Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

Hi GG, I know just how you feel. I'm probably a lot older than you. I'm 62 and disabled. I have osteoarithitis and hurt everywhere. I can't hardly walk. I had 2 back surgeries in 1998 and the 1st time I was turned down for SS but I put in again and got it. I stay so depressed all the time. I see oth...

Thanks To Both of you for your help and understanding. I'll read up on this more and let my Dr read too. I feel sorry for myself sometimes and its good to know I'm not alone. Thanks again and I'll let you know what happens. Oh by the way I was born and raised in the Panhandle of Texas,Borger. Now I ...

Hi, I haven't been here in a long time but I'm back and I need help. I feel like I'm losing my mind. I've had RLS since I was born with calm periods between attacks. I'm 62 and for the last few years its been getting worse. I have it in my legs and feet and its about 15 hrs out of 24 EVERY DAY. My k...

Hi Em, Don't worry about being high maintenance. I'm the Queen. I hadn't been here for a while and was going out of my mind the other night so I came back for help.I think I filled a page up with feeling sorry for myself but nobody seemed to mind. I'm 60 and have RLS in my feet and I take Requip. I ...

Thanks everyone for listening. It helps more than you know. My kids are 43 and 45. I understand they have busy lives. Their good just really busy. I guess sometimes I forget I used to have a full and active life too. And theres not much I can say about my husband. Its just the way he was raised I gu...

Hi, I haven't been here in quite a while, but I had a bad night and I need to vent. My kids are to busy to listen and my husband just doesn't care very much. I think he thinks Ishould keep it to myself and be tough. I tripped yesterday in my kitchen and fell & hit my head on the stove and hurt m...

Hi Everyone, Did anyone watch The Bill Maur Show on HBO last night? I wish I could have slapped him. He was talking about Drug Companies advertising and wanting peoples money. He said they had come up with a new syndrome called Restless Legs Syndrome. Everyone laughed and he said, Yeah that's right ...

Hi, I haven't been here for a while. I saw the discussion about feet and thought I would crowd in with my story. My feet have bothered me ever since I can remember. Maybe since I was born. They feel like something crawling in them and just in the last few months they've started jerking. I never real...

Hi, It's been a while since I've been here. I went to my Dr yesterday at the Indian Clinic here in OK. I have to go to get most of my medicine free. I'm 60 and I take a lot. He could be a good Dr. but he upsets me so bad and makes me a nervous wreck. I go to a Dr. in town for things I can't get at t...

I have had RLS ever since I can remember maybe since I was born. I am 60 and it's in my feet. I also have Spinal Stenosis. I had back surgery 6 years ago and now I have it again. My RLS is alot worse than it's ever been and it's allways been bad at times. Now if it wasn't for Requip I don't think I ...

Hi CC, I have Hypothyroidism and I'm way overweight. I also have memory loss, but I just thought it was stress and age. I don't know if theres a connection between RLS and thyroid trouble. My mother had RLS but not Thyroid trouble. My RLS is in my feet and I've had it all my life. I've also had thyr...

Hi Alisha, Sorry I didn't read your post sooner. I have been taking Requip for a week now and so far it's working. Requip is a drug that was just recently approved by the FDA for RLS. It's a parkinson's drug. If you go to the top of this page and point to I HAVE RESSTLESS LEGS and then click on BREA...

Hi, I know how you feel. I am 59 and have had Rls all my life. I allways called it my nervous spells. It's in my feet. I could't believe my eyes when I saw this website and I could finally know what was wrong. I took some printouts to my Dr to show her but she allready knew about it. I think the com...

Hi, Boy you can say that again Ann. Sometimes I think we can't win for losing. I started taking Requip and so far it seems to have stopped my RlS ( knock on wood ), but it's been so long since I've been able to sleep that I just layed there half the night and could't sleep . At least I don't have to...

Hi Lyn, I admire anyone that can go to school as a mature adult. I wouldn't have the courage. Also guess what? My birthday is on monday the 29th too. I'll be 60. I just started taking Requip 3 days ago and so far so good. I haven't had an attack of RLS since. My granddaughter is 22 today. Well I'll ...