Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

Dear ibMOVING - I can't help but wonder what brought you to this message board since you don't have RLS? It almost sounds like you're tired of listening to someone (friend or family member) complaining about their RLS. Glad we could be a place for you to vent, but I have to say you are so off base w...

I take hydrocodone 7.5/750 - perscribed for back pain - 3 a day. If it's helping my rls, I would hate to imagine what I would feel like without the pain med for my back!!! Every night like clock work my legs start jumping and hurting and kicking unless I take my requip in time. Recently I've not bee...

I have had rls for about 10 years now but it doesn't come and go - it's every night. Over the years it's gotten worse - starting earlier in the day and more intense. Recently I started taking water exercise classes and I haven't noticed the leg symptoms worsening at all. They haven't gotten any bett...

Hi Dogeyed, I have had RLS for about 10 years - it's gotten worse the last 3 years. I just recently started taking zocor for high cholesterol and I never made the connection, but my RLS seems to have gotten worse in the last few weeks. Starts earlier in the day and seems much more intense now. I'm g...

Brady, I was so sorry to read your post today. Not only because you feel the need to leave the board, but because you're hurting right now. I know I don't know you well, but I've recently been getting to know you through your post and have become fond of your as a person. I respect so many of the pe...

Hi Tired. . . I know you're looking for suggestions other than perscription, but I wanted to let you know that once you get insurance and back with a good doctor you might want to try the requip again. I take 1 mg in the afternoon and 2 mg at night to keep mine away during the day and in the evening...

Hi Tired! Just thought I'd put in my two cents on how you might get some meds. Go onto the internet and see if you can find a study for RLS being held near your area. There's one now near me, but it's for the same meds I'm on so I'm not participating. But since you need anything right now, maybe par...

Hi Everyone! It's been a while since I've jumped in here but I just had to say how much I'm enjoying reading all the post from Brady and the support he's been given. Brady it seems like you've gone through a lot to get right back where you started, but hopefully you'll be better off this time around...

Hi Margie, You've gotten some great advise so far and sounds like you're open to hearing what people have to offer. That's the first step. Being willing to take in information then sort through what you feel is best for you. For my own two cents, I concurr with the others that if I wait to take my m...

Hi BuggedGuy! I too, had a smile on my face reading your post! Not just because you tell your story in a most humerous way, but because I can relate, oh so much!!! I've looked for those same bugs in the middle of the night, thought I was going crazy, and wondered if I was the only person in the worl...

Hi JosieAnn, I'm pretty new to the board, have thought about asking the same question, but was to shy. Thanks for doing it! I went to the other post that were suggested to you and read up on all the older post too. I myself have found that the big "O" has nothing to do with my RLS but the sex does. ...

Hi Everyone, Just a note to my earlier post. I have RLS and get migrains, but my sister who also has RLS hardly ever even has a simple headache???? Go figure?? I wish I could find out if there IS a connection between RLS and migrains, but it seems just because you have RLS you don't necessarily have...

Hi Jan, I do know what you mean about all the noise! I can't sleep when there's noise around me either. You'd think in a SLEEP center they'd let you SLEEP Sorry you had such a bad experience. I think I'd demand my money / insurance back and have a retest some place else. The test really can be helpf...

Hi Everyone! I've had two sleep studies and both were done in a fairly good place with fairly good techs, but it still seemed hard to sleep with all the wired attached everywhere. Seems I thought it took me 30-45 minutes to fall asleep when it really only took 9 minutes. They said average was 5-7 mi...

Hi - I have pain in both my thighs, but until the last few days never thought about it being related to RLS. The pain is on the outside of each thigh from just below my hip to just above my knee and they don't hurt at the same time. Sometimes one will hurt because I've layed on it to long and someti...