Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

That's great news you got your fill, ViewsAskew! A crazy thing happened to me. When I started back on methadone, the first two nights I got to sleep at a reasonable hour and slept great all night but had to wake to an alarm set for 8 hours sleep both days because I had things to do early. But on the...

I told my new pharmacy that, as a courtesy, Rite Aid always filled my methadone after 28 days which allowed me to have spare pills for the times their methadone order takes more time than usual to arrive, which happened a lot. Told them I never take more than my prescribed dosage because I'd have no...

Thanks for this valuable insightful insider info in your last post, ViewsAskew! Now I have a better understanding of the issues pharmacists have to deal with and why they often refuse to fill even a small dosage opioid Rx. I mentioned in an earlier comment that a nice pharmacist said he could arrang...

Good to hear your methadone Rx will be filled, Rustsmith. I'm still waiting to hear back from the friendly pharmacist who took an interest in helping me get some. Also plan to search for some again this afternoon. I reported the shortage to the FDA. There was an optional comment section, so I took t...

Thanks for this valuable info, Moderator Rustsmith! It is so appreciated! In the past couple of hours, I read many posts on Suboxone. Someone suggested googling "tooth decay lawsuit suboxone" which returned many results. Depressing. Will discuss with Dr. B on Thursday. Will ask him if I could use it...

Thanks so much for all your replies! I eventually ran out of Methadone a week ago and began taking the 0.25mg daily dose of Mirapex Dr. B prescribed as a temporary band-aid solution. Since starting the Mirapex, I'm now experiencing the worst RLS of my life, only sleeping an average of 3 hours per 24...

Dr. Buchfurher, sent in my prescription for a 30-day supply of 10mg/day Methadone to my pharmacy 25 days ago, but it remains unfilled due to a backorder from the manufacturer, Mallinckrodt. The pharmacist has assured me that my order will be filled as soon as the medication is received. Typically, t...