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- Sat Feb 24, 2024 11:41 pm
- Forum: Prescription Medications
- Topic: Buprenorphine, the good, bad and ugly
- Replies: 20
- Views: 651
Re: Buprenorphine, the good, bad and ugly
I've had RLS since 1990. I've tried multiple meds. Mirapex worked sort of for a few years. Next came methadone and gabapentin which worked better, for a few years. Now I take buprenorphine and gabapentin. This is the first time that I've gotten relief for several months at a time. That has never hap...
- Sat Feb 24, 2024 10:53 pm
- Forum: Just Joined?
- Topic: Head roll
- Replies: 33
- Views: 1226
Re: Head roll
Mine is 24/7. Mine feels like electricity going down my leg and then the leg would jerk. I tried over 20 meds. Merapex, a DA worked sort of for awhile, then stopped. Then methadone worked great. I can no longer get that, so now I take buprenorphine. I also take gabapentin. Mine is now controlled. If...
- Wed Feb 21, 2024 8:04 pm
- Forum: Prescription Medications
- Topic: Methadone
- Replies: 3
- Views: 241
Re: Methadone
My side effects with Methadone lasted 2 months, then went away.
You are on a very small dose. That's great.
They started me on 10 mg.
You are on a very small dose. That's great.
They started me on 10 mg.
- Thu Feb 08, 2024 10:31 pm
- Forum: Prescription Medications
- Topic: buprenorphine transdermal (patch) dosis
- Replies: 5
- Views: 305
Re: buprenorphine transdermal (patch) dosis
I take the buprenorphine film 2 mg every day dividing into doses. I looked up conversion to patch. 10 micro grams in a 12.5 cm2 area over 7 days = 10 mg My RLS has been controlled for months. So my dose is a 5th of a patch. My doctor also told me it's better for older people instead of taking methad...
- Sun Jan 28, 2024 7:19 am
- Forum: General Topics: RLS
- Topic: Riding the Big One (RLS 24/7, Hanging Ten)
- Replies: 850
- Views: 257482
Re: Riding the Big One (RLS 24/7, Hanging Ten)
We can only be hopeful. Just recently I started having some gum issues. I started the buprenorphine last summer.
- Sun Jan 28, 2024 7:13 am
- Forum: General Topics: RLS
- Topic: What’s the end game?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1019
Re: What’s the end game?
I'm 73, female. I've had RLS since 1990. So, 33 years. Mine has been severe for about 17 years day and night. I have short term memory loss due to sleep deprivation. I had to retire at age 60 because of that. I'm an RN. I've tried about 20+ meds. The DA worked for about 8 years with occasional RLS, ...
- Sun Jan 28, 2024 6:52 am
- Forum: General Topics: RLS
- Topic: RLS and Hypertension
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1585
Re: RLS and Hypertension
I have a wrist B/P monitor. It works great. Easy to use. Not too expensive. Regarding high BP at night. I have severe sleep apnea as well as severe RLS. Recently my cpap machine broke. 3 months before I got a replacement due to several set backs. Anyway, I noticed that my BP goes up at night because...
- Fri Dec 22, 2023 9:08 pm
- Forum: Help for Relationships
- Topic: Sleeping Arrangements
- Replies: 28
- Views: 36204
Re: Sleeping Arrangements
We gave up and we have separate rooms. We do gather in his bed before we go to sleep to watch tv, etc. He is a very light sleeper and every time I got up, he'd wake up.
- Fri Oct 13, 2023 10:54 pm
- Forum: Physical Treatments
- Topic: Spinal Cord & DRG Stimulator Trial
- Replies: 21
- Views: 19404
Re: Spinal Cord & DRG Stimulator Trial
Thank you so much for responding. That helps me a lot in understanding what to expect. I was not aware that your RLS was caused by pinched nerves/back issues. Your RLS has been somewhat harder to treat, correct? Do you think that is because the pathology is different - not neurological. Mine is def...
- Tue Oct 10, 2023 6:54 pm
- Forum: General Topics: RLS
- Topic: Diet
- Replies: 19
- Views: 18685
Re: Diet
My RLS continues to be improved. I had a flare up in Aug, but it's gone now. My RLS ended after my last back injection. It's been 12 weeks this Thursday, since my last injection. I'm going to wait awhile to see what happens, to see whether RLS comes back. Before the weight loss, I'd still have some ...
- Tue Oct 10, 2023 6:44 pm
- Forum: Physical Treatments
- Topic: Spinal Cord & DRG Stimulator Trial
- Replies: 21
- Views: 19404
Re: Spinal Cord & DRG Stimulator Trial
First, I did a trial. The leads were placed externally. It was for a week. A battery was attached. I wore it with a belt they provided. The trial was to see if it would help with my RLS. It did, so I agreed with the surgery. The Doctor who did it, this was one of his specialties. He had done many of...
- Sun Oct 01, 2023 10:43 pm
- Forum: Prescription Medications
- Topic: Anti-inflammatory medications
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7664
Re: Anti-inflammatory medications
I would like recommendations for anything anti-inflammatory besides NSAIDS.
- Sat Sep 23, 2023 8:59 pm
- Forum: Physical Treatments
- Topic: Spinal Cord & DRG Stimulator Trial
- Replies: 21
- Views: 19404
Re: Spinal Cord & DRG Stimulator Trial
I don't know. They knew I we getting it for my RLS.
- Sat Sep 23, 2023 8:58 pm
- Forum: Prescription Medications
- Topic: methadone vs buprenorphine/naloxone
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4869
Re: methadone vs buprenorphine/naloxone
I used to take methadone and gabapentin. They would no longer prescribe methadone. I now take buprenorphine and gabapentin and I'm actually doing better.
- Sat Sep 23, 2023 8:55 pm
- Forum: Prescription Medications
- Topic: What Comes After Methadone?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 15467
Re: What Comes After Methadone?
I tried to keep my methadone dose at 10 mg and added gabapentin. It worked for me for awhile. Then I had to switch to buprenorphine because they wouldn't prescribe methadone. I'm doing much better.