Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

Wednesday, September 25 Welcome to doghairinmytea, who has had RLS for at least 15 years, but the past three years have been really bad with it. doghair recently went on disability due to issues staying awake at work, comprehending what was being reading, following discussions, and meeting deadlines...

Monday, September 23 Welcome to browneydcaligirl67, who is curious as to how RLS has affected other people and what methods have worked best for them to alleviate the symptoms. You will find that each of us has slightly different issues with RLS and our situations in life also have an impact. If you...

Sunday, September 22 Welcome to inkypinkysquid, who is 21 and in college, currently working on grad school application. Inky can't sleep and it is also affecting mental health. Inky is scared of what the future may bring with symptoms in mind. We wish you luck on your grad school application. Please...

Saturday, September 21 Welcome to Milly2, who has had RLS for over 30 years and now she is getting it in the daytime as well as at night. She is afraid her meds will lose effectiveness and what does she do then? Please post a note telling us about your meds (including dose). There are always new med...

The principle advantage that Horizant has over gabapentin is consistent adsorption in the gut. Once Horizant is in the blood stream, it becomes gabapentin. Gabapentin is only adsorbed by a short section of the intestinal tract, so it is difficult for some people to consistently get adsorption of the...

Friday, September 20

Welcome to

meghcelmayster, who has RLS and would like to learn from others and share her experience.

Please post a note telling us about your experiences so that we will have an idea of what sort of things to share with you.

I hope you don't have it. Thanks Holland. So far, I haven't progressed to the sleep walking stage where it can start to become dangerous. So far, all I have done is strike out against assailants in my dream and that has caused me to launch all of the bed covers onto the floor; grab my wife's arm; h...

Thursday, September 19

Welcome to

bbogart54, whose symptoms have greatly increased recently and so bbogart is just trying to figure out how to cope.

Please post a note telling us what you are doing to manage your symptoms so that we will have an idea of what to suggest to you.

As an update to my post on Sept 15 that had to do with REM-Sleep Behavior Disorder (RBD), I had an appointment with my RLS specialist yesterday and the discussion of this new issue for me took up most of the appointment. She said that she had never encountered a person with both RLS and RBD but agre...

Monday, September 16 Welcome to napster, who has been trying EVERYTHING to become normal for the last 10 yrs. Napster just wants to see what others are doing to cope. Take a look around to get an idea of what others are doing to manage their RLS. And please post a note telling us what you have tried...

Decreased REM sleep has not been an issue for me when it comes to marijuana. In fact, I believe that I am getting more REM sleep than without THC because I am able to get more sleep in the late night hours (2-5A) than I was get on the nights without THC. However, I am beginning to suspect is that th...

Last question first - the benefits of iron IV's is not permanent. The time they are effective varies between individuals and I suspect some will provide their experience. You can expect many months of help, but not permanent. Also, there are no "cures" for RLS at this point. As for addiction, the ch...

Sunday, September 15 Welcome to veralynj, whose mother and grandmother had RLS all their lives, currently her siblings and children have it as well. While she takes medication, her symptoms have worsened considerably. She is doing any research she can to help with this issue, since hasn't had a day ...

Since you were found you needed 1mg of ropinirole, then you may need to switch to 0.25mg of pramipexole. Both are the max recommended dose for treating RLS, so you should not go any higher with the dose. It might seem to help (assuming no more side effects) but eventually stopping will only be that ...

Saturday, September 14

Welcome to

SlaneCD, who has had RLS for a year and it’s awful.

If you will post a note telling us what you are doing for your RLS, we can probably suggest some things that will help.