Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

Update on my journey to be ropinirole free. I went down to .25mg on Sunday night. Needless to say the 8 hour nights have ended. It is not as bad as I expected. My current medication is 25mg of pregabalin at 6PM and 50mg of pregabalin at 9PM with the .25 ropinirole. My legs are not restless at all ...

Thanks Betty. A second night of good sleep. Wow what a difference it makes.

I wanted to post an update on my journey to get off the ropinirole. I saw Dr. Aggarwal at the Quality Care Center in Pittsburgh. She spent an hour with me going over my history and my current medications including what I have tried to date. She confirmed that I was augmenting on ropinirole and ...

Thanks for taking the time to share Betty. When I read peoples journey it gives me hope.

Thanks Betty. I have read many of your posts but would you remind me again where you are today. What are you taking and do you still have any symptoms? I am wondering what the end game will be. Thanks.

Diane

So I tapered down the tramadol and quit taking it with no ill effects. I tried to taper down to .25 ropinirole but with no other meds to help it was brutal. I did add some CBD with CBN and Melatonin. I take one gummy before I go to bed and I sleep for about 61/2 hours. I am usually up around 2 when ...

Hi. I just read your post and I am also weaning off ropinirole as we speak. I was on 1.75mg and am currently down to .50mg at night. I tried tramadol to help with the process but it gave me insomnia. I hope it gives you some relief. The .50 ropinirole is giving me about 3 hours of sleep at night. I ...

Thanks Steve. Your journey makes mine look like a walk in the park. I am sorry you had just a bad experience with a medical professional. I applaud your courage to be able to share your story, it is an encouragement to me and I am sure many others.

I appreciate the advice. How long were you on Tramadol before you stopped? I will take .25 for a couple of nights. I have only been using it for 10 days. Also I wanted to just say how much I value the willingness of everyone to help and respond to posts on this forum. It is priceless! My husband is ...

Going to stop taking the Tramadol and just get by with my .50 ropinirole at 9PM and try to get at least 5 hours of sleep. I am on the wait list at the Quality Care Center so hopefully I can get in before my scheduled appointment in August.

Thank you. Does this continue to get worse the longer you take the medication? And does it happen with all types of opioids? Since I just started taking the Tramadol, would I benefit from switching to another opioid?

Me again with another Tramadol question. Can it cause insomnia? I woke up again last night around 2:30AM and took 50mg of Tramadol. I slept for about an hour but then woke up and couldn't get back to sleep. My legs were not restless but could not sleep. This seems to be the pattern now that I am ...

I am away from home until next week. I messaged my doctor to get the Tramadol ER but decided to try to go to .50 ropinirole anyway with the regular Tramadol. The first night was fine. The first hour after taking the ropinirole is the worst. My legs get very restless. Once they calm down I was able ...

Thanks for the reply and encouragement. So when I go down to .50 mg should I also increase the tramadol? Assuming my doctor will change to the ER,
when do you suggest this be taken? I am currently taking 50mg when I wake up around 3AM. Should I maybe take 25 mg with the 9PM dose of .50 ropinirole ...

Let me start by apologizing for the lengthy post. I have been taking ropinirole/requip for many years, I want to say around 10. I started with .25mg in the evening before bed and over the years worked my way up to .25mg at noon, .50 mg at 5PM, and 1mg at 9PM. The .25 mg at noon was added when I ...