Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

I'm taking 300 mg of Lyrica and 2 mg Clonazepam. I've tried just about everything else and this minimises daytime RLS, allows me to sleep with less PLMS and has minimal side effects. I would not operated heavy machinery after taking it but that goes without saying. I take 150 mg about 7 pm, another ...

My Neurologist bumped my Lyrica script up to 2 x 150 mg plus 2 mg Clonazepam and I'm sleeping like a baby. I take 1 cap an hour followed by Clonazepam just before bed. Daytime issues are at a minimum. I never thought I would be putting all these drugs in my body but at 63 I've decided to maximise qu...

Stjohnh, I just read on another post you have achieved complete relief with IV Iron. That is amazing! You are the only person I know of that has achieved that degree of relief and did not just post their complicated supplements and life style changes that befit a monk. Some come on once and claim to...

I would feel confined and my legs would go crazy. I know this going back 50 years when my RLS was a tiny fraction of what it is now.

I would agree with QyX, you are doing great. Small dose of meds and doing the right things to keep the Monster at bay. I'm taking your iron approach and have been for over a year. I did notice when I got lax in my routine the iron dropped significantly. I have scripts to have more iron testing befor...

I've tried the benfotiamine thiamine supplement a couple of times now without immediate relief. With all the other vitamins and drugs I take I have not found a time in my routine to stay with it. It seems a little rough on the stomach. Along the other line, I used to run and averaged 15 miles a week...

We changed to Tempurpedic about a decade ago. Biggest advantage was my wife was able to live with my increasing PLMS. An improvement in both of our comfort but not RLS symptoms.

I've been on Pregabalin 150 mg and Clonazepam 2 mg for over a year without any significant side effects. Before the addition of Pregabalin, RLS had gotten worse and worse to the point of significant pain in my thighs and PLMS in the evening and night. Not like I don't deal with RLS on a daily basis ...

I just popped my first benfotiamine thiamine supplement. What caught my eye was our workout routine and alcohol consumption seem to be similar (although I'm slowing down at 63) and I'm willing to invest $20 in a shot in the dark. I've tried everything else so why not. Fingers crossed. Rick

Thanks Holland. I'm scheduled to have an iron tested next month before my doctor appointment. I'll take a closer look at the guidelines since my doctor got a resounding "not unless anaemic" response from the haematologist. My basic iron numbers have been all over the place probably because I have no...

I'd be willing to travel to try infusion. My medical health service is useless. My neurologist has no problem prescribing benzodiazepines and pregabalin but the hematologist will not consider it unless I'm anaemic. How can that make sense. I would have no idea how to doctor shop. I'm in Florida but ...

I've been taking magnesium in pills and powders in tea or water. Besides some help with occasional constipation, I don't get relief from RLS. But my wife keeps pushing it on me so I've been doing this for at least five years and my RLS is worse than ever. No miracle cure but I'm sure it does not hurt.

I've found that it works if used once but not on any kind of regular basis. I save it for last resort.

I agree, Benadryl is the biggest trigger I've known. First doctor I told I had RLS suggested I try Benadryl. Bad night and that was 25 years ago. NyQuil really sets me off.

I take a very hot bath about every day. Often two. I empty the hot water tank into the tub and get between 108 and 112F. It almost always gives me some relief and often makes the RLS disappear for a while. I sometimes take one in the early evening and usually a second just before bed at 10 pm. I've ...