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- Fri Jan 21, 2022 6:25 am
- Forum: Physical Treatments
- Topic: BEST MATTRESS FOR RLS
- Replies: 18
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Re: BEST MATTRESS FOR RLS
I realize this is an old thread, but I hope to get some new responses. We bought a tempurpedic a couple of months ago. For a solid month, every night I had terrible RLS. It drove me into the guest room, where we have a very old coil mattress. My RLS was better - milder and not every night. I conclud...
- Sun May 30, 2021 11:43 pm
- Forum: Just Joined?
- Topic: New and hoping for input on treatment
- Replies: 18
- Views: 11185
Re: New and hoping for input on treatment
I'm so grateful for the information, Holland. We're out here alone with this bizarre ailment. To have access to the knowledge and experience here is a great gift.
Thank you also for relieving my worry about the non-fasting test. My heart sank at first! I will pursue treatment and keep my hopes up.
Thank you also for relieving my worry about the non-fasting test. My heart sank at first! I will pursue treatment and keep my hopes up.
- Sun May 30, 2021 2:36 am
- Forum: Just Joined?
- Topic: New and hoping for input on treatment
- Replies: 18
- Views: 11185
Re: New and hoping for input on treatment
Thank you, Beth! Lyrica is definitely helping the symptoms, but my poor brain... I got some new IRON TESTING results, and I think they warrant consideration for iron infusion treatment. I'd be grateful for some feedback. EDITED just now, though: I realize these numbers may not be relevant. I was not...
- Thu May 20, 2021 6:23 am
- Forum: Just Joined?
- Topic: New and hoping for input on treatment
- Replies: 18
- Views: 11185
Re: New and hoping for input on treatment
So grateful for that, Holland. It's all so slow and frustrating, but information cures fear, if not RLS! I would really hate to get the blood test and have to repeat it.
- Thu May 20, 2021 1:06 am
- Forum: Just Joined?
- Topic: New and hoping for input on treatment
- Replies: 18
- Views: 11185
Re: New and hoping for input on treatment
By the way, my attempt to get off Lyrica has been a failed experiment. My brain is definitely working better, but I've had one night of sleep in five nights, and that only because of medication. While I wait to see a doctor, I'll go back to Lyrica at 50 mg. I can't cope and need some kind of treatme...
- Tue May 18, 2021 7:35 am
- Forum: Just Joined?
- Topic: New and hoping for input on treatment
- Replies: 18
- Views: 11185
Re: New and hoping for input on treatment
Beth, thank you for the information. About Neupro: I was put on the patch. I can't remember the dosage, but it wasn't high. Before long I realized I felt heavily drugged. Couldn't finish sentences, couldn't think. I stopped taking it fairly quickly, but it took a while for me to return to normal. Fi...
- Tue May 18, 2021 1:28 am
- Forum: Just Joined?
- Topic: New and hoping for input on treatment
- Replies: 18
- Views: 11185
Re: New and hoping for input on treatment
A couple of questions! I admit I don't really understand the Elsevier article on iron. Which iron blood test specifically should I request from my GP? I found past lab work and found these results. Are these the right tests? Iron Bind/Cap 368 Iron, Serum 70 Iron Saturation 19 Ferritin, Serum 112 I'm...
- Tue May 18, 2021 12:12 am
- Forum: Just Joined?
- Topic: New and hoping for input on treatment
- Replies: 18
- Views: 11185
Re: New and hoping for input on treatment
Steve and Betty - I really appreciate that feedback. I could live with that treatment (combining codeine and pregabalin) IF I can keep the Lyrica at a low enough dose not to feel brain-impaired. I'm going to take information about iron testing with me to my appointment and be very specific about the...
- Mon May 17, 2021 6:54 am
- Forum: Just Joined?
- Topic: New and hoping for input on treatment
- Replies: 18
- Views: 11185
Re: New and hoping for input on treatment
Thank you all so much for these replies! In the absence of a good specialist, I've been trying to find my own way. It's good to hear from people who know and understand. Steve - I've had some iron blood testing (normal), but not recently. I'm not even sure it included ferritin. I'll pursue this with...
- Sun May 16, 2021 11:16 pm
- Forum: Just Joined?
- Topic: New and hoping for input on treatment
- Replies: 18
- Views: 11185
New and hoping for input on treatment
Hi. I've been a member of the RLS Foundation a few years, reading materials regularly, but haven't been to the forum. Things have changed, and I could really use input. I have three overlapping issues: insomnia; foot neuropathy; and RLS. I've had RLS for many years, but it has become worse in these ...