Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

Just to follow up. Allergist says I have petechiae, not hives--but it feels nearly as bad. However it's a much milder case than the hives were. It will get worse before it gets better, though. But I have a prescription for prednisone which I would like to take all at once if I could. Oh and triamcin...

Have a little more time to write now: I have not had severe RLS. It really only became an issue in the past 2-3 years when I tried to go cold turkey off klonopin (don't anyone do it!). After all the other horrible side effects left me, I was still left with restless legs at night. Early last year a ...

So sorry that I missed your question, Rick! I must do something to get notifications. I first want to correct what I said about his wanting a sleep study. Ann, the moderator who posted above, said that he has never insisted on one for her, and that made me remember that he was certain I had somethin...

Thanks, Steve and Holland. It's been a rather exciting morning with contacting my PCP, rheumatologist, and ob/gyn for advice. Then I tried the Blue Cross/Blue Shield Nurse Line for the first time--and she told me to get to the ER! That got me pretty upset, but just as I was about to call my husband,...

Ann, thanks for your comment. It got my husband and I discussing the visit in depth and trying to remember why he was insisting on one for me. And that made me recall that he was sure I had something else going on like sleep apnea. I do have sinus problems and have had a device made by my dentist th...

I sincerely hope this will not be the case, but I just finished a 7-day course of amoxicillin yesterday morning and am afraid I might be starting to have a rash from it. It was my husband who made the connection as I was only thinking of my lupus and sun sensitivity and wondering why I seemed to hav...

Yawny: I missed that suggestion you made about contacting Dr. Buchfuhrer, but that's a good idea to ask him if he himself would insist on a sleep study. Thanks! Polar Bear/Betty: good insight about how having active RLS makes it so much easier to talk about the problems. With quite a collection of h...

Sorry I only just saw this post. I am the Disappointed Woman mentioned above. I went to see Dr. Rye 6 months ago. But the thing that started the visit out awkwardly is that I had just completed iron infusions here in Birmingham, AL, and my symptoms were already nearly entirely gone. I had made the a...

So sorry, debbluebird, that I forgot all about this thread. I emailed Dr. Rye's office to tell him I really didn't want a study and yes, I did cite financial hardship among other things. Long story short, even though I kept inquiring over the next 3 weeks, the doctor never replied even though his st...

Thanks, debbluebird--with my poor eyesight I thought it was dedbluebird and was rather shocked.

I haven't been good at standing up to doctors but will definitely give it a try! Appreciate the advice.

No word from Dr. Walters office. Will try again.

Follow-up: I decided to see how I would even go about requesting an appt with Dr. Walters. Not sure, but it seems that I would probably have to see him in person for the initial visit. And I may need a referral from a doc. (Should I ask Dr. Rye? :P ) But after registering with the Vanderbilt patient...

I haven't been here on the board since Injectafer infusions last Sept/Oct completely cleared up my RLS. I saw Dr. Rye in Atlanta, GA later in October--had arranged the appointment before getting the infusions (ordered by my rheumatologist after he read an email from Dr. Buchfuhrer with advice). Dr. ...

Thought you might find this interesting. This is Facebook post I made last year when I was still suffering from insomnia and RLS (iron treatments in Sept/Oct have kept the RLS at bay): When I was young I read a children's book of saint stories that featured St. Peter Damian. The two things I remembe...

Generic: budesonide and formoterol fumarate dihydrate I just picked it up from the pharmacy. Don't see it listed as a problem drug, but wanted to check with those who might be using it. My doctor thinks I have exercise-induced asthma, so he's prescribing one puff per day which I will do at least 15 ...

Oh my, Betty! I will definitely be cautious about the ambien. Told my husband I definitely won't take it if he won't be around me the next day.

Thanks, Holland and Steve, for the additional information. Don't have time to write more now.