Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

Thanks Betty for your reply.

I had an iron infusion two months ago, prior to my iron infusion, my ferritin was 180. So I am guessing low ferritin may not be the cause of my plmd.

I am surprised pregabalin helps REM sleep. I guess I will have to try up the dose of pregabalin to 150 mg.

Hi everyone, I am taking 75mg Pregabalin for my PLMD. I do not have RLS so I only take Pregabalin before my sleep. With Pregabalin, I can sleep, but when I check my sleep tracking app, I have very low, sometimes no Deep and REM sleep. Does anybody have any advice in increasing Deep and REM sleep? Al...

Since losing this weight, I have not had any RLS. It's been 2.5 weeks since my last RLS episode and I really can't believe it. It's got to be that the weight is not pulling on my back. My RLS stems from my pinched nerves in my back. I just find this very interesting. In the past, I always thought t...

I have been on Clonazepam for over 25 years for lifetime RLS and PLMS. Started at 0.5mg now at 2 mg and neurologist added 300 mg Pregabalin 5 years ago. 10 years ago, over 6 months, I got off Clonazepam for a year and took ever increasing doses of Ropinirole for a year. I think I augmented immediat...

Thanks Steve.

Why is Gabapentin the preferred choice over Pregabalin?

Also, is additional sleep aid necessary provided that Gabapentin and Pregabalin help with sleep?

Hi Steve, thank you for your reply. Hope you could also shed some light on my follow-up questions below: 1. From what I have read online, Gabapentin also poses risk of developing dementia in the long-run. And that it also needs to be taken on a daily basis as opposed to Clonazepam which can be taken...

Hi, I have PLMD without RLS as a 35 year old. Eversince the onset of PLMD 2 months ago, I have had terrible sleep from insomnia, frequent awakenings, and chronic fatigue. 3 doctors I met previously didn't want to prescribe anything but Mirapex. I didn't want to take it because I read in this forum a...

Hi ViewsAskew, What qualifies as a tiny dose? perhaps 0,125mg per day? I have PLMD at the moment, and my GP prescribed Sifrol 0,125mg per day before sleep. Also, are you taking pramipexole on a daily basis? My GP doesn't recommend taking it on a daily basis because he says it could lead to augmentat...

Thanks Steve. Just met a neurologist today, but he prescribed me a pramipexole. I am worried about taking pramipexole after reading many posts in this forum about augmentations. I asked the doctor if we could try pregabalin but he dismissed me saying it is not suitable for treating PLMD, which is qu...

Hi, I am a new member here. It's been over a month now where I have good sleep for the first 3 hours then wake up suddenly with a racing heartbeat. After waking up, I just can't go back to sleep so I spend the rest of the night laying on the bed. Is this a common symptom of a PLMD? This forum has a ...