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- Fri Apr 21, 2017 4:26 pm
- Forum: General Topics: RLS
- Topic: Advocacy
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2065
Advocacy
I just left Congressman Pat Tiberi’s office. I went with a personal letter explaining my experience with Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) and the RLS medical bulletin that I printed from the RLS.org website. I was able to speak with one of the Congressman’s representatives and explain my concerns about p...
- Sat Nov 05, 2016 6:41 am
- Forum: Prescription Medications
- Topic: RLS, Depression and Anti-depressants
- Replies: 88
- Views: 208204
Re: RLS, Depression and Anti-depressants
Since we are all different I hope my experience might help someone. I have been on 15 mg of buspar (Wellbutrin) 3 times a day for the last 8 weeks. I don't think it's an exaggeration to say it saved my life. I did not want to live, it helped very quickly and in my case my RLS got a bit better. The R...
- Sat Oct 15, 2016 10:22 pm
- Forum: Prescription Medications
- Topic: OxyContin, oxycodone and severe anxiety
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1868
Re: OxyContin, oxycodone and severe anxiety
Thanks madmom02!
- Fri Oct 14, 2016 6:47 pm
- Forum: Just Joined?
- Topic: Potassium! Potassium! Potassium!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2671
Re: Potassium! Potassium! Potassium!
Thanks Karl. I will definitely give this a try and let you know.
- Fri Oct 14, 2016 6:29 pm
- Forum: Prescription Medications
- Topic: OxyContin, oxycodone and severe anxiety
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1868
Re: OxyContin, oxycodone and severe anxiety
Madmom02, the symptoms I am referring to as anxiety was an awful feeling in my entire body that is hard to describe. Kind of like all my blood was ice chunks and it caused goosebumps and just a very weird and extremely unpleasant feeling. I just wanted to fall asleep forever. I did not have a racing...
- Tue Oct 11, 2016 1:25 pm
- Forum: Prescription Medications
- Topic: OxyContin, oxycodone and severe anxiety
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1868
OxyContin, oxycodone and severe anxiety
Can anyone help me with their experience? After augmenting from Mirapex I have severe RLS almost all day. Dr put me on Percocet. Worked for a while but everyday was so stressful trying to go as long as possible into the afternoon before taking one so that I did not need to take more than 4 each day....
- Sun Sep 18, 2016 3:02 am
- Forum: Just Joined?
- Topic: Good luck for many years. Now in the pits.
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3979
Re: Good luck for many years. Now in the pits.
Oh good grief!! Sorry, that was 1 mg of Mirapex 3 times a day. That's what I get for writing in the middle of the night!! Sorry for the confusion!!
- Sat Sep 17, 2016 9:33 am
- Forum: Just Joined?
- Topic: Good luck for many years. Now in the pits.
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3979
Re: Good luck for many years. Now in the pits.
Hi Shirleysguy, As you've seen many of have a little bit different reactions to our drugs. I will tell you mine. in about 2003 my Rls was bad enough to go to the doctor. She put me on ropinerol and I augmented in three weeks. I didn't know it was augmentation at that time, I just thought the drug di...
- Fri Sep 02, 2016 3:50 am
- Forum: General Topics: RLS
- Topic: What Severe RLS is Like
- Replies: 331
- Views: 49792
Re: What Severe RLS is Like
EeFall, I too have severe refractory RLS. Augmented from the dopamine agonists after 10 years. Have been working with my amazing doc and after many months of trying different drugs and dosing regimenes I am now doing very well on extended release oxyicontin 10 mg one at 11 a.m. and one at 10 p.m. I ...
- Tue Jul 05, 2016 3:58 am
- Forum: Prescription Medications
- Topic: Questions for anyone who's taken Methadone
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1385
Re: Questions for anyone who's taken Methadone
Rikku9: I could have written every word you did. "I can't express my gratitude to everyone on this board, thank you so much for taking the time to help and reply, it means a lot to me. The last month has been grim and the reality of how bad my RLS has gotten over the years has really been getti...