Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

Unfortunately I am one of those few that have it all day long, and it sux. I am so sick of taking pills, and the bad part is that some drs don't believe how much RLS hurts, and it's like pulling teeth to get them to help you out.

Hang in there, I hang in so much I feel like a monkey
dee

Well to complicate my RLS, klutzy me took a spill down the stairs! Not only am I stove up, I broke a toe! My RLS is bad today because I have been sitting in this crappy office chair and not up walking. I am just miserable!!! Just wanted to whine a little bit.

what i forgot to say was if you can't take the requip maybe you can take something to manage the pain. today has sucked, i just can't seem to think straight!!!!! aaaaagghh

dee

when i was pregnant and before rls and the baby was on my sciatic nerve which made my legs hurt my ob/gyn gave me tylenol 3 or vicodin. Also when i was 6mths preg i was in the hospital with a severe kidney infection and already had bacteria in my bloodstream, the drs gave me vicodin and shots of sta...

just fyi, if you are taking siniment iron supplements counteract the siniment. that came straight from my pharmacist. if you have to take iron you have to space taking the 2 really far apart.

I have a question, I know if you have arthritis weather changes affect your pain, but can the weather affect your RLS too? The weather here for the past 3 days has been rainy and nasty and my left leg has been killing me. The medicine, even the pain medicine and I take oxycontin 10mg doesn't help f...

welcome sister, maybe you need something to supplement your requip to help with the pain. i have been on requip, didn't work for me, neither did mirapex, but it seems that sinement is doing fine so far. I take pain pills during the day and a klonopin and sinement at night to help me sleep. I know ho...

Well last tues I had 2 wisdom teeth pulled because they were infected, I never noticed it until the infection was extremely bad, I am assuming because of the oxycontin the neurologist has me on. I hope you are doing better lynda my Dr. took me off mirapex and put me on sinement, which I like better ...

My hubby is so understanding, he suggests that I would be more comfy with nothing but my birthday suit on!!!

dee

Neither my husband or I smoke, however he does have a nasty habit with copenhagen! gag!!

dee

That was hilarious Ann! Well I have never stripped down on a train, but where I have I won't go there!! lol I am lucky I get to wear jeans and tennis shoes to work, but when I get in the tahoe off comes the shoes and when I get home off comes the jeans into a pair of really loose flannel pj bottoms....