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- Sat Feb 11, 2006 6:41 am
- Forum: General Topics: RLS
- Topic: erve pain causing rlsa
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1915
Yeah, me neither. About 50% of people have no problems stopping it. The rest of us have from minor to major problems. The docs don't really acknowledge this. Because of the war on drugs, we have to go through all kinds of ^$%# to get opioids, but boy, we sure can get benzos! At one point, I had tema...
- Fri Feb 10, 2006 9:25 pm
- Forum: General Topics: RLS
- Topic: erve pain causing rlsa
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1915
It does come in wafers that can be cut up more easily, but my doctor wrote out the script wrong, and I didn't want to deal with it. You can also have your pharmacist make a suspension liquid of it (I didn't try that) and the administer is by cc's, or you can start cutting them into little, itty, bit...
- Fri Feb 10, 2006 6:24 pm
- Forum: General Topics: RLS
- Topic: erve pain causing rlsa
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1915
Laura, I had nightmarish experience with K, but not like mich! I can tell you what I learned about withdrawal, hopefully this will help. If you have been taking a benzo for a month or less, you can probably stop quickly without problems. To ensure you don't, talk to your doctor just in case. Few peo...
- Thu Feb 09, 2006 8:01 pm
- Forum: General Topics: RLS
- Topic: Who suffers from low iron.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1039
I sure don't know a lot, but here's what I think I know . When we have RLS, a ferritin level of less than 50 is considered low. So, even though yours is 38, which might be fine with someone who doesn't have RLS, it is low. It could be that the prior tests either didn't test for this, or that no one ...
- Thu Feb 09, 2006 7:53 pm
- Forum: Prescription Medications
- Topic: Make sure they know!
- Replies: 22
- Views: 7157
Penguin, that must be so frustrating, though. It is great that they are listening (and how horrible if they weren't???), but you (and Jannie, too), have really had a tough time finding something that really works. I know how hard it is to "just" have the creepy feelings for days on end, but pain tha...
- Thu Feb 09, 2006 4:07 pm
- Forum: General Topics: RLS
- Topic: What would you want in a book about RLS?
- Replies: 48
- Views: 15192
- Thu Feb 09, 2006 5:07 am
- Forum: Just Joined?
- Topic: hello, newbie here
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1547
Hey Smikette, welcome to the group. You know, you are absolutely right. All these other things going on? They absolutely can make RLS much worse. Hormones? yep! Drugs for depression? yep! Stress? yep! Even the foods we eat and the beverages we consume can make RLS worse. The good news is that you ma...
- Thu Feb 09, 2006 5:00 am
- Forum: Just Joined?
- Topic: Am new with Rls so please help me
- Replies: 1
- Views: 935
Hi Nini, Are you in the US, Europe, or Australia? If so, each of those areas has a "local" support group. They could really help you with a lot. Also, in this section there are two "sticky" posts. The first one will answer many of your questions. The second one had many links to other sites that can...
- Thu Feb 09, 2006 4:55 am
- Forum: Prescription Medications
- Topic: news clip re rls and requip
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2069
- Thu Feb 09, 2006 4:54 am
- Forum: General Topics: RLS
- Topic: Quinine ????
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2361
Willy, quinine is one of those things that doctors used to think would help. It sort of makes sense, as quinine helps leg cramps. But only a small amount of people find it does help, I think one RLS expert says 5%. Have you done much research yet? If you are sort of new to RLS and possible treatment...
- Wed Feb 08, 2006 4:45 pm
- Forum: General Topics: RLS
- Topic: For those with neuropathy and no known cause
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2895
For those with neuropathy and no known cause
I was on the celiac forum this morning and found this post about neuropathy. Celiac disease can present with over 200 symptoms, and some people have no symptoms. But it interested me that a lot of people have neurological symptoms that could be thought to be RLS or diabetes or some other cause, yet ...
- Wed Feb 08, 2006 1:56 am
- Forum: Prescription Medications
- Topic: Make sure they know!
- Replies: 22
- Views: 7157
- Tue Feb 07, 2006 11:20 pm
- Forum: General Topics: RLS
- Topic: Nervous about doc check up tomorrow
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1774
Hi Mylo, glad to "see" you again. It's easy to get away from the group, but know that you are always welcome when you need us. We'll be here. So sorry to hear that the RLS is creeping around again. I always dread that and get so agitated when it starts. Are you taking the Sinemet daily, or only as n...
- Tue Feb 07, 2006 5:55 am
- Forum: General Topics: RLS
- Topic: What would you want in a book about RLS?
- Replies: 48
- Views: 15192
OK, more info. It will be sold through Amazon, the RLS Foundation, and likely other places such as through its sponsor, the American Academy of Neurology. It actually has some info that is specific to Europe. The title is quite catchy. . . . Restless Legs Syndrome So, we really need a subtitle here!...
- Tue Feb 07, 2006 4:46 am
- Forum: Physical Treatments
- Topic: The tyrosine experiment
- Replies: 23
- Views: 14473
I have been trying to reduce the amount of meds I'm taking, so I've been testing some alternative therapies to see if anything helps. So far, I can definitely say the a B complex and 2 magnesium tablets right when I go to bed allow me to take less drugs (not much less, but enough to keep me happy). ...