Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

Right now, I only have 2 mg. patches. As I take 4 mg a night, this means 2 patches. Increasing this would mean going from 4 mg to 6 mg.or 3 patches. What I need to do is to get 6 mg. patches. However, I am concerned that 6 mg might bring on augmentation if I don't have it already. This is why I want...

Do I understand that as you have reduced to .125mg, you have titrated up to 4mg neupro. How were you doing at the level just above the .125mg? Is it possible to go back to that level for a few days and then reduce by a lesser amount. I recall a member talking about shaving pieces off a pill in orde...

As opioids are not an option where I live, I am attempting to get off pram. by using Neupro (4 mg.) I was led to believe the transition would not be all that difficult because both are dopamine agonists. It has not been so for me. It has been increasingly difficult, the more I lower the pram. For th...

No one seems to want to prescribe an opioid where I live, so the chances of using one to get me off the DAs are rather slim. The purpose of the patch was to help me to do so, reflecting the theory that a longer acting DA (rotigotine), which has less chance of augmenting, would help me to wean off a ...

I am attempting to get off mirapex by using 4 mg. Neupro. I am down from .50 mg to .25 mg Some nights are not bad while other nights are terrible. I can't seem to find a reason. I want to get off both DAs. and plan to continue the patch to cover getting off mirapex. I have no alternative since no on...

It is very difficult for me to find a doctor who would prescribe opioids. When I mentioned opioids to my pharmacist, he did not react positively. I am on the patch as it is said to be a way of getting off an augmented short-acting DA (pram) without going through the hell of dopamine withdrawal. Usin...

Thank you for the info. It is interesting but confusing. As I am rather concerned about dropping the pram completely, I'll continue my reduced dose of .25 mg along with the 2 mg neupro patch. Interesting that in the study of 28 severely augmented people the initial dopaminergic medication was full t...

I agree that 4 mg of the patch and the pram that I have reduced from .50 mg to .25 mg is a lot of DA. That is why I am loath to increase my patch dose from 2 mg and why I am reducing the pram. All the literature I have read suggests that 3 mg should be the max for rls. I thought, from what others ha...

My neuro wants me to stay on the .50 mg of pram until April and increase the patch to 4 mg. I want off the pram asap and am concerned about raising the patch to 4 mg. fearing augmentation. I decided to do wean myself. For six days I reduced the pram to .375 mg using the 2 mg patch for any symptoms. ...

I would try the 3 mg patch and see what happens. I have found the 2 mg patch doesn't work too well and my neuro wants me to go to 4 mg even though the max for WED is 3mg. I am wondering if the augmented pram. which is still in my system is hindering the patch. The WED Foundation has some good info o...

[quote="ViewsAskew"]Even if you needed to go to a 4 mg patch, the withdrawal is relatively short, all things considered. IF the Neurpro covers it, and hopefully it will, you then would likely be able to go down to a 2 mg one when it's over. Or maybe even a 1 mg.[/quote This is my thinking ...

I want to get off pram. asap but fear the withdrawal process.I tried cutting back slightly, taking .375 mg instead of .50 mg. My rls went crazy, so I stopped the process, hoping to find some covering agent. Opioids are not a possibility where I live, so I was attracted to the newer idea of using a l...

I am looking for a WED/RLS doctor who is located in Georgia. When looking at a previous thread, I found that a Dr. Rye, GA was listed. Just wondering if this is Dr. David Rye, a neurologist at Emory University in Atlanta? Has anyone seen this doctor for RLS? I just came across this posting. You mig...

I have been taking a total of .5 mg (.25 mg at around 6 p.m. and .25 mg at around 9 p.m.) This is in addition to the 2 mg. patch which was recently increased to 4 mg as I was experiencing breakthroughs (often until I got up between 7 a.m.and 8 a.m.) The neuro wants me "stable" before withd...

Views: What you say about pram. makes a lot of sense. I don't think the patch will work properly as long as the augmented pram is in the system. I am wondering what would happen if I gradually weaned myself off the pram. over a period of four weeks by reducing it by .125 mg each week using the patch...