Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

It is thought that ropinerole stimulates the dopamine system.
It's hard to get off ropinerole because of the severe withdrawal symptoms. Many have come off it in only 1 or 2 weeks.This is a time when RLS symptoms will be off the scale like you've never known before. No sleep at all for about 4 ...

It is now considered best to avoid any of the dopamine agonists if possible as they inevitably lead to augmentation. Augmentation is something you never want to have to deal with.
Sometimes a low dose of a DA will help with symptoms, often in conjunction with another medication, but dosage must ...

Thank you for your replies (e-mail notification doesn't seem to work...). Sorry for the late reply.

I'm afraid I'm going to be in big trouble. My GP won't subscribe me more than the 300 mg of Pregabalin and I'm already close to that.

I've read the paper that is referred to. It's a very hard read ...

Hello everybody,

First post here.

I've got a question about Pregabalin (aka Lyrica). But I'll tell you about my particular RLS problems first.

I've got RLS too. I've had it for a few years but very mildly. I got an RLS "wave" or "attack" once or twice a night. It went away w/ low kicks (I call 'm ...