Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

I thought, with the exception of methadone, that opioids work by sedating sufferers of RLS who sleep through the problem? But I guess I am wrong if people get relief during the day. Where did I get this mistaken idea? Part of the question is inspired by going on Oxycontin 15 mg. and still not having...

Thanks. I have read that several people here need 30 mg oxycodone to get there RLS under control. I am wondering if they take that all of once?

I have just quit methadone. It was great for getting me through the night, but I was terribly sedated all day and, even more, terribly depressed. I am so glad to be leaving it behind, even with the withdrawal I am looking at. Wouldn't the Oxycodone ER work for me through the night? (We didn't start ...

Just starting Oxycodone HCL for PLMD. 10mg doesn't get me through the night, but at least so far it is not alerting. Wondering how much people have to take?

Second question, any exercisers out there find it impacts there exercise?

Thanks. (71 year old female)

I thought that the dosage used for pain was more than RLS dosages usually?

Thank you so much for taking the time to answer. I think primary doc freaked out because he doesn't usually prescribe opioids and I was going on about the sedation side effect (prescribed norcan right away). Fortunately there is an opioid specialist here I will be seeing in a week. Primary doc didn'...

I have been working with primary care doc and he seemed freaked by the amount of oxycodone that was "equivalent" to 6mg. of methadone when I suggested the change, and it made me nervous. (But then the methadone has kind of turned me into a nut case.) Nervous as well because I see the oxycodone as my...

6mg. of methadone works for sleeping through my PLMs. I would keep taking it except for the sedation and depression.

Did those of you who switched just go from methadone one day to a corresponding amount of oxycodone the next?

And did you ever switch back to methadone seamlessly as well (I always plan for failure)?

I asked about the withdrawal because I just went through it when switching from Belbuca/Suboxone to Methadone, and really hope to avoid that if I do decide to try Oxycodone.

1. Clarification: I can also often have the evening "alertness" from the methadone, but during the day I take two or. three naps and feel drugged. I wonder if that might go away with time?

1. Anyone have the Methadone sedation go away with time (how much time)?

2. Anyone have experience changing to oxycodone from methadone and avoiding withdrawal?

All experience welcomed.

Trying to treat PLMD. Started with methadone, mainly 5 mg., great sleep but sedated all day. Changed briefly to suboxone, tiny dose, started causing nervousness/insomnia, as did one day on Belbuca. After 2 nights of no sleep, can I switch to oxycodone or do I have to wait a couple of days until the ...

Update: strange side effect of extreme nervousness when I went up from 1/8 to 1/4 of suboxone. Happened again (not quite as badly) after a few days when I returned to 1/8th. Doc doesn't understand why it isn't happening an hour after I take it, but later like 3 or 6 hours. Anyway, went down to 1/16t...

The iron infusions were an earlier attempt to help the PLMD. As I said, they did help the RLS greatly, but not the PLMD. So the Suboxone is another attempt to help with the PLMD. Another question: as this low dose opioid therapy is recent, I am wondering what is done when you need heavier doses of p...