Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

Waking up 2 hours after going to sleep with RLS just doesn't sound right to me if you're on Requip and it's working. It does have a short half life, but it seems like it should last longer than that. I usually wake up 90-120 minutes after falling asleep with or without Requip, but don't always have...

I have been on 1 mg Requip for nearly a month and have had generally good success, but for once or twice a week when I wake up after two hours with RL. I usually take a Valium (diazapam) and within minutes I am asleep with no more problems. Which brings up the question: diazapam is less expensive th...

Try over-the-counter Melatonin. (3mg) Until being diagnosed with sever RLS I used to use this an hour before bedtime at certain times of the year when insomnia was prevalent, typically late Spring/early Summer. I did not use it in connection with RLS. I just couldn't go to sleep. Melatonin use to be...

I started the Requip pack five days ago at .25 and working up to 1.0. My doctor gave me a prescription of 5 mg Valium(diazepam) to use until the Requip dose is built up. I have been getting sleep but a couple nights I had to re-dose with another Valium. On nights I do not work next day I don't take ...

And at least it has a name now. Although a funny and sometimes misleading one...Pat All my firends smile when I tell the name of the disease. I am a student of psycho-mythlolgy(my term) and being a fan of James HIllman and Carl Jung's views I believe that every dis-ease has a 'god' in it. Hope that...

Thank you each for your concern and advice. Last night I had to take an additional Valium after the first one did not help out. I was wondering how do I know when I am ready to get off the Valium and see if the Requip is helping? I was given the Valium for relief until the Requp kicks in. The dosage...

Though I had occasional episodes in the past yesterday I was diagnosed with severe RLS and given a Requip starter kit and a prescription of Valuim to use until the full effect of the Requip sets in. My question is if the REquip is effective will I have to be on it the rest of my life? When the RLS i...

HI, I am not new to RLS. I have had minor episodes sporadically over the last fifteen years. But usually it went away with a trip to the bathroom and back or just a bit of stretching. Or if traveling, a walk up and down the aisle of a train or stretching at a pit stop along the highway. But the othe...