Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

An interesting read, thank you for that.

This is a great result for you, long may it continue.

I hope they continue to work for you, for a long time.

Qyx - My heart does go out to you in your battle with RLS and your constant struggle to keep on with your medical studies.
'EXTREME' symptoms indeed, as per Holland.

Wonderful to hear how much improved you are. What an impact the meds have on our wellbeing.

Please let us know your feelings when you have had a look at the diagnosis questionnaire.
Are you at present using the Gabapentin and at what dose, and is it helping your symptoms?

17 September 2018 Welcome today to: RLSexplorer who has recently begun to experience symptoms of pain and real difficulty sleeping, after many years of foot/leg fidgeting when sitting or lying down. At this point, RLSexplorer is self-diagnosed and doing research to see if symptoms really match what ...

17 September 2018 Welcome today to.... MarciaG - who loves to read at night but RLS has made this very difficult. Gabapentin has helped but the persistent urge to move legs crops up several nights a week. These symptoms are very typical. As you make your way around the forum/s you will probably find...

Yankiwi wrote:I had a left over pair from surgery about 12 years ago. I put them on before a long flight and had them off, in the seat, while still on the ground.

That would be me also.

Are you saying that the sensation ceases.... as soon as your put the bandage on? i.e. Immediately, as in 'instantly'

Dealing with RLS in pregnancy is pretty difficult, please take a look at the Special Populations Forum http://bb.rls.org/viewforum.php?f=3 There is information here regarding RLS and pregnancy. A few years back we had a couple of members who got through their pregnancy using low dose opioids which I...

It is beyond frustraton when what seems to have been working decides to be difficult and leads to the dance of the medications. Well done that you have definitely found it is the methadone that is causing your apathy. I take an RLS meds cocktail of relatively low opiods plus ropinerole, I thought. S...

Legs, don't think I've come across iron patches....

I do hope that you get to do this study, for your own sake and for the future considerations of RLS.

My doc diagnosed me with fibro two weeks ago but I am not sure that is not accurate. It's more like a body-wide tendonitis along with myofascial trigger points. As you can guess, there is no such problem in the literature! And, she wants me to take an anti-depressant which could make the RLS worse....