Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

For a couple years now, I have been using an e-cig to help manage the EDS of narcolepsy. I actually started out trying nicotine patches, but they are expensive, and after several hours I would get intense anxiety and need to remove the patch. I have never smoked cigarettes, even though a high percen...

I know, right! I used to take senna every single day. Now the magnesium keeps me going, if you know what I mean.

I have been following this group: m They have some very interesting information and ideas about magnesium. They insist that having serum magnesium tested will not reveal a mag deficiency unless it is really extreme, because the body will rob mag from the cells to keep an even level in the bloodstrea...

Hi Beth. It's been way too long since I've checked into this forum. Interesting that you have been trying out the Wahls Diet to find out if it would help with your RLS/WED. I have been on a similar journey with diet, since December 2013, when I stopped eating gluten. I did it to find out if it would...

Isn't Clonidine (a blood pressure medication) used to help with the RLS-like symptoms when withdrawing from opiate painkillers like methadone? I have that info filed somewhere in the deep dark recesses of my brain. It might be worth checking into.

Oooh, that sounds like so much fun! I can't imagine planning anything that far ahead, though. I would forget all about it by the time the performance came. Although I have a smart phone now and that really helps with that kind of stuff. We spent a fortune on tickets to Les Miserables in December, bu...

My understanding was that she was using a blood pressure cuff until she could get a pneumatic compression device that she had ordered from Sears. Unfortunately the link she posted is broken so we may never know. Anyway... I've seen less expansive devices around, like at Walgreens, but not recently. ...

I took diazepam for years to manage vertigo from inner ear damage. It also helped with my RLS. In more recent years I have been able to manage my vertigo with ginger capsules, which also work well for nausea.

Betty, sorry I missed this. In addition to RLS/WED I also have been diagnosed with narcolepsy, which means that the part of my brain that controls sleep and wakefulness is "broken." On my own I am not able to achieve quality, consolidated sleep and I am not able to stay awake either. So I ...

Hahahahaha!!! So precious.

Hello my lovely restless leggers! I actually have had a bit of an upswing. I made it to a clergy training event last week, and it was wonderful reconnecting with some old friends and making new friends around the state. I got the last of my references lined up for my ministerial profile, and am gett...

Benzos used to be commonly prescribed to treat WED/RLS, usually clonazepam. They are now widely believed to not directly treat the RLS, but to sedate people to the point of being able to sleep in spite of the RLS. That said, a lot of people do seem to get relief from those drugs. I took diazepam for...

I do remember there being a couple people in this forum who have had good experiences with lamotrigine. Have you tried the search engine here? Anticonvulsants are used to treat WED/RLS, but most doctors stick with Lyrica or Neurontin (gabapentin) because they aren't associated with the more serious ...

I had horrible leg pain from Requip, and also from Mirapex. Requip was wonderful for the first 2-3 nights. My legs had never felt so, so, well they had never been so sensation free! And relaxed. But after about 2 weeks I started to have pain, and not just when it wore off, but about the time it was ...

I have also tried Baclofen, and it didn't help me at all. It made it harder to sleep, too.