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by badnights
Sat Apr 27, 2013 8:19 pm
Forum: Physical Treatments
Topic: Mad-1 device: I use it and it works!
Replies: 8
Views: 3005

Re: Mad-1 device: I use it and it works!

Use of PEMF (pulsed electromagnetic fields, or pulsed EMF) on living tissues is also known as PEMT (pulsed electromagnetic field therapy) and MRS (magnetic resonance stimulation). It is different than TENS. A TENS delivers low-voltage electrical current to the skin and the tissues just beneath. In P...
by badnights
Sat Apr 27, 2013 5:52 am
Forum: Just Joined?
Topic: New Here, Need Help
Replies: 15
Views: 2071

Re: New Here, Need Help

PN is distinguished from WED/RLS by the lack of relief when the affected parts are moved. There is another disorder I thought of it when you mentioned that lying with your legs crossed triggers the worst pain. Something called positional discomfort. I don't think this is you, because a simple change...
by badnights
Sat Apr 27, 2013 5:20 am
Forum: Just Joined?
Topic: Welcome New Members - April 2013
Replies: 22
Views: 3826

Re: Welcome New Members - April 2013

Welcome on Friday Apr 26 to new members bethjewell6 who wants to know of treatments for severe RLS/WED and bemack who has questions that need answering. Check out the Sticky topics on each Forum. And start a thread to tell us of your history and situation. Sorry you need this place; hope we all can ...
by badnights
Fri Apr 26, 2013 5:28 am
Forum: Help for Relationships
Topic: Energy and exhaustion
Replies: 9
Views: 13549

Re: Energy and exhaustion

I hired cleaners in September. I had to face it; I cannot do a full time job and keep my house clean. Even with the cleaners, I barely find time to shop and cook. This disease is a life-changer, that's for sure. I am partly disabled, and have just admitted it.
by badnights
Fri Apr 26, 2013 5:24 am
Forum: General Topics: RLS
Topic: Mirapex and requip
Replies: 32
Views: 5785

Re: Mirapex and requip

can you save your pain meds for nights? at least you'd get a little sleep.

(just until you see your doc and show him the light, that is.)
by badnights
Fri Apr 26, 2013 5:22 am
Forum: General Topics: RLS
Topic: Venting!
Replies: 62
Views: 15035

Re: Venting!

I am so glad I can work 11 AM til 7 PM most days. So far, since Sept; I hope nothing changes this.
by badnights
Fri Apr 26, 2013 5:20 am
Forum: General Topics: RLS
Topic: WE'D/RLS name
Replies: 12
Views: 2376

Re: WE'D/RLS name

Ann, you blow me away how clearly you can put things. I too have trouble saying the new name. After experimenting with "wed", and "double-yoo eee dee", I have settled on "Willis-Ekbom". I will get used to it. I still am not comfortable saying it in front of my GP, but I...
by badnights
Fri Apr 26, 2013 5:12 am
Forum: Physical Treatments
Topic: The Foot Massage Fix
Replies: 3
Views: 3088

Re: The Foot Massage Fix

this puts me in mind of a (former?) board member who hypothesizes that WED is caused by (or contributed to by) hyperactive foot-arch reflexes

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=7623&p=57785&hilit=foot+arch#p57785
by badnights
Fri Apr 26, 2013 4:54 am
Forum: Prescription Medications
Topic: Beagle's Story and Questions
Replies: 23
Views: 2448

Re: Beagle's Story and Questions

You can attempt to raise your ferritin by taking oral iron supplements. The sulfate or fumarate is generally more effective than the gluconate, but any of them should be taken with vitamin C to maximize absorption. There are many more drugs than those 4 to try for RLS/WED; check rlshelp.org or the W...
by badnights
Fri Apr 26, 2013 4:36 am
Forum: Prescription Medications
Topic: zopiclone (imovane)
Replies: 5
Views: 855

Re: zopiclone (imovane)

I use 7.5 mg nightly. Sometimes I take only 1/2 or 3/4 (it's hard to split in quarters) then take 1/2 later in the night. I cannot fall asleep without it (unless I load up on Sinemet, which is impossible to do many nights in a row without starting to augment). without the zopiclone, I doze for hours...
by badnights
Fri Apr 26, 2013 4:29 am
Forum: Prescription Medications
Topic: Switching from Oxycodone to Hydromorphone ...
Replies: 17
Views: 3261

Re: Switching from Oxycodone to Hydromorphone ...

I also have the feeling that from this point on I loose my right to "complain" because I can at least sleep and do something productive over the day. I am not happy but I play "happy" and "I am making progress" to the people around me. I am unhappy with this situation....
by badnights
Fri Apr 26, 2013 4:25 am
Forum: Prescription Medications
Topic: How do you feel about taking Opioids for RLS?
Replies: 13
Views: 1885

Re: How do you feel about taking Opioids for RLS?

"I also wonder what other people will think when I tell them that I take strong opioids" My advice, from bitter bitter experience, is not to tell anyone you're taking opioids unless absolutely necessary, or unless you have built a strong bond of mutual trust. This would hold true for peop...
by badnights
Fri Apr 26, 2013 3:54 am
Forum: Prescription Medications
Topic: Areas and narcotics
Replies: 15
Views: 3155

Re: Areas and narcotics

You are indeed lucky. I hope you keep him forever :)
by badnights
Fri Apr 26, 2013 3:45 am
Forum: Just Joined?
Topic: New Here, Need Help
Replies: 15
Views: 2071

Re: New Here, Need Help

It is quite common to have PN along with RLS/WED, so you may have both.
You do not have an urge to walk about, but do you have an urge to stretch or tense up the affected area?
Does the pain or itch feel relieved at all when you walk or stretch or tense the affected area?
by badnights
Fri Apr 26, 2013 3:43 am
Forum: Just Joined?
Topic: Ferritin Test!
Replies: 2
Views: 626

Re: Ferritin Test!

The key with augmentation usually seems to be the earlier start. As in Ann's example. So you might start noticing symptoms in the afternoon instead of just starting in the evening. It is also possible, according to the definition, for augmentation to be marked only by an increase in severity or a sp...