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- Tue Oct 16, 2018 10:49 pm
- Forum: Just Joined?
- Topic: OCTOBER 2018 NEW MEMBERS
- Replies: 32
- Views: 3592
Welcome to NotAlone
Tuesday, October 16 Welcome to NotAlone, who wants to hear how others with RLS are coping. Her condition has become worse. She has never participated in a discussion board of any kind, but now she needs to not feel like she is alone with this illness. She needs the encouragement. You are definitely ...
- Tue Oct 16, 2018 7:02 pm
- Forum: Non-prescription Medicines, Supplements, Diet
- Topic: Medical Marijuana
- Replies: 521
- Views: 97684
Re: Medical Marijuana
BeckyS, the research into MMJ for RLS is just getting started. The issue was that since it is still against federal law, any research lab that receives federal grant money, i.e. all of them, would jeopardize that funding if they didn't satisfy all of the federal requirements for studying Schedule 1 ...
- Tue Oct 16, 2018 2:43 pm
- Forum: General Topics: RLS
- Topic: Help Please
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3001
Re: Help Please
Keppra and gabapentin are in the same class of anti-convulsant meds. The anti-convulsant meds are becoming the first line treatments for RLS, so it isn't surprising that the Keppra is helping with your RLS symptoms. But you might want talk with your doctors about taking both of them. As for the Neup...
- Tue Oct 16, 2018 1:13 pm
- Forum: Just Joined?
- Topic: OCTOBER 2018 NEW MEMBERS
- Replies: 32
- Views: 3592
Welcome to BeckyS
Tuesday, October 16
Welcome to
BeckyS, who is an RLS Foundation member and was diagnosed with RLS in 1980.
Thank you for your Foundation membership. Please post a note telling us a bit about your RLS and what you are doing to manage it. We might be able to offer some suggestions for improvement.
Welcome to
BeckyS, who is an RLS Foundation member and was diagnosed with RLS in 1980.
Thank you for your Foundation membership. Please post a note telling us a bit about your RLS and what you are doing to manage it. We might be able to offer some suggestions for improvement.
- Tue Oct 16, 2018 1:06 pm
- Forum: Just Joined?
- Topic: Specialist to see?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3211
Re: Specialist to see?
The specialties that are often the most knowledgeable or RLS are the neurologists who specialize in either sleep medicine or movement disorders. This means that you cannot simply look for a neurologist. There are about eight of them in my town and none of them knows anything about RLS. In addition t...
- Tue Oct 16, 2018 2:58 am
- Forum: Just Joined?
- Topic: OCTOBER 2018 NEW MEMBERS
- Replies: 32
- Views: 3592
Welcome to Audreylovescolor
Monday, October 15 Welcome to Audreylovescolor, who wants to join because she can't take it anymore with the painful RLS. She is hoping someone can help... Please post a note telling us a bit about the history of your RLS and what you are currently doing to manage it so that we can offer you some su...
- Mon Oct 15, 2018 10:33 pm
- Forum: Just Joined?
- Topic: Recently Diagnosed
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2199
Re: Recently Diagnosed
No ED, but I regularly go up and down on my gabapentin dose because I have difficulty reaching orgasm when the dose gets to 900 or 1200.
- Sat Oct 13, 2018 3:24 pm
- Forum: Just Joined?
- Topic: OCTOBER 2018 NEW MEMBERS
- Replies: 32
- Views: 3592
Welcome to GamerGirlAmy
Saturday, October 13 Welcome to GamerGirlAmy, whose mom developed RLS when fighting MS. The MS went into remission, the RLS did not. It did vanish when she had to start taking codeine for another unrelated condition. But now that she doesn't take the pain relievers as often, the RLS started to crop ...
- Sat Oct 13, 2018 1:05 am
- Forum: Just Joined?
- Topic: OCTOBER 2018 NEW MEMBERS
- Replies: 32
- Views: 3592
Welcome to Sherryl
Friday, October 12 Welcome to Sherryl, whose quality of life has been dramatically reduced with increasing symptoms of RLS. The medications she is trying make her so tired it has added to depression. Please post a note telling us what you are taking (and the dose) so that we can offer you some sugge...
- Fri Oct 12, 2018 3:49 am
- Forum: Just Joined?
- Topic: OCTOBER 2018 NEW MEMBERS
- Replies: 32
- Views: 3592
Welcome to Sentimental01
Thursday, October 11 Welcome to Sentimental01, whose RLS has made it difficult to participate in some activities, especially in the evening. Of course, it has affected sleep. It has made it difficult to travel. The side effects of the medication makes it more difficult to concentrate and remember th...
- Fri Oct 12, 2018 3:45 am
- Forum: General Topics: RLS
- Topic: Social Security - US
- Replies: 36
- Views: 4341
Re: Social Security - US
Debbie filed for SSDI when she was 30 due to MS. It took 2 years of struggle before she was finally approved. At least at that time, over 90% of all applicants are turned down the first time around. For the first appeal, at least 50% were turned down at that stage. For the second appeal, you have to...
- Thu Oct 11, 2018 11:49 pm
- Forum: Help for Relationships
- Topic: For Anyone Who Thinks RLS is a Joke
- Replies: 29
- Views: 49527
Re: For Anyone Who Thinks RLS is a Joke
Last month when I had to stop taking methadone due to the extreme apathy that it was causing, I initially thought "how much worse can it be than it was before I started treatment?" After all, I went for several years of severe RLS before changing doctors and being diagnosed in less than a ...
- Thu Oct 11, 2018 11:35 pm
- Forum: Help for Relationships
- Topic: Sleeping Arrangements
- Replies: 28
- Views: 36186
Re: Sleeping Arrangements
Sleepless, although I am the one with RLS and PLMS, I am also a very light sleeper. My wife has recently developed a mild form of PLMS, so I have an idea of what it is like to get kicked. She is the sound sleeper, so she sleeps through most of my tossing and turning. Our solution was the California ...
- Tue Oct 09, 2018 12:39 pm
- Forum: Just Joined?
- Topic: OCTOBER 2018 NEW MEMBERS
- Replies: 32
- Views: 3592
Welcome to Smdavid6412
Tuesday, October 9
Welcome to
Smdavid6412, whose RLS has progressed from a nuisance to a life altering problem. She was thrilled to find RLS.org to help find answers and relief.
Please post a note telling us what you are doing to manage your RLS and asking any questions you have.
Welcome to
Smdavid6412, whose RLS has progressed from a nuisance to a life altering problem. She was thrilled to find RLS.org to help find answers and relief.
Please post a note telling us what you are doing to manage your RLS and asking any questions you have.
- Tue Oct 09, 2018 12:37 pm
- Forum: Just Joined?
- Topic: OCTOBER 2018 NEW MEMBERS
- Replies: 32
- Views: 3592
Welcome to Meg1994
Tuesday, October 9 Welcome to Meg1994, has had RLS since she was 10. She is 42 now and it is very severe. It is now in her arms as well as her legs. She hse been on every medication available and nothing helps. She has tried so many natural things and nothing helps. Morphine is the only thing that e...