not such a good thing. My comfort drink at least once a night, has been hot chocolate made with whole milk & Hershey’s Syrup. Decadent, I know! I think I may be having issues with Dairy. So I need some ideas to replace my hot c...

I'll try Calm Legs if I can find it. I was hoping to just pick some up but the 3 stores I checked in were out. My local pharmacy can probably order it in. (yes, Yawny, I we have 2 basset hounds, Maggie & Matilda. The funniest dogs ever!)

I was looking through the notes from my visit to Scripps and found Calm Legs written at the top of a page. I remember my doctor mentioning this-over-the counter pill and that it might help. I had forgotten all about it until today. So my question is; has anyone tried this? I plan to pick up a bottle...

Joanie, Thanks for the encouraging word. I am in the 6-8 hour cycle is-it-time yet circle. If I go every 6 hours I run out of pills (why bother putting that time on?) 8 hours finds my legs dancing and back hurting. I'm hoping I'll get a chance to try the ER oxycodone.

It's time for another refill on my oxycodone. I learned my lesson last month and I messaged my PA a week plus one day with the request. I mentioned the reaction I was experiencing on Requip, anxiety, and let her know that I stopped it because the anxiety was harder to deal with than the RLS. I also ...

After visiting a quality care center in February, I have been taking .25mg of Ropinirole nightly. I had traveled to La Jolla to see a doctor at Scripps Medical Center. I told him about augmenting on dopamine agonists and he prescribed Ropinirole. He says it is a gentler d.a, I took it for 30 days an...

Sounds intriguing!

I hear you! I'll use half the bottle so at least the family will know I tried.

If I had a nickel for every item that people have given me to try I could maybe buy a milkshake which would make me feel better lol. People care and want to help but golly it gets old. My daughter and husband get excited every time I receive something. I understand but it's hard to explain to others...

Last week a friend gave me a spray bottle of Ancient Minerals Magnesium Oil. I was wondering if anyone here has used this with any success. I visited their website for usage directions etc. I've tried it but it may be too early to tell if it will be effective. I already take extra magnesium daily an...

I don't have hyperarousal. I am exhausted during the day from lack of sleep. I wish I could be more active and alert. I try to maintain a schedule of sorts but usually I'm napping off and on.

I found Longmire on Netflix during my dancing legs time in the wee hours of the morning. I was going to check it out but fell asleep, YAY!, and went on up to bed. I believe it takes place in Wyoming? We love Wyoming and drive through that state when we go to visit kids in Colorado. It should be good!

Synthroid medication is definitely effective, so I disagree that it is pointless. I have no thyroid and wouldn't be functioning much less alive if it wasn't. The consistency angle is a good one. I usually drink a cup of coffee after taking my Synthroid in the morning. When I first went on this med I...

I have been on Synthroid since 2004 when I had my thyroid removed due to cancer. I take it in the morning on an empty stomach and wait from 1/2 to 1 hour before eating. I am not given the optimum dose because too much could cause any cancer cells that would be left to grow. I have always had low ene...

So glad that Shetland has a new series! My husband and I loved watching it. I don't need subtitles because I grew up listening to my Grandpa Frickleton talking. He came over to the US when he was 19. He kept his brogue until he died at age 88.