Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

They have some good illustrations of the muscles at play on Wiki. The photo of the device on the JAOA article is worth a million words. Just leaves which muscles to target.

Targeted Pressure on Abductor Hallucis and Flexor Hallucis Brevis Muscles to Manage Moderate to Severe Primary Restless Legs Syndrome to be precise. I just wonder why it took 4 years to publish and with such good results. I did a web search and had no luck finding more about her or the device. The o...

I have been struggling on 4 mg. ropinirole er for two months and was considering going another direction when I see my doctor this month. I had good days and bad but bad days started as early as noon and lasted the rest of the day. I was not sure if I was augmenting or just struggling. Then I starte...

I've known for over 40 years that ice cream can trigger bad rls in me. Way before I had ever heard of rls. Not always a trigger but enough times that we don't keep it in the house. I always assumed it was the sugar. And I love ice cream!

Ann, I very well could be augmenting but I have as many good days as bad. Hard to tell if symptoms are earlier or worse when every day is different. The extended release does seem to have some benefit and is probably better than taking such a high dose of the standard medicine.

I read a lot about better deep sleep once you are off clonazepam. I now have insomnia now that I am benzo free that I never had in my life. Everyone is different.

I just started taking 4 mg. Ropinirole ER and had no idea it was a generic based on cost. I looked at bottle and it says generic and TRI so I assume Trigen and fits your description. My observation is it is a wild ride on one brand with very bad days followed by great days. ER seemed to work better ...

I thought I would check back in after a month on 4mg ropinirole ER. Some days are great, hardly a twinge of RLS and little to no thigh pain, sleep a good 6 or 7 hours and feel healthy. Other days medium RLS starts mid afternoon and runs until asleep or later and medium thigh pain most of the time, o...

I know when I quit clonazepam cold turkey, I would have knocked off a parking meter for the $2 a month script if I had to. Cool Hand Rick

I have posted too many times about my trials and tribulations coming off clonazepam but it worked very well for 20 years. 0.5 mg every night worked for well over 10 years and I slowly got up to 2 and finally 2 - 3 the last year. My doctor at the time said 3 mg. was the highest dose he would prescrib...

I finally filled the script for 4 mg. ER. Best I have felt in 9 month. Just a slight touch of RLS in early evening so far. I slept well, if a little choppy last 2 nights. I surfed some fun waves last two mornings and felt great. I hope this lasts a while. Most significantly the physical pain in my t...

Has anyone out there had success with extended relief DAs? I'm up to 2 mg. regular ropinirole but 4 mg. seems to invite augmentation regardless of how it is administered. I may be augmenting now based on when symptoms start but that changes day to day. Last night RLS kicked in early so I took a mg. ...

Back from my first visit ever to a Neurologist. I was underwhelmed even with low expectations. Half way through I was sure I was going back to Clonazepam. Both my GP and this doctor agree the path I’m on with RLS and DAs causing bigger risk of Alzheimer’s than the Benzo. I just hope the Clonazepam w...

I saw an article on another RLS site when I was first looking into blogs six months ago. Someone stated they slept on a sleep number bed, experienced RLS going away after sleeping on a relatives sleep number bed, only to discover their usual bed was under inflated. I only remember this because the b...

I agree, 2 mg. of ropinirole extended release would probably be the ticket for me but more than I hope to pay for a maintenance drug. I was having such a hard time communicating with my doctor when she ordered the 4 mg. the dose got past me. My doctor looked at me like I had a third eye when I talke...