Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

I had surgery years ago for a herniated cervical disk.
The surgeon also cleaned out some stenosis, and my RLS did improve for several months after that. I agree there is some connection between spinal stenosis and RLS.

Even if this is not Tramadol augmentation, the max dose of Tramadol pain management will prescribe is 200mg daily, which is not enough to control my symptoms. I wish I had never heard of dopamine agonists - I read someone else referring to them as dopamine agony, and I absolutely agree with that des...

Hi Alissa,
I have been on Tramadol for several years and yes, I have increased the dose in the past year due to another herniated cervical disk.
Thank you for the warning on augmentation from Tramadol-I don’t see much in the literature about Tramadol augmentation, only the dopamine agonists.

Thank you Steve-I will contact the pain management doctor. I am currently taking 200mg of Tramadol daily (not XR). The doctor seemed hesitant to increase the Tramadol dose but the RLS symptoms are out of control which of course worsens the pain.

I am a patient at a pain management clinic and I am prescribed Tramadol for chronic pain due to multiple issues (herniated disks, degenerative scoliosis, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia to name a few). I had to sign an opioid contract as well. It states that I can I can only have opioids prescrib...

Thank you for your response, Polar Bear. My ferritin came back with a level of 105. I have tried Gabapentin in the past and I could not tolerate it. The doctor I made the appointment with supposedly had experience with RLS but when I got to the appointment I was seen by a different doctor who obviou...

Hello, I had a similar distressing appointment with a new neurologist today-not the blank stare but more of a dismissive attitude. I have augmented on Mirapex 0.5mg daily and her answer is to switch to Requip XL 4mg daily with a possible increase and addition of Sinemet! I tried showing her the Mayo...