Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

I've not heard of anyone doing it; did you ask because you have had a great brainstorm that this might help or because you read about it? I wish we had a doctor on board to help with more knowledge of whether the process might help.

Hi Cindy, I didn't have the gamling problem, but an overeating problem while on the Mirapex. I spoke with one of the members of the RLS Foundation's board about why that article stated that. He said that there are studies linking it to PD, but not to RLS. What has to happen is that your doctor, and ...

Do you mean for RLS specifically or for any other issue like muscles spasms or for skin tone improvement?

Woo-hooo!! Nothing like being in a new place, all your own. Great news that the BF is going with you. He truly sounds like a gem. Looking forward to an update when you get back.

Hi Ellie, It was about dopamine, not serotonin. The research has shown that we actually create an excess in the morning, so then the brain completely stops producing it. By evening, we have stopped making it. In the early morning, the brain realizes we are very low, so it again starts making a lot o...

Oh, I wasn't specific enough - I meant a search of this site or even of the other RLS boards. I know some people have posted here, there, or somewhere! Could be Sadiegirl and just one or two others, but I know I've seen specfic posts on these RLS message boards. There is a search function on this on...

I bet you are at the end of your rope. Have you tried a search, RLSgirl? I know I have seen some posts about the face thing, but I can't remember where (I read too many RLS boards!). I read recently that regardless of the side effects, that the dopamine agonists literally work for 99+ percent of eve...

Hope I can answer a few things, Jumpy. First, there is research that shows the DAs, specifically Mirapex, do help PLMD. "These studies have found that the use of pramipexole greatly reduces periodic limb movements during sleep" m However, other people have had leg pain from Mirapex and it has gone a...

For me, I was able to back off the .75 total mg a day to .125 without too many problems - I just couldn't stop it without hell happening. Eventually, I just had to dump it. First I tried Ultram - wasn't strong enough - then Methadone - which allowed me to get through it. I don't remember what the ta...

I'll move this for you, if you want, into another section if you want. Just tell me where. It's easy to get confused until you post a few times.

Wow, Hazel, that is really cool. I'm with you - more research like this for us, too .

Hey! Glad to see you here. This is a good, active board with lots of great people and excellent commisseration, information, and advice. Isn't is nice to make realizations like this - NOT! Well, it's nice in the sense that you have a clear path, but the "i'm an idiot factor' (that's how I react) can...

Hi Kaye - I only have a minute now, but see if you can find recent posts about augmentation. When you take dopamine agonists such as Requip, Mirapex, Sinemet, etc., they can cause your RLS to increase in severity or in amount, which is called augmentation. This may not be the case, but the researche...

Hi Garth, I'm so glad you posted that. There are many diseases that RLS is secondary to, and CD is one of them. I've been trying to post more about that here to encourage people with any history of GI issues or any strange symptoms that aren't diagnosed since CD can present in so many ways and it's ...

I really don't know who specializes in PLMD. Does he also have RLS or only PLMD? If he doesn't have RLS at all, he could have an ideopathic form or PLMD or it could be caused by something else. Here are some links (in case you are looking for information about it). If it were me, I might look at the...