Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

Stainless: in my personal experience dopamine agonists like Requip ER don't help much with the pain. In my case, they only made things worse. The best drugs for RLS related pain is opioids, then drugs like Lyrica, Horizon, Gabapentin, Kratom and Cannabis. Sometimes Clonazepam can help a bit but as y...

Cost for prescription only medicine in the U.S. is insanely high compared to western EU countries. However I find it strange that the first dopamine agonist to be used in RLS should be the most expensive of all DAs ... here in Germany, doctors either use Pramipexole or Ropinirole in a generic versio...

So a couple days ago I started taking Melatonin again, first day 5 mg but now it seems 2,5 mg is already enough. Melatonin always made me tired and sleepy but I was forced to stop taking it since even a small dose was causing RLS related pain. However with the Cannabis, this is no longer an issue, i...

Opioids are one of the best treatment options for any kind of RLS, especially when you have daily symptoms that can be described as painful. I've taken opioids for over 6 years now and they are still effective while my dose is stable. After monitoring the stories of others, I can only conclude that ...

When I was using cannabis I usually used 15mg THC as edible each night. I occasionally supplemented with vaped cannabis oil, though rarely. I found that vaped cannabis alone had too short a duration of action to be useful. I found oral cannabis quite consistent, effects being noticeable about an ho...

Okay so here is another update: the effects of the spray have changed a bit. The analgesic properties are now much stronger. Just one spray at night already has significant analgesic properties. It seems that in my case ... or maybe even in general, it can take several weeks for the THC to show its ...

If Lyrica works, it is a pretty good drug. Unfortunately I never tolerated the drug, even though I tried it many times. Also since you only take 300 mg daily, you still have some wiggle room to increase the dosage in the future should you run into tolerance issues. Good luck with the Lyrica. I wish ...

Yes, it would be best to avoid all Acetaminophen.

If you switch to Oxycodone, most likely you would require dose of approx. 10 mg of Oxycodone, maybe even less, which would be a fairly low dose.

When you have a doctor who is willing to prescribe Oxycodone, I would go for this option.

Can you say what strain of cannabis you are taking, QyX? I looked at the tedtalk you linked and one thing that leaped out was the effect of the slight change in strain on the autistic kids - one strain worked like a miracle and a different one made no impact at all. None of the four strains of cann...

It is honestly incredible how great Cannabis is working for me. In the past days I was going into town every day while normally I stay home for weeks, barely got out of bed because I felt so exhausted and wasted. Now even with (minor) sedation caused by THC during the day, I am so much more active a...

So I can report that it is still working and that Cannabis was not a two day wonder thingy. I needed two sprays yesterday ... however I was less impaired and sedated than the day before while falling asleep at my normal RLS peak hour was still not a problem. Also I feel much better this day, not so ...

There is medical marijuana for smoking and inhaling purposes available via prescription through a pharmacy. My doctor already told me that she is willing to prescribe medical marijuana after I've taken Sativex for a couple of weeks to see what my overall response to THC is. Overall we have one big p...

Okay, gonna have to admit: to my (big) surprise it seems that it is working for me. However things are a bit complicated. Let me explain: 1) Seems like I am super sensitive to THC meaning I already have a powerful effect from one spray. From what I've read most people don't get stoned when using onl...

Today I found this video on YouTube:

https://youtu.be/72Y8YB6OY_U

I think it explains and sums up the hole situation pretty good.

It is simply infuriating that those "volutenary" CDC guidelines, written by anti-opioid ideologists, became law in so many states.

A quick update: so it seems that I am showing quite a strong response to THC, way stronger in terms of efficiency and duration. So while THC can definitely put me to sleep and the effects don't feel bad (no paranoia, no anxiety, no dysphoria, no hallucinations, ... ) it is just a bit too much, basic...