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- Sat Apr 07, 2018 12:25 pm
- Forum: Prescription Medications
- Topic: Attempting to get off Ropinirole - again
- Replies: 326
- Views: 56117
Attempting to get off Ropinirole - again
Hello all: I reached out in the fall because I was making an attempt to get off Ropinirole for the first time in over 17 years. Needless to say, I was not successful. I was able to reduce the ropinirole from 3-4 mgs per day with awful symptoms to 1 mg combined with Horizant using opioids during the ...
- Thu Dec 14, 2017 4:52 pm
- Forum: Augmentation
- Topic: Moving from Ropinirole to Horizant
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4755
Re: Moving from Ropinirole to Horizant
Thank you for your reply! I guess I meant to say dependent on the oxycodone as it is currently the only drug that seems to works with the Horizant. I feel good that I am down to .5 mgs. of ropinirole as I have never taken this little (over 15 years) and was up to 3 or 4 mg just this past summer. I a...
- Tue Dec 12, 2017 12:36 pm
- Forum: Augmentation
- Topic: Moving from Ropinirole to Horizant
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4755
Re: Moving from Ropinirole to Horizant - didn't go well
Thank you for your reply. Things didn't go as planned - as soon as I stopped the Oxycodone, my RLS symptoms increased again and I wound up taking more ropinirole to combat the symptoms. I am now wondering if the Horizant will even work for me. My doctor says we won't know until I am completely off t...
- Mon Nov 13, 2017 1:41 pm
- Forum: Augmentation
- Topic: Moving from Ropinirole to Horizant
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4755
Moving from Ropinirole to Horizant
Hello All: I am fairly new to the site and wanted to outline my process of getting off the Ropinirole and moving to Horizant. I purposefully went to a practice in Philadelphia that is listed on this site, but not the specific doctor as it was a long wait to see her. I am now one week into my second ...
- Tue Sep 26, 2017 9:58 am
- Forum: Just Joined?
- Topic: Hello - I am new to the site. Horizant Question
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2840
Re: Hello - I am new to the site. Horizant Question
Thank you for all of your wonderful support and suggestions. I am currently taking 3 mg of Ropinirole and often have to take another .5 or 1 mg because of the increased symptoms. (One night a few weeks ago I took almost 6 mg because I was being driven crazy - and I paid dearly for that the next day....
- Sat Sep 23, 2017 9:25 pm
- Forum: Just Joined?
- Topic: Hello - I am new to the site. Horizant Question
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2840
Re: Hello - I am new to the site. Horizant Question
Steve: Thank you so much. I was a little concerned when my doctor did not offer an Opioid or other strong sleep medication as an option when I attempt to taper down and off the Ropinorole. The mere thought of having night after night of symptoms is terrifying as I would be truly unable to even lay d...
- Sat Sep 23, 2017 1:14 pm
- Forum: Just Joined?
- Topic: Hello - I am new to the site. Horizant Question
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2840
Hello - I am new to the site. Horizant Question
Hello All: I am new to this site and have had RLS going back as far as I can remember but have been on Ropinorole for over 15 years. My symptoms became intolerable when I was pregnant with my daughter who is now 19. There have been many nights (car and plane rides, meetings, etc.) where I have felt ...