Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

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Thanks for the chuckle Zach and the pleasant images now running through my head.

I really did mean stretching my (freaky long) legs like a track & field runner. It helps me with the creepy crawlies.

Well maybe this weekend I'll try for a rug burn.

Got new carpet in my Recroom today. Looking forward to stretching my legs out on the floor. I'm too old to do that on the previous hardwood floor.

Enjoying that new carpet smell!

Old wive's tale, placebo effect, whatever. Home remedies are (mostly) harmless/cheap and you'll never know that it doesn't work until you try. I myself was delighted to find that I get some temporary relief with the vibrating pad on my recliner (which I read on this forum somewhere). As jy13131 said...

I failed my "tuning fork" test also. Which led to an MRI and a "nerve conduction test". MRI was OK, nerve conduction, not so good. I have a thread with the entire chronology, if you're interested Neurologist My RLS turned out to be neuropathy, most likely caused by chemo treatmen...

Unless you are constantly vomiting, like every 15-30 mins. I would say that your meds should stay down long enough to be absorbed. I have never been THAT bad off with flu, or food poisoning. There was always an interval of an hour or two and usually only when I tried to eat something. Got my general...

After six weeks of feeling good, the Neurontin has lost it's effectiveness. The last week has been just miserable. I've resorted to taking a Xanax at bedtime again to be able to sleep. It's such a let-down after the initial success. I had hoped that the relief would have a longer duration. Called th...

Have you or anyone else ever heard that can happen from the chemo? Let me know if you have. I had chemo treatments for non-hodgkins lymphoma 25 years ago, long before I had any RLS/neuropathy problems. I went through 10 chemo treatments over a period of 6 months. All I can say is it didn't cause an...

Ditto what Zach said. Be careful of where and when you are taking it until you know how it will affect you and how long those effects last. I nearly nodded off while at the wheel a couple times. When I first started, I ended up missing a couple days work because of the dizziness and drowsiness, but ...

Hi Sarah.

I have been taking Gabepentin for about 3 months now and it's working out good for me both day and more importantly the night.

For me it was pretty rocky at first as it makes you light-headed, dizzy when you first start.

Good luck.

I get the heavy legs (no pain) from time to time also. This phenomenon started with the Neurontin. Maybe I'm retaining water or something. At least when they're heavy they're not creepy crawly. It won't last long though once I'm up and about. Before the Neurontin, I used to take Xanax at night, but ...

Hi waterloo.

I have a Facebook. I don't update too much and have only 4 friends, one of which is my sister.

What do you have in mind?

The top Google search result says that it's main benefit is as an antioxidant and can be a natural remedy or supplement for cardiovascular diseases. I found a few links where it was used for RLS, but they sounded very much like a snake-oil, wonder drug scams, complete with personal experiences where...

That is interesting. I don't have irritable bowels or any other gastro problem that I know of.

However, I can remember my 10 day Cipro antibiotic treatment in which for 2 days I didn't take any med to fall asleep.

Funny you mentioned beans, that didn't occur to me earlier. I eat a lot of Pork & Beans because I like them, and, they have a high fiber content to help you stay "regular" (as my grandma used to say).

Whatever works.

Kind of an odd topic drift.

Tramadol can be pretty constipating as well. I think for me it ranks up there with Methadone. "An apple a day..." As the doctors say, but it works. When I get constipated from meds or just naturally, I start eating apples. Works 95% of the time, for that other 5% there's laxatives.