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by Yankiwi
Sun Jan 29, 2017 9:08 pm
Forum: Non-prescription Medicines, Supplements, Diet
Topic: Hypersensitivity to Caffeine
Replies: 11
Views: 3674

Re: Hypersensitivity to Caffeine

I'm hypersensitive to caffeine too and get laughed at when I order a decaf, trim milk latte, but I laugh along with the barista calling it a hot coffee milkshake. I wonder if we caffeine intolerants develop an anti placibo (nocebo) effect and can attribute a bad night to possibly being given caffein...
by Yankiwi
Tue Jan 24, 2017 8:54 pm
Forum: Everything Else...just no RLS!
Topic: Crocheting!
Replies: 27
Views: 20155

Re: Crocheting!

Polar Bear, that sounds very Mary Quant! I bet you looked great in it.
by Yankiwi
Wed Jan 18, 2017 10:09 pm
Forum: General Topics: RLS
Topic: What is "Good Sleep Hygiene" RLS Style?
Replies: 13
Views: 2797

Re: What is "Good Sleep Hygiene" RLS Style?

I follow all of the sleep hygiene guidelines but nap when I need it. None of the tips, such as lavender or certain herbal teas, work. When I wake up I get up and read and stretch for up to an hour then almost always can get back to sleep. If I stayed in bed my legs would just get worse and worse unt...
by Yankiwi
Mon Dec 26, 2016 2:50 am
Forum: Everything Else...just no RLS!
Topic: Happy Chanukah, Merry Christmas, Joyuous Kwanza, Happy New Year, Merry Yule and Happy Solstice!
Replies: 5
Views: 11282

Re: Happy Chanukah, Merry Christmas, Joyuous Kwanza, Happy New Year, Merry Yule and Happy Solstice!

Merry Christmas and everything else to everyone, and especially a happy 2017! New Zealand is just finishing Boxing Day, which while a legal holiday, is really just a great shopping day.
by Yankiwi
Sat Dec 17, 2016 9:11 am
Forum: Prescription Medications
Topic: Methadone complications - not medical
Replies: 36
Views: 6376

Re: Methadone complications - not medical

Thanks to everyone who had kind words to say about my loss. It happened so fast that it still seems unreal. QyX: At least my husband only spent six nights in hospital split into two different times. He was able to stay at home right to the end. And the funeral company offered me the choice of having...
by Yankiwi
Tue Dec 13, 2016 9:24 am
Forum: Prescription Medications
Topic: Methadone complications - not medical
Replies: 36
Views: 6376

Re: Methadone complications - not medical

Thank you, Steve. I'm sure there will with a few bumps along the way but things will be looking up. We were both optimists so there's no reason to stop now. My husband went down in 172 days from first visit to the doctor to his final breath which came very quickly after only about a day in a coma bu...
by Yankiwi
Tue Dec 13, 2016 1:24 am
Forum: Prescription Medications
Topic: Methadone complications - not medical
Replies: 36
Views: 6376

Re: Methadone complications - not medical

I, too, take thyroid medication and live in earthquake country. A 30 day supply is a good idea and my doctor would do it. As far as opiods go, thieves could be anywhere. My husband was on large doses of oxycodone and oxynorm for quite a few months. When picking up a script the pharmacist normally as...
by Yankiwi
Sat Dec 03, 2016 2:59 am
Forum: Physical Treatments
Topic: Newly Approved Device - available in US
Replies: 47
Views: 21848

Re: Newly Approved Device - available in US

Thank you Rachel
by Yankiwi
Tue Nov 29, 2016 2:20 pm
Forum: Physical Treatments
Topic: Newly Approved Device - available in US
Replies: 47
Views: 21848

Re: Newly Approved Device - available in US

Thanks for the kind comments and support regarding my husband. We made the move from our second floor bedroom to the first floor yesterday. Climbing stairs, even with two railings, was too dicey. Not good as the exercise was important but a fall would have been devastating. 3:20am now in NZ.
by Yankiwi
Sat Nov 26, 2016 2:36 pm
Forum: General Topics: RLS
Topic: Renewing Membership
Replies: 8
Views: 2732

Re: Renewing Membership

I get so many benefits from being a member that I'm happy to support the Foundation with my membership. This forum alone is worth the price..
by Yankiwi
Sat Nov 26, 2016 2:34 pm
Forum: Physical Treatments
Topic: Newly Approved Device - available in US
Replies: 47
Views: 21848

Re: Newly Approved Device - available in US

It's 3.30am and I've just done 5 sun salutations and downward dogs to relieve my calf pain. I've been awake with my husband who is in severe pain due to a growing tumor on his rib. Chemo has not worked, radiation benefit lasted less than a month. I will survive my RLS, he won't survive his cancer. I...
by Yankiwi
Mon Nov 14, 2016 12:40 pm
Forum: General Topics: RLS
Topic: Foundation webinar on genetics
Replies: 12
Views: 2055

Re: Foundation webinar on genetics

Colorsteel is a brand of corrugated iron which comes in colors which are somehow part of the steel. It doesn't rust or degrade, at least very fast. We say we live in a tin house but it is very strong. Ours is a medium-deep blue and blends right in with the small mountain across the road from us.
by Yankiwi
Mon Nov 14, 2016 3:22 am
Forum: General Topics: RLS
Topic: Foundation webinar on genetics
Replies: 12
Views: 2055

Re: Foundation webinar on genetics

We are on the West Coast of the South Island, on a diagonal from the epicenters--yes, centers--there were two distinct quakes plus the hundreds (and lots more to come) of aftershocks. We woke up with the quake at a little past midnight. Our house is a two storey colorsteel house so it really rocked ...
by Yankiwi
Fri Nov 11, 2016 7:57 pm
Forum: General Topics: RLS
Topic: Foundation webinar on genetics
Replies: 12
Views: 2055

Re: Foundation webinar on genetics

RLS runs in my family and I often hope my nieces and nephews don't get it but some will. A cure for them would be wonderful even if it is too late for me.
by Yankiwi
Sun Nov 06, 2016 12:14 am
Forum: Everything Else...just no RLS!
Topic: For those in North America - GO CUBS, GO!
Replies: 3
Views: 10703

Re: For those in North America - GO CUBS, GO!

I was brought up as an Orioles fan and became a naturalized Red Sox fan when I moved to Boston. I loved going to Fenway Park to take in a game. Back in the seventies, I don't even remember who they played in the World Series but Red Sox fans said they won three games to four. They actually lost but ...