Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

I hope you're having a fantastic weekend with all your kids and kids' kids!

Jill Gunzel had a lot to say about using music to get through the RLS and into sleep.

I took gabapentin, which is ultimately the same drug as Horizant (Horizant becomes gabapentin in the body), and it did the opposite thing for me: it numbed the sensations, but did nothing for the urge to move. How odd. Anyway, Lyrica is not a bad next step, as far as I know. You could, alternatively...

majoraward re falling asleep on the pot, I do it all the time! I don't fall soundly asleep, as you appear to have done, but what happens in the middle of the night is irritating nonetheless. I fall asleep almost as soon as I sit down, so then I can't pee, because I'm sleeping! (thank god that still ...

Deb, there is never, ever a need to say sorry to us. We're all about ranting, love of the lord, it's all a body can do sometimes. And if we're unable to help you in any other way, at least we can always, always, read a rant. You've mentioned your memory and spelling difficulties before, and I assume...

I kick my shoes off and sit cross-legged, then switch to sitting on my legs, and keep moving around like that. Not much help if you're not flexible or have bad knees. I am shocked that your doctor gave you Valium for this condition. S/he must have a dangerously poor understanding of what the conditi...

A warm welcome to new members, eje and bubblesC

No probs, Deb, you're making lots of sense! Wow, that's a high ferritin. The fact that you augment on Mirapex must be due to something else besides low ferritin. There is no known correlation between low iron and augmenting, only low ferritin.

Do keep posting as things change, or if they don't change! Does this Inositol have a list of ingredients?

That's a good one. I usually have to bounce out of bed, needing to walk it off, before I can lie down and do something like that, but I'm going to try to remember for next time, to lie back down and do it, because it definitely would be easier on the knees. Also, you're in bed and can fall asleep ri...

Maybe you needed more iron than you got. I guess the infusions just don't work for some people. Whether that's because your blood-brain barrier is different, or because your WED is caused by a different mechanism than lack of CNS iron, who knows. But keep up the attitude, as much as you can. And may...

Keep posting and let us know how you're doing

It must be frustrating not knowing which it is!! I feel for you!

ohioguy, I hope this keeps working for you. There must be something in that combo you're taking that is doing some good. If only there was more research being done, we would bloody well know by now how to help it! Homeopathic remedies are impossible for me to believe in. The concept of an aggravatin...