Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

No Ann it is one of the drugs commonly given to ppl with rls according to the southern california web site. I was just wondering if anyone has had it prescribed and if they had any problems with it? Its a epilepsy medication like klonopin and is given quit a bit for that reason. It's probably not pr...

It's Jan #2 I was wondering if anyone has taken this before for their rls. This will be my fourth med since Jan. and they can't seem to find something my body can tolerate. I started with mirapex and that made things worse and kept me up all night, so they then put me on klonopin and that made me s...

or what about talking to your doctor about a tens unit that has helped many ppl with rls

I have primary was caused from both my parents and my grandmother. really stinks to have though

Congrats Jan, I'm with you too as I have been through the docs not knowing what they are talking about but not as many years. I kept searching for new docs till I found ones that cared because I refused to walk around for years in pain. As with you I am on that leading path finally with testing and ...

I'm very curious about the correlation between weight and occurance/intensity of RLS symptoms. Please help me out by answering these questions and submit your answers as a reply to this post. 1. How old are you? 2. How long have you experienced RLS symptoms? 3. Are you overweight? By how much? 4. H...

Hi all I haven't been here in a while but I have been busy with Doctors go figure. Well went to the rheumotoligist on tues and she wants me to have a vasular test done. She took a ton of blood I thought they would never get done on that But luckily the vas test will be the same day as my first app w...

Mirapex didn't work for me it kept me awake tossing and turning and then the pain got worse with it. But let me tell ya I was praying for it to work.

Oh I guess some have already mentioned that. But I dont think I could wear them cuz when my rls is acting up my feet sweel.

What about those socks the hospital gives you when you have a surgery or baby and have to stay there. Its the ones that are suppose to help in keeping down clots in your legs. I bet those would work good especially for the guys then they wouldn't feel like they are weird wearing pantyhose. lol

applause to jan very good. Sounds just like i have been feeling the past few weeks since they dx'd me with this monster.

Well I went to my doctor the other day as he had up'ed my mirapex to .5mg and it was causing me horrible pain and keeping me up at night tossing and turning. Well he said we have basiclly exhausted all that he could do for me, as the meds that they have given me mirapex and klonopin are not working,...

I've been taking it for a week and the second go around and it works good for about the first 4 to 5 hours of sleeping then by midnight i am tossing and turning all night and I have had leg pain and numbness with it. I am heading to the doctor today about it. The first time around i was taking .25mg...

Well I have the same pain that you are discribing however I also have jerks at night. I jerk every 6 mins or 60 times in a hour. You may think you don't jerk but without a sleep test you don't know. I didn't know i jerked like this till my husband brought it to my attention. So I would suggest talki...

I am taking zyban a form of wellbutrin and I also take mirapex. The zyban well I can only take one a day instead of the recommended two a day because I will zombie out. The mirapex my doctor just put me back on three days ago as I was on klonopin and the long lasting sleepiness you get from it was c...