Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

Hi Nora and welcome to this group. I took requip about two years but never had the ankles swell nor the weight gain. It made me very nausea and did not help my legs at all. I hope that you are able to find comfort for yourself. I would definitely talk to your dr about this and please keep us posted ...

Hey Hos thanks for posting that. Excellent info to have.

Hey Nadia so glad that things went well with your dr.

Yeah Nadia,I missed you in the Chat room but knew if you could make it you would have been there, but your rest was what you needed the most.

You take care of yourself and hope that your cold is gone or on its way out for good.

Hi Jitterlegs and welcome to this group. I am so sorry that you are having a rough time with your rls. Need to ask you a question. How long have you been on Mirapex and what mgs did your dr start you at? Reason for asking as you had stated that you are having the symptoms all day. You could be augme...

Hi Critter You never take up my time. I am sorry that you are going through the same thing as I know alot others are too.

It is nice to see you posting.

Ctravel, I don't blame you for not wanting any change when you are going on a trip. As fun as trips can be, they are also stressful to our systems, which are so reliant on us being "consistent". I'm sorry to hear that Mirapex isn't working for you consistently. Some of the advice coming o...

Oh Maddie I am so glad that I was able to help you. I know that I am doing good at .75mg of clonazapem just wish I could say the same thing about mirapex. My symptoms are starting earlier and earlier; however does not last that long. I hope that I am not in for a rude awakening. Right now I am just ...

Nadia I am glad that you stopped the benadryl as that is a definite no no for rls. I hope that you can finally get a hand on your cold.

It was nice chatting with you last Monday and hope to see you next Monday.

Hi Mack thanks for the suggestions. It was a bad night for me last night so will call my dr and see what he says.

Thanks again and appreciate everyones input.

Hi PB congratulations. I know you will do it. I know I quit over 35 yrs ago and never looked back. For me it was not hard as I quit with no problem so it was easy for me. As for my hubby it was not so easy as he was a 2-packer/day and had a heart attack in 1986 (he was only 46) but he was one of the...

Hi PB thanks but I am not totally off of Mirapex. I am not just taking the extra doses that the dr told me to take. I do not know if it is just my imagination, but so far I am doing fine as I am only taking .125mg which I had originally took in the beginning. I am taking 1/2 of the pill around 5 pm ...

It really does suck, Charlene. I can remember feeling exactly as you are - I wished I'd NEVER started on this route. But, we did. We can't change it. And, I did have many nights of sleep that I wasn't having prior to being on the DAs. So, with a shrug of my shoulders, I had to decide it was not hel...

Oh Maddie I am so glad that you did not listen to them. I can tell from first hand experience to please listen to your gut instinct. You know your body more than anyone else and how it will react.

Good luck to you and glad to hear that you are just going down to .75mg.

Jan you are so sweet and really appreciate what you just said. It is such a scary thing and like I told Ann it is like a "Catch 22". I am just taking .125mg of the Mirapex not the extra that the dr had me taking. Still having the symptoms every night and in two weeks we are going to go to ...

Hi Maddie I would not decrease the clonazapem that quick. Like my neurologist took me from 1mg to .75mg and will probably stay there until I see him in three months. This drug needs to be lowered very slowly. I have been were you were and know what you went through. I do not like Mirapex as I have s...