Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

I have had a sneaking suspicion that MSG drives my legs crazy, but I have never done the elimination diet. I first noticed it after eating some rice crackers that had MSG on them as a snack before I went to brunch. By the time I went the restaurant my legs were completely out of control. Could have ...

-First and foremost, for a wife that loves me and understands all of me, even my stupid legs, ADD, artistic craziness, and hyperactive silliness.... and never holds them against me. - For having medication to keep my RLS under-control most of the time. -For a doctor I can finally feel comfortable ta...

I posted this before, but it was deep in another thread in another section Ok, quick post on the herbal stuff. I will do a whole write up in the non pharm section as soon as I get a minute to do a major write up. anyways, for the last two months I have been unmedicated due to a ignorant doctor, and ...

Score one for the RLS'ers So yesterday, I recieved a letter in the mail from the doctor. It was a full apologie for what happened and a offer to refer me to a more experienced doctor. In it she explained that at the time she did think I was drug seeking, but after review of my medical records from ...

Ok, quick post on the herbal stuff. I will do a whole write up in the non pharm section as soon as I get a minute to do a major write up. anyways, for the last month I have been unmedicated due to a ignorant doctor, and have had some really rough times during it, but I have found a herb that works t...

Tonight when I get home from work I will be writing a few letters to them. That is unexceptable, That sort of ignorance is the reason so many of us feel ashamed to even mention what we are going thru to people, not to mention our fight with doctors to understand how crippling this is to us hardcore ...

Wow, The things we have to go thru...I am so sorry about your change in doctors. For me, there is nothing in the world that is as scarry as knowing that your insurance has changed, or you doctor that you have built a trust with is no longer a option. I am in the same boat, at the moment, and all I c...

Hi brandy, and every one else, I first must say, I am sorry , and you are not alone. This loneliness, is something we unfortunately have to deal with at the moment, but hopefully it is temporary. At the moment I have no meds, and it seems life could not be harder. the depression that has fallen over...

Well, Just a up date, I am sending a letter to the patient relations at the hospital I went to, that my wonderful wife has helped me write. Along with the letter. I am including the Quality of life statement that lynne and becat wrote (with everyones help), and info from harverd, NCBI and Partners a...

Thank you all , especially lynne and Becat for puttin together this opening letter. I feel you are doing something great, and you will be helping all of us by taking the extra steps and doing this to help the community. I have had a recent disaster with a doctor, and because of this, I am having to ...

where to start. I am 27, and have had a lifetime of problems, be it ADHD, insomnia and restless legs. For all these conditions I have run the gamut of medications, side effects and doctors. I am completely lost now Today I had a doctors appointment, with a doctor I have seen twice. I needed to get m...

Lets see, gabapentin-form 300-1500mg a day -Only1500mg seemed to do anything, - Extreamly foggy -headaches -Felt emotionally blunted Requip, .125-2.5 - Vomiting -constant nausea -Felt awful -didnt help at all with the rls ( only took for 5 days) Mirapex( lowest dose possible) -Vomiting -constant nau...

I am not sure about your situation, but I know from experience that when some people become dependant on a narcotic, sometimes their brain will somehow convince their body that they are in pain or more pain than they are. Actually what happens is with prolonged narcotic use, your endogenous opiate ...

I recently told my grandma about what I have been going thru , and she was very saddend. She said" Oh my poor lil tiger, You have gotten the marshel legs. Your great grandma marshel had it, I have it, you dad gets it every now and then, your sister got it after she had her child, and from the sounds...

Thanks for all the replies. I ended up having to quit the requip after taking it for a week and a half, ramping up to .25mg a night. It was not helping with the RLS, I had no appetite in the morning, lots of weird side effects and once I was up to .25mg, I started throwing up in the morning. Between...