Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

I understand

I have such a great husband but I know this WED cant be understood by someone who has never had it. I have been staying on couch because I don't want to keep him up. He is a fire fighter and gets very little sleep while at work for his 24 hour shift so I want him to get all the sleep he can while a...

What do you use instead of gabapentin? Well I decided that I, like everyone here, was not likely to find a magic answer, so that being said I got busy deciding for myself what I would rather deal with, (like the lack of sleep without gabapentin or the side effects from it, etc.) so I don't take any...

I don't remember how much of the Gabapentin that you are taking. But remember, if you decided to stop it, you have to wean down with this drug if you are taking it more than once a day. I'm sorry you are having these side affects. For me I just gain weight. I have only taken it I think less than tw...

I know people that won't set foot in a church for any reason--this could be a problem too. Around here I've heard they charge for the use of their rooms now, unless you are a member--no matter what you need it for. That's now what I thought helping others was supposed to be about, but it's the new s...

ViewsAskew wrote: you may need to take opioids for longer. Tolerance does occur, so it's good to stop them periodically - say every month for a week, or every weekend.

Interesting idea

Often I have thought that I should rig the house up with cameras for when things are going bad and I am pacing all night, falling asleep on my feet, and walking into walls. Maybe a YouTube video of that would put a little light on RLS/WED. I have had the same thoughts, and gone so far as to acquire...

I ha it explained to me once and they said the receptors (or cilli like things in the L intestines--can't remember the name of them) lay down against the walls when gluten is present and this makes it much harder for the important nutrients, etc. to be absorbed as the surface area is much diminished...

So it seems you are likely to need to decide who your target audience is and go from there. One comment about Ann's idea---I agree with everything except if you ask those who show up they are likely to tell you that the time you are already using is best (based on the fact that they showed up), so i...

Has it been since you started the gabapentin? My attitude sucked at one time but I was on gabapentin and other meds--don't know which was the prob as I stopped them all at once.

aveerik wrote:As far as my low bp and heart rate my doctor ordered a heart monitor so see what is up with that.

Has this been new since you have been taking the Mirapex (my hear rate went nuts on it )?

Oceanwalker, I only have a minute (am busy canning), anyway, everyone has their own path and abilities to cope--this means it doesn't matter at all who has worse symptoms, we all suffer and for each of us it is affecting our lives in a negative manner or we wouldn't be on here. Please for you and al...

That makes sense to me because of what people that say gluten makes it worse goes through. Sounds like the same process with the guts, inner wall stuff.