Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

I lucked out in going to a neurologist who was recommended by my orthopod. He's now also listed in our directory, but at the time was no expert. What he was, however, was a good man who seemed thrilled that he had just read an article which he found while I was there, copied and we read it together ...

Welcome to our elite, yet figety group! Just to add to what was said, my experience with Requip is that the side affects lessen or go away with time. If the other problems force a change, you need to look at the options Ann mentioned. If the side affects are the main problem, you might try toughing ...

I started on Scinemet (instant relief but soon lost it's benefit), switched to Permax which worked great for years, then to Requip. Oh, and Klonopin through all the above. Requip works for me, but is the first of the drugs that has left me with augmentation. It's only bad after a bad night's sleep. ...

Greetings Aileen! Far be it from me to add much to Ann's good words, but I'll try if nothing more than to offer encouragement. Glad you got the appointment. This stuff is usually managable once you realize what you have and review the options and choose a plan to start with. I agree totally with Ann...

I get leg pain, but it's a different kind of pain. My lymph nodes get hard and ache, and so do some muscles. Massaging both helps a lot, but sometimes the nodes are so tender it hurts to massage them. Oddly, when the Requip kicks in, the pain and hardness of the nodes goes away. Some evenings are wo...

Hi! I've had this site in my favorites for a long time, and refer to it often. I love and admire the work and dedication of you three and know you must spend countless hours in support of our precious, suffering community. While I haven't done a lot of posting, I am certainly willing to commit to be...

Just wanted to add that even though many believe our RLS to be neurological, there are some purely physical things which help or hurt the symptoms. I've found overeating triggers symptoms, and it seems to be the fullness rather than what I got full on that causes it. If that be true, it seems like a...

Am a lifelong sufferer and right at 10 years since being diagnosed with RLS. There are a number of things that I am beginning to recognize as triggers, which if you eliminate them, you reduce the number of attacks or bad nights. One is the need to urinate. Almost always causes RLS symptoms which go ...

Hey Alseber, If you haven't given up on Requip yet, give it at least a couple of days. I also had two, just two, really bad nights, but after than, it really has helped minimize the symptoms. Mirapex was working pretty well for me, though was having vivid dreams, when the doc pulled me off to do the...

Hi RubyS! I was diagnosed with sleep apnea several years ago. I stopped using the maching shortly after I got it because of the nuisance of the mask-kept pulling it off in my sleep. I was single at the time. I'm now married and have begun having problems with a chronic cough the pulmonary doc thinks...

Becky, I have been on several drugs over the last five years, but after recently switching to Mirpex and now Requip, I have had almost nightly vivid dreams and I NEVER had dreams or remembered having any before. I'm sorry to hear that people are having problems with symptoms in early AM and afternoo...