Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

Hi Beth, Let me start by correcting my error: sorry, anecdote should of course read antidote😊 Regarding iron, I have excess ferritin which comes with Gaucher Disease. How long have I had RLS? Not sure, as for a long time I was told it was peripheral neuropathy as some of the symptoms are similar and...

Dear Holland, dear Beth, Thank you so much for your prompt replies. My experience with dopamine agonists is not very positive even if I’m glad to say I did not develop impulse control disorders – I admit this totally terrifies me! When I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s 5 years ago, I was given pramip...

Thanks to the RLS Foundation News and discussion board, I now know that dopamine agonists very often cause augmentation. However, I have some doubt regarding levodopa: even though it is not a dopamine agonist but still a dopaminergic treatment, can it also cause augmentation? If this is true then, i...