Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

I've seen that too. It's so hard to know who's right. I was told by both my doctor and dietician that Calcium with D is the best choice. I showed the dietician the calcium/magnesium supplement I was taking and she said not to take that combination. OK, we all know that our medical practitioners are ...

I think you will like "Odd" because he is just a very cool laid back kind of guy, like you He also has some special powers which make his life very interesting. I think is is 19 or 20 when the series starts. I'm hoping Koontz comes out with a new book soon 'cause I really like this charact...

Great story Nadia, to bad nobody stood up with you (I would have). Just one other person saying to her face that you were right and her daughter was out of line might have shut her up. Back on topic, Jan, I worry that your story is my future, at 46 I weigh 10 pounds more than I did when I was 9 mont...

Gill- If I had a jaccuzi tub I'd be in it every night.

Zach- I'm going to change the subject but you reminded me of something when you talked about God watching out for you. Have you ever read any of the Odd Thomas books by Dean Koontz? (there are three of them, so far) You remind me just a little bit of the character "Odd" and I think you wou...

Hi tiredmama sorry to have to welcome you to the club, and to hear about your accident. ouch! Regarding supplements, it is my understanding that calcium and magnesium should not be taken together, I was told this by a dietician. Instead calcium should be combined with vitamin D for the best absorpti...

Hang in there Nadia, the upcoming appointments may provide some solutions. Just one more week. You can do it.

Matt- Mirapex is definitely for daily RLS (as you noted) I think perhaps you need to educate your doctor or find a new one. There is a link to the Mayo Clinic Algorithm for RLS in my signature line below. This is the best place to start when trying to determine the correct treament for you. I would ...

Susie- Who is the author of the Adrenal Fatigue book? I have also been told by a holistic practitioner that I have all the symptoms of adrenal fatigue.

I think one of the reasons you don't see more studies is that they need to find people with moderate to severe RLS who are willing to go off their current drugs to do a double blind study where maybe you get a drug and maybe you don't, for several months . . .

Any volunteers?

Here is a tip for those late night food cravings, try eating a handful of raw almonds or walnuts then wait 20 minutes. It might help to find something to keep you busy I know how hard it can be to fight off the desire to eat something. Maybe drink a glass of water too. Apparently the proteins and am...

I have tried so many things over time and often I was trying more than one thing at a time making it hard to tell which "thing" was working. With Restful Legs I know it helps because I have been using it periodically for several months. There were many times that I thought something worked once or f...

I have found that sometimes I can drink alcohol with no effect on my RLS and other times it makes my legs go wild. I haven't been able to establish a pattern, however, I have found that if I only have one drink I usually don't have a problem. Sometimes I can get away with two, more than that will li...

Mark- I've tried it and found it somewhat helpful. I use it when the legs wake me up in the middle of night. It takes about 15-20 minutes to work and sometimes it wears off in a couple hours. I have been able to fall back to sleep once it kicks in.

I have recently developed a really good partnership with my new GP and OB Gyn (knock on wood). Because of an insurance change I had to switch clinics two years ago. Then just as I was starting to develop a good relationship with a new GP she decided to go part time (after having her second child) an...