Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

I tried Lyrica 2 years ago and sounds the same where my doc up the dose to the max. of 250mg twice a day. I was having such terrible side effects like memory loss, weight gain, irritability and no help with the RLS. So of course I stopped and went into horrible withdrawl!!! So went back on and took ...

Why is it just when you think you have a hold on this crazy, unpredictable, never ceasing, always there 24/7, will you just stop!!!! WES/RLS you have to throw me another symptom to deal with!!!! Am I frustrated???!!! Can you tell??!! So I have been taking 5mg of plain oxy every 5 hours during the da...

hi Eefall...I am glad that lyrica works for you..I tried it last year for 3 months and had terrible side effects...short term memory loss and water retention and no help with sleep....I took me a month to come off of it and it was horrible for withdrawls!!! but thank you for your input...It really i...

Thanks for the support and information!! It really helps to keep me sane!! I am going to see my dr. Friday and will ask for a rx for just oxy. and even though my wed is worse I can tell the fog from the miraprex is lifting...I do want off this med. I just have to push through with getting of mirpare...

In answer to your question QyX I am taking Percocet which is an opioid........and thanks Anne just to know this is normal for the increase even by decreasing so slowly......I do find that I have to increase the opioid so I will continue to endure....

I wrote on the 10 that I am weaning off Miraprex. I was on 2mg and am down to 1mg. and my wed is worse!! I have to take Percocet every 4 hours around the clock, I have more pain beside the movement, and I can't see my specialist for another 10 days!! When I talk to a friend of mine who has MS and sc...

thanks Ann, I will take some time to read your information .....it helps to know that someone out there understands and relates....thanks so much ....

I want to stop taking my miraprex, I have been on 2mg daily...1mg at noon and 1mg at bedtime...... I am decreasing by .25 weekly and am on 1.50 daily now.....what I am experiencing is my wed is worse...I also take Percocet every 6-8 hours which helps greatly with the leg movements...but since decrea...

I am feeling very upset and need some support or advise. I have had WED for over 20 years and have a severe case. I have been able to get some relief from using miraprex 2 mg daily and half a percocet about every 6-8 hours. For the last week the half has not been helping and I need to take the other...

Question for discussion: I have been on proazc for over 20 years, my specialist dr. says this may be the cause of my severe rls. Has anyone experienced this? The thing to do is to get off prozac and try another anitdepresant. I am worried that the withdrawl from prozac will be a long and hard journe...

What a sense of relief to finally after all these years have people who understand me!! My family is supportive but of course do not understand what RLS is and how it affects your quality of life!! When you say my legs move and jump and crawl they look at you like your crazy and then tell you about ...

its been over 15 years since i have been diagnosed with rls and it has gotten progressivly worse...i am on short term disability because of secondary depression due to my lack of sleep due to my rls......you all know the circle, right? I am discouraged and need hope.....miraprex helps sometimes but ...