Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

Steve, I found a reply from Dr. B. to someone's request for advice on the Butrans 7-day buprenorphine patch, which her doctor had prescribed: "I do not use or recommend the buprenorphine patches (Butrans) as this is a very long acting medication and cannot be adjusted to accommodate the diurnal vari...

Good question, Steve. My info from Dr. B. was only from email exchanges I had with him, and from his other comments on his rlshelp.org. web page. He did not mention the 7-day patch in those exchanges, but if you search the web site you might find something. Indeed, the idea of a 7-day patch is appea...

I am hoping to try Belbuca soon. I've been taking methadone for a few years. It has worked very well for my RLS symptoms, but I have developed depression from it. From everything I hear from Dr. B. and many users, Belbuca seems to be the best form of buprenorphine. I have tried Subutex, the tablet f...

Thank you both for your replies. Ann, your solution is interesting. I'm glad that has solved the tolerance buildup issue. Do you find that you augment on the pramipexole after awhile and need to take a break from it for awhile? And if so, do you increase the methadone during that break? Steve, I'm v...

Your replies are very helpful, very comprehensive, Steve. Thank you. I hesitate to ask you for yet more, but there were two things that stood out for me: - You are continuing with the pramipexole. It looks like you have not augmented on the 0.125 level. That's really encouraging, because I may do th...

Thanks for your reply, Steve. That's very helpful. You've certainly been through a lot. I'm glad that you seem to have found a mix that's working for you. Interesting that you're finding the THC edible helpful. I should look into that. So a few more questions, if I may: - Do you take the pramipexole...

Hi, All, this is my first post to this wonderful forum. Some background: I am 71, live in USA, and have had RLS for 14 years. Took pramipexole for 11 years at up to 4 mg/day (far too much; I and my GP didn't know better). Reduced that to 0.5 mg by adding 2100 mg gabapentin. Worked well for awhile un...