Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

Hi again, I got off requip successfully but still on klonopin & plan to taper off that too. RLS has been more manageable but it’s recently gotten worse as I’ve increased a supplement that acts as an SSRI (methylene blue). My dilemma is having RLS & a mood disorder to which I can’t take an SSRI & nee...

Wow, this is all great to know & am so hopeful he’ll prescribe opioids for the withdrawal alone, not sure what plan is after roprinol cause I’ve tried gabapentin & side effects were too much on my mental health, etc-those class of drugs are not good for me. I sent my dr articles you sent. I haven’t ...

Thank you both, your feedback is invaluable to me. I want to clarify that my withdrawal symptoms may be less being on an opioid rather than klonopin coming off roprinirole, is that correct? I know it’s all speculation & experimentation but wanted to present that to my dr in an effort to move to an o...

Thx, Another question: Almost every morning I experience high irritability, over-stimulation, panic, anger, rageful outbursts (that I hide from my family outside hitting things), crying, depression, hopelessness. I feel like I’m coming out of my skin, losing control over myself. These behaviors are ...

Thank you so much! This info is what I was going to ask for next &,what I need to show my dr to get him to taper me off klonopin asap. I’m hopeful he’ll agree to it.

Wow, thank you so much for this info, very scary about klonopin -I’ve already had to up my dose. I will get in w/ my dr asap. My symptoms have come back more intense, recently w/ klonopin. Could klonopin being causing worsening symptoms w/ my mental health-panic attacks, etc?? Dementia runs in my fa...

Hi I’m not sure where to start. I’m very grateful for this resource though. Since 2020 I’ve had RLS since an emergency hysterectomy after post op cervical procedure that caused arterial hemorrhage in late 2019. I wonder about nerve damage after reading some of the discussions. I have numbness/weakne...