Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

Well, I tried Dipyridamole. Not only did it not improve my symptoms but it increased my hyperawareness which made it even harder to sleep through my PLMS. That’s the opposite of what the study suggested, but I’m always in that rare group that has idiosyncratic reactions — the same thing happened to ...

I buy most things on Amazon and you can get crystallized ginger there. There’s one that people seem to love called Gin-gins and the company The Ginger People, makes several different forms of ginger candy. https://amzn.to/2KbZIl8 But you can also find ginger candy at most health food or grocery stor...

Ah yes, Ginger! And it comes in many forms...ginger ale, ginger tea, ginger candy, ginger essential oil

Joanie60, I’ve been throwing up from motion sickness my entire life. I can’t suggest any medications but a few things I’ve figured out over the years have helped improve the odds of keeping things down. 1)If you can keep yourself as cold as possible even to the point of discomfort. Something about b...

Barbeegee, There is a well respected RLS specialist many people on this board reference and see, Dr Buchfuhrer, and he specifies on his website that benzos are the “first class of medication to be considered for mild RLS/PLMD problems which occur only at bedtime/sleep and do not regularly impair sle...

My understanding is that most people are unaware of PLMS. But I semi wake up from many of my involuntary movements, attempt to go back to sleep and just as I cross over to sleep there’s another involuntary movement and I’m awake again although it’s not a full awakeness. This repeats for some time an...

I have PLMS, and I also have RLS that’s mostly under control. I’m hoping Dipyridamole will improve my
PLMS. I’m very aware of my PLMS from the moment I start nodding off until morning. It’s constant and disrupts my sleep.

Holland & Legsbestill, Thanks for the great feedback...I’m ready to start the experiment tonight at 50mg. I will just add it to my current regimen. The only medications I take are for RLS/PLMs. I had a sleep study at the most reputable hospital in the area and they diagnosed me as having PLMD (I...

Holland, so glad to hear you’re feeling better. Yes, he gave me a prescription for 50mg (I thank my lucky stars for him, he’s an amazing doctor). We know in the study the dosage started at 100mg but he’s concerned about my sensitivity so wants me to start low. I picked up my prescription today and n...

Holland & Legsbestill & anyone else, I hope your experiments with Dipyridamole are going well…I’m wondering if you’ve had any of the side effects associated with the use of this medication, and if so, did the side effect resolve over time? I spoke to my neurologist about Dipyridamole and he’...

When I was weaning myself off of lattes, I realized I needed something similiar so I could still achieve some feelings of comfort, so I switched to tea with milk. Had to be warm/hot and had to have some creaminess. Some good versions for nighttime are chamomile or lemon balm teas. There are lots of ...

2BassetMom (do you have basset hounds? cutest dogs!), I tried this product early on when symptoms first started and it did nothing for me. Interesting ingredients that Steve found and listed. I tried large amounts of Vit E and that worked for awhile but only during the time that my symptoms were ram...

Makes me happy to hear things like this...so Awesome!

I was put on thyroid medication (levothyroxine & liothyronine) many years ago and I thought it would solve all my health problems but it didn’t. My numbers got into the acceptable ranges and I still felt crummy (anxiety, daytime fatigue, weight gain, hair loss, etc) but my doctor (considered one...

Great article...showed the mainstream how RLS is one of those quiet illnesses that can affect anyone. Although I do feel a bit energy shamed by the guy that remodeled his basement during the night.