Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

Sorry, Steve, I just saw your reply above PolarBear's. It is so nice to get your positive feedback - it made me feel great. Thank you very much. After I submitted my lengthy post, I was looking through other subjects and came across your awful struggles this summer with depression. I could hardly be...

Thanks for your reply PolarBear. Yes, as I say, my family is blown away by how generous, kind and responsive Dr. B was to me individually and is in general. Although the replies I received on this site have been equally generous and affirming. I haven't been to see the neurologist yet - appointment ...

Anyone who can make a good joke about iron when going through such trauma deserves better treatment than a consultant who delivers apparently inappropriate advice and then disappears for weeks on end. Unfortunately such medical care is far from unusual for RLS/WED and is very similar to my own exper...

BtW Beth, I thought your post on page 1 of this thread about what to say to your health provider when seeking assistance up to and including opioids was masterful and I have consulted it on the last two visits to my G.P. on each occasion of which I was seeking an increase in the dose of OxyContin he...

Thank you so much to Steve, David, PolarBear and Beth. I was incredibly moved when I logged in and realised that you had each taken the time and effort to post such detailed, considered and helpful replies and I can't tell you how much the various advices and suggestions have assisted as I formulate...

I am reading of the travails of David in Thailand with great interest as they are very similar to what I am going through. My sleep specialist prescribed mirapexin over 10 years ago and then effectively discharged me to my local doctor who renewed my prescription as requred. Dosage gradually increas...