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- Tue Apr 26, 2022 5:01 am
- Forum: Prescription Medications
- Topic: Methadone and central sleep apnea
- Replies: 11
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Re: Methadone and central sleep apnea
Oh this is extremely helpful, thank you so much! Her PCP isn't licensed to prescribe opioids but sounds like it could be in her best interest to find a new PCP for this. Thank you again!
- Mon Apr 25, 2022 6:32 pm
- Forum: Prescription Medications
- Topic: Methadone and central sleep apnea
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3486
Re: Methadone and central sleep apnea
Jumping in here (tiredgrammy is my mom) :) to note that she did see Dr. Buchfuhrer in CA late last year. Only issue is he cannot prescribe medications to out of state patients. Do we know if that is a CA-specific thing? For example, if she went to Mayo (nearest to us in Chicago) could they prescribe...
- Mon Apr 25, 2022 6:03 pm
- Forum: Prescription Medications
- Topic: Help for my mom finding severe RLS doctor in Chicago area
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2128
Help for my mom finding severe RLS doctor in Chicago area
Good afternoon wise RLS discussion board members! Years ago this board was SO helpful when my mom had been experiencing severe augmentation on her RLS meds. She went to Hopkins, got on methadone and that has (more or less) been a life saver. Her current RLS doctor in the northwest suburbs of Chicago...
- Wed Mar 07, 2018 2:07 pm
- Forum: Prescription Medications
- Topic: Broken ankle second night on methadone
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2287
Re: Broken ankle second night on methadone
I don't have anything to add about the methadone, but I have things to say about the surgery. It is important that all doctors and nurses who will be involved with the surgery be aware that she has WED/RLS and what that means. Are you saying that your mom's last night taking any DAs was only last w...
- Mon Feb 26, 2018 3:36 pm
- Forum: Prescription Medications
- Topic: Broken ankle second night on methadone
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2287
Broken ankle second night on methadone
Hi RLS community! My mom has had RLS for 4 decades, in the past few years has suffered from some severe augmentation (she was on max Mirapex and 6mg of Neupro in addition to 5 other meds for RLS), saw a doctor at Hopkins in November and finally after a lot of pain and suffering managed on Friday to ...