Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

I have using Kratom successfully for RLS for a year and a half. My big concern is the ongoing efforts to ban it. It has been banned in 5 states already. Not in Nevada, thank goodness. I bought several kilograms a year or so because of this worry. As much as I can tell, online sources say it is quit...

I was surprised at the suggestion to go cold turkey from 3.5mg. Yes, 4mg is the official max but those 'in the know' which includes Dr B, understand that Ropinerole/Requip should be 1mg max. Hence also surprised that my 3.5 mg Ropinerole was referred to as a moderate dose. Well, remember that ropin...

Rachel, Betty and Steve. Thanks so much for the kind comments.

Hooray!!! It is starting to look like I may have won the IV Iron Infusion Lottery!!! By that I mean that about 1/2 of people getting IV Iron have no improvement, 1/4 get some improvement, and 1/4 get complete resolution of symptoms. :D :D :D :D A nice little aside, it looks like my insurance company...

I have just recently joined this discussion board. I've suffered with RLS for over 12 years. I did have the sleep study a year ago this month...and yes it is working. I literally detest having to use it but it has helped immensely. I'm on the c-pap and oxygen. I also take gabapentin twice a day and...

Another provocative article. What I found most interesting is that HIP iron utilization was not related to hepcidin levels, increasing the possibility it could increase ferritin above 100.

Hmmm.. Tantalizing information in that article. The fact that the patients all had severe chronic kidney disease makes extrapolation to the normal-kidney group that most of us are in difficult. Also the paper said that ferritin in the IV group increased significantly compared to the oral group. Ferr...

Great news! I was able to reduce by about 55% after the second and third infusions. It just didn't last as long as I'd have hoped. Here is hoping yours does! Ann, do you know how fast your ferritin drops after the infusion? The IRLSSG paper recommends a ferritin at 8 weeks and 16 weeks post infusio...

I am now 3 weeks since finishing my Injectafer infusions. For the last week or so I have been doing well on 1/2 of my usual 0.0625mg pramipexole dose (1/4 of a 0.125mg tab). For the last few days I seem to have more energy in the day, but I had been fighting a nasty cold that was resolving about the...

rlsgal70 wrote:Has anyone here tried Iron Heme Polypeptide Tablet/Proferrin as an iron supplement. I read some articles which say that it works as well as Intravenous Iron Sucrose.

Do you have a link to the article?

I have no experience with this. I read the Wikipedia articles, and it appears to me that these react in the stomach and intestine to form the same iron ions that ferrous sulfate does. If so, then they are likely to cause less stomach upset than Ferrous sulfate, but also unlikely to get your blood fe...

That question was asked on the Reddit Kratom Forum. Apparently Kratom is legal in St Lucia. Since it is legal here, I think you can put it anywhere you want without any problem.

Not good to take continuously. How long can it be taken without a problem? Much safer for long term use (and more effective) is to use Miralax. OK to take Miralax with Iron Unfortunately, Miralax or anything similar is not available in my country Milk of magnesia can make your magnesium level go to...

Not good to take continuously. Much safer for long term use (and more effective) is to use Miralax. OK to take Miralax with Iron

Rachel, There is a disease called pheochromcytoma that causes these symptoms. Seems like a heart problem but is actually a hormone problem that causes hormones similar to adrenalin to be secreted. It can be cured with surgery. You should ask you doctor about it. It is diagnosed with blood and urine ...