Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

I never imagined how much relief I could get from drugs. I started with .25 mg Requip for 2 days and now .5 mg for 5 days. I'll start with the 1 mg pills on Friday. On the first night, I felt the sensations and my feet and toes wiggled. Since then, I haven't kicked at all. But I have also gotten rel...

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He called it "Crazy Legs." I haven't heard it called that for a good many years.

Resolved for now My doctor called this morning and told me to pick up a Requip starter kit and a scrip at his office and he'd discuss it at my appointment on July 24th (a post-op exam). As it stands, the scrip should last until my regular diabetes appt. in September. The surgeon had already given m...

Thanks Charlene And Razorback Matt. (You from AR? That's where my family's from (until 1938). I was born in CA.) Charlene, I assume you mean the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville? My daughter used to do research at Mayo in Rochester and she once brought me some literature from there. Razorback Matt, you a...

Hi again, Yeah, unfortunately Type II diabetes and RLS do go hand in hand. You may be feeling some neuropathy from the diabetes along with the RLS sensations - my BIL goes through that. The best info I have is to get the diabetes under better control, but you may already have it under good control....

Hi! My name is Bob. I’m a “kick-a-holic”. I’m new here, and just wanted to ask a question, but first an introduction and some background. I’m a retired geek, 66, and live in Minneapolis. Diagnosis I was first “dx’ed” in Fall, 1968. It was late night in and ER. I had broken my ankle at a boy scout ca...