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by curqlink
Sun May 28, 2023 1:20 am
Forum: Prescription Medications
Topic: Oxycodone dose, Sinemet questions
Replies: 6
Views: 4954

Re: Oxycodone dose, Sinemet questions

I use Sinemet two or three times a week and have done so for maybe a couple years. I never take it two days in a row. So far no problems.
I have in the past augmented on Ropinirole. Never ever want to go thru that hell again.
by curqlink
Sat Nov 23, 2019 5:08 am
Forum: Prescription Medications
Topic: Generic for Lyrica
Replies: 3
Views: 754

Re: Generic for Lyrica

I just went to look at my bottle. Sure enough it no longer says Lyrica on the bottle. I was wondering why my out of pocket co-pay went way down a few months ago. So the only difference i can tell is the price.
by curqlink
Wed Jun 26, 2019 3:06 am
Forum: Prescription Medications
Topic: Alerting help (Tramadol)
Replies: 12
Views: 1005

Re: Alerting help (Tramadol)

I take 50 mg. Tramadol at 5pm and another 50 around 10pm along with .25mg ropinirole and 150 mg. Lyrica. I can't say for sure that Tramadol causes any alerting issues with me tho. Not nearly as much as Norco anyway...which i also take on occasion. I have had issues with sleep ever since i can rememb...
by curqlink
Fri Mar 01, 2019 1:17 am
Forum: Prescription Medications
Topic: Attempting to get off Ropinirole - again
Replies: 326
Views: 49110

Re: Attempting to get off Ropinirole - again

It was not too bad tapering from 3 to 1 mg because of how slowly i did it. By that time i was taking Tramadol and i thought it was doing most of the work anyway. But going off the last 1 mg suddenly was another story. Having a good supply of Norco on hand sure helped me. I wonder if i had cut back t...
by curqlink
Sat Feb 23, 2019 8:37 pm
Forum: Prescription Medications
Topic: Attempting to get off Ropinirole - again
Replies: 326
Views: 49110

Re: Attempting to get off Ropinirole - again

Polar Bear wrote:curqlink - how good to hear that you are in control and feeling positive. Did you wean yourself slowly downwards off the ropinerole.

I took several months going from 3mg to 1mg. Stayed at that dose for several more months then went cold turkey.
by curqlink
Tue Feb 12, 2019 5:23 am
Forum: Prescription Medications
Topic: Attempting to get off Ropinirole - again
Replies: 326
Views: 49110

Re: Attempting to get off Ropinirole - again

Glad to hear Lyrica is working so well for you. I started taking it a few months ago after i went off off a 3mg dose of ropinirole. No side affects so far. 100 mg. twice a night seems to do the trick for me. I've always suffered from insomnia. It used to take me 1 to 2 hours every night to get to sl...
by curqlink
Wed Feb 06, 2019 11:29 pm
Forum: Prescription Medications
Topic: Hydrocodone vs. oxycodone
Replies: 6
Views: 829

Re: Hydrocodone vs. oxycodone

Why not just switch to Norco? It has less acetaminophen than Vicodin.
by curqlink
Sat Jan 19, 2019 2:28 am
Forum: Just Joined?
Topic: New to group.
Replies: 33
Views: 2995

Re: New to group.

Tramadol has been my mainstay medication for a lot of years. It works as well now as it did when i first started taking it. I have been taking Lyrica for the last few months. It doesn't do much for my symptoms directly...but it does help me sleep. Which is no small thing. Some people have problems w...
by curqlink
Sun Dec 09, 2018 11:28 pm
Forum: Physical Treatments
Topic: Nerve Tension
Replies: 10
Views: 2220

Re: Nerve Tension

I wonder if both kinds can be passed down? I also have no symptoms but the creepy crawlies. My father had the same. Nothing seems to improve my symptoms except Dopamine Agonists and opioids. I take Lyrica..but all that seems to be is an expensive sleep aid. It does nothing directly to help with my c...
by curqlink
Fri Dec 07, 2018 8:06 pm
Forum: Prescription Medications
Topic: Experience with Injectafer?
Replies: 93
Views: 14823

Re: Experience with Injectafer?

I had my level checked for the first time ever a few months ago. I expected it to be low considering that i augmented on Ropinirole. But it was over 200. Maybe that explains why i got by with taking a fairly high dose for 15 years tho.
by curqlink
Mon Dec 03, 2018 2:11 am
Forum: Non-prescription Medicines, Supplements, Diet
Topic: Melatonin
Replies: 17
Views: 2472

Re: Melatonin

I took at least a year weaning from 3 to 1 mg. After that i went cold turkey. Legs is a superhuman. Even with opioids and marijuana i got 2 hours sleep at best for 5 nights straight. I went to work every day but i was pretty much a zombie. After 5 days it gets better quickly tho. Well worth the 5 da...
by curqlink
Wed Nov 28, 2018 12:25 am
Forum: Prescription Medications
Topic: methadone not working
Replies: 18
Views: 2039

Re: methadone not working

I take Tramadol as part of my cocktail and occasionally Hydrocodone. I live in Illinois and have never had a problem with my pharmacy, but my Dr went nuts when all the hysteria started and shut me off from both. His comment was "opioids arn't for restless legs". It's a long story but after...
by curqlink
Sat Oct 27, 2018 11:21 pm
Forum: Prescription Medications
Topic: Increasing Gabapentin dosage
Replies: 14
Views: 1727

Re: Increasing Gabapentin dosage

Lyrica is expensive. Even with insurance its a higher copay than Gabapentin.
by curqlink
Tue Oct 23, 2018 3:51 pm
Forum: Just Joined?
Topic: Lifetime RLS/WED here to say hi!
Replies: 14
Views: 2121

Re: Lifetime RLS/WED here to say hi!

I started taking Lyrica a few months ago. Hated it at first and almost stopped taking it altogether because of side affects. But i stuck with it and while i have had to increase my dose a couple times...the side affects have become tolerable over time. I went from feeling like a zombie all day to ju...
by curqlink
Mon Oct 01, 2018 2:58 pm
Forum: General Topics: RLS
Topic: Back Surgery and RLS plus spasms
Replies: 94
Views: 10149

Re: Back Surgery and RLS plus spasms

I used to make comments on how ridiculous it was when dr's would put old people on so many meds. Now i'm one of those people.