Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

It is 11:30 pm and I'm still going full bore I have to think I'm probably not sleeping tonight. Usually this would suck big time but I feel good. It is not like I am pacing back and forth I'm sitting here with my laptop on a couch recliner and feel great. I might go to work with zero sleep or I migh...

Hope it helps you. It definitely does me. Like I said, I take only 1/4, so it's not a big effect, but it is enough that I was able to stay alert during meetings. I wasn't that tired, though. If I were really tired, I'd definitely take 1/2 and see what happened. OMG thank you for suggesting 1/2 firs...

rthom wrote:Good that she is going for help, It must be hard for them sometimes to tell us everything if they think it can't be as big a deal as our roblems or if they do not want to worry us.

Very true rthom.

rthom - yikes that is bad news, nice to hear she finally is improving. She made a doctor's appointment. I don't know exacting what she said but they wanted to see her the next day, she talked them out of it and is going next Thursday morning. She is obviously having other symptoms that she has negla...

You need to stop taking over the counter medications and go to a doctor. It would be best to go to a general practioner first but ideally a sleep doctor at a sleep clinic at a hospital. They will probably have you do an overnight sleep study that will no doubt show to yourself and your husband that ...

New to this site but not to RLS in fact I am the third generation sufferer. I live in Mississippi and have such a hard time with doctors who don't understand the pain and suffering this can cause. I have it in my Arms and legs and 24/7. My question is has anyone been to a pain clinic? Feel like I a...

Gave wife clock test and she past the test easily. She did 12, 3, 6, 9 first then filled in the others and did the 10:45. I don't think she has Alzheimer's! Still I texted her today that I was making her a doctor's appointment (lol) and she got mad and said she would do it herself (exactly what I wa...

It is best that she see a doctor, re-assure her that many things besides Alzheimers can cause memory problems, and also that the sooner it's diagnosed, the more can be done for her. I am pretty sure of this because I've been keeping an eye out on things like this because I think my mother is having...

DEB, I do wish I didn't get where you were coming from! I try VERY hard to filter myself when at work or with colleagues. I try somewhat hard with my family. I try a bit with hubby. I tell him that I'm so sorry, but I have no energy left to do it at times. It's like watching a toddler in a house th...

Thanks guys I will try the test tomorrow, she has just gone to bed. I threw my computer about 8 feet this evening which didn't help lol I took out hard drive and battery and stowed it where I have my old laptops in a cardboard box (actually 2 cardboard boxes). I took out an old hp pavilion ze5300 an...

A couple of days after I talked to her she broke down and said some of her friends and relatives have mentioned similar things to her. I said she should make appointment with doc because it could be a lot of things. I notice she is avoiding making appointment. She is only in her 50's. I guess I need...

Kindle would not let me get to bottom of meossage to type more. The Nuvigil wont arrive at pharmacy until Friday without free coupon for 30 day supply it would be $126.00. I don't understand that because we have insurance, probably another screw up. I fell asleep several times at work today until I ...

My computer went bad this morning as in not working again but was lucky it came back from dead tonight and I am doing an xcopy dos routine right now and copying everything from c drive to my 2 teribyte external drive because I may never be able to get on again. I'm on my Kindle Fire tonight typing b...

Interesting, thanks for getting that information. I am a little out of it today (more than normal lol) I have had some sort of stomach bug for the last 3 days and my sleep has been even more messed up than usual. It sounds like Nuvigil will be okay then, I'm just trying to not fall asleep at work, t...

Do as little reading on it. Some people say that you get tolerant to it quickly. I've taken it sporadically, so I don't know. Maybe it only does that if you're using it illicitly. Also, I only take 1/4 of a tablet, but that's because medications tend to hit me hard. You may not be that way, so this...