Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

You go girl..... and get that appointment made on Monday.

If you don't you will have all of us to answer to

Kimberley, Carol Ann, Betty, Beth and to everyone on this thread -
We will keep on fighting this monster of rls, we won't give up.
And I've never known Dr B not to reply, I hope you've heard from him by now.

Betty, you are making complete sense and are just exhausted. Sorry for your misery and dark thoughts, sometimes dealing with rls plus the arthritis can be a bit overwhelming, then add having to go with hubby to ER and worrying about him. The whole emotional upheaval on top of everything else throws ...

Hi Sherilyn I'm sorry things are so tough at the moment, its bad enough dealing with RLS without having to deal with other conditions and their medications. Just want to say that around about last March I started on Cymbalta, only at 10mg. Doc had suggested an anti depressant on several occasions an...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/artic ... -fuss.html

This is the link to the Daily Mail Newspaper Article.

The RLS Foundation has put an article on their Facebook Page. The article is in the Daily Mail, a UK newspaper. I tried to cut and paste the article without success, It is under the heading:
RLS Foundation - Great RLS awareness piece hits the press in the UK.

[quote="waterloo2" There is nothing to be had because of the side effects would make me very ill so not worth the risk. :[/quote] Gill: I know you have posted many times about your rls symptoms and arthritis, and how there is no medication which will help without bad side effects. I find i...

Yes, Gill and Betty, I am also prowling the house during the night and eating way too much, could call it comfort eating, but can't be sure that it can be entirely blamed on the actual RLS symptoms..... perhaps more on boredom during the long night. I am also taking steroids for another health issue...

Fabulous

Brenda: wonderful

I am nearly cross, I want to be so cross but don't know if I am being unfair. Usually I sleep about 1 hour early morning, get up for a couple of hours to read, sudoko, pc, etc. and then hopefully go back to bed and get a couple of hours sleep. I begin my night in our bedroom, and if I awake etc. the...

Interesting to see the successful switch from Requip (which augmented) to Mirapex.

Taking dishes as far as the kitchen counter and leaving them there, why not take the next step and open the dishwasher door and put them into it.

Yes, Moonlight,I'm also up, tho mostly cos of my insomnia.
Taken a sleeping pill and hoping...........
The night is long.

I think this is the same as Mirapex. First of all- it makes you ill. Have you tried taking it with food, or splitting the pill and taking it more often in smaller doses. I know this has worked for some people.