Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

I am enjoying my idle time.....getting the garden beds weeded and ready to plant cool weather crops, practicing piano, and watching movies. I am trying to figure out how to teach my private piano students virtually....I will probably have to have some help from parents, i.e., holding a cell phone or...

Hello All, I had my appointment with the maverick GP yesterday....he is both a GP and a naturopath, so he wasn't going to prescribe any drugs. What he did was helpful: he did an analysis of my hand which was an oligoscan. He blames mercury in my system for a lot of my problems, and I do believe it w...

Thanks for all the great info. I have an appointment with the maverick GP this Friday, so I will print out some of the resources here and see
what he recommends. He is a great listener and takes time with his patients. It will be worth the two hour drive, I think!

Wow, thank you for all of the input......it will be a tough road to go down (weaning off of Pramipexole) as I have been on it for 20 years. I can't even think of weaning until probably summertime, when I am not so busy with work. I am a pianist and accompanist, and an interesting thing about RLS.......

Monkfruit doesn't work for me because it is usually combined with erythritol. Stevia is OK, but I don't care for the taste. Question for debbluebird:
you said that gabapentin works against you.....why is that?

I may give the keto diet another try....I just can't use the sweeteners, so that would be hard. I have a sweet tooth!

I have been taking 1.5 mg. of pramipexole for years......I am sort of afraid to get off of it or even lessen my dose. But I do feel I am having augmentation issues, so something has to change. I spoke with my regular GP yesterday about iron and she was clueless. Said I was not anemic, I don't need m...

Hello again, Does anyone have any diet suggestions for RLS sufferers? I know that I react to sugar, alcohol, caffeine, and gluten. I also react to xylitol, erythritol, and other keto sweeteners. I have had trouble losing weight and am currently trying to cut sugar out of my diet....any suggestions? ...

Thanks for the input, stjohn........I may have a maverick GP who would administer the IV iron. I will ask him if it is possible.
Thank you!

Hello, I am having some major issues with augmentation and am looking for advice on how to transition off of Pramipexole. I think I would like to try Lyrica.....how have people dealt with that change? I'm having RLS in the mornings now, which I really don't like! Afternoon and evening was enough, th...

Where can you get iron infusions?

Thanks for your response, Polar Bear. The first doctor (who wanted to cut my dose) had mentioned combining the two meds, so that
may be workable. I will check when I see my new doctor.....the other one took a new position, so he is not here.

Hi all, Has anyone else here been on pramipexole for many years and developed heart trouble? I recently found out I have an abnormality in my heart, and I cannot figure out how I got it, except for my pramipexole usage. I have stayed at 1.5 mg daily for years and one doctor recommended I cut my dosa...