Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

I have had rls for over 10 years! The last year it began to reach the point where I could not stand it. I had it night and day, and little or no sleep, being in the arms as well as the legs with very strong seizures My doctors told me there was nothing they could do and after trying many drugs over ...

All I know is that I was given Atenolol because the meds I was on, and remain on, were the strongest dosage they could give me. Atenolol is a beta blocker and I was put on it as my blood pressure exceeded 210/110. I would not take anything without speaking with your doc and discussing it. Maybe it i...

After over a year of muscle spasms, not knowing if it was caused by Mirapex or cholesterol med Ezretrol, and with no words of wisdom from my docs I had to experiment and find out for myself. After lowering my Mirapex the rls became more intense,so back I went to regular dose. Then the end of January...

Glad to hear the good news!
I am still going in the right direction, getting less all the time?
My pharmacist suggested I check out coQ10 a natural med that is used to help heal muscle probs? He said the prob could take wks or mths to heal on their own? Take care. Mary

Interested in what Jumpy had to say re statin drugs? Being on ezetrol which is not a statin drug but I read on canada Health site that it can present probs the same as statins,- and all statins did not agree with me, leaving me with intense muscle probs. Having gone off of ezetrol myself after docs ...

In the past I have mention that I was put on Ezetrol for cholesterol after finding out that all statin drugs caused muscle probs for me. Then after over a year I began to have bigger probs. I thot at first it was the Mirapex so cut down on it which brought back my nightly walks. After I began to thi...

Thanks Charlene, think I found the right place and put it on my favorites-
it is quite a trip to get there!
I think u are 3 hours ahead of us - we are est.
the chat room would not begin for me till 8pm as it begins at 7pm cst.
I will try Monday night to be there. Mary

How do I get into the chat room?
When and what time?
Thanks! Mary McFadden

Txs Pat for your input! I too live in Mississauga - interesting. I have been good the last week but if the crazy legs should hit me again perhaps you would like to come dance with me. LOL. My dance is more like the Highland Fling! I have been off statins for sometime but now not sure about this ezet...

Thanks Mark! I dealt with my neurologist yesterday! I expect word back this coming week. I will post any new info. Went into site you suggested.Tks again. Mary

I now have another problem which began last fall. In the beginning of all this I thot that it was the statin drugs for cholesterol that was causing the leg problem? I was sent to a specialist that put me on ezetrol which is not a statin, and would do away with the muscle prob the statins caused. BUT...

Thank you Stitch and Mark for your encouragement! Stitch I do hope your back behaves, but then. if it is not one thing it is another. On top of all my probs I fell of the dock at the lake and dislocated an elbow so I almost forgot about my legs. But, they have been really under control the last whil...

It has been awhile since I posted , so here goes. At this point I am doing well, and the only time I have probs is when I forget to take my Mirapex, which I take every 8 hours. in the morning I take 1 .25 pill in the afternoon 2 .25 pills at night 3 .25 pills. I last visited my neurologist in June a...

Just had an appointment with my neurologist and he said he feels that after 3 and half years on Mirapex - it is going to do the job for me. I do hope he is right! I have been feeling good, and my morning headaches seem to have stopped, and the nausea is just now and then. The prob is by 7pm I cannot...

Thank you Jan for your msg. I would be interested to know how long u have been on Mirapex -exactly what strength, and the amount U take in a day. Do U take just Mirapex or are u also on something else along with it? At this point the amount I take is working just great -but always interested in case...