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- Tue Apr 25, 2017 8:25 am
- Forum: Prescription Medications
- Topic: Hellish night due to not taking my ropinerol
- Replies: 42
- Views: 7030
Re: Hellish night due to not taking my ropinerol
Hi ALL--- I recently tried to get an appointment with my Neurologist to consult. My augmentation is at a point where I KNOW it has to be time to GET OFF THIS ROPINIROLE. I can only get several hours of sleep after going to bed and then I'm up walking around. They say it's called Rebound when your me...
- Tue Apr 18, 2017 8:27 am
- Forum: Prescription Medications
- Topic: Requip & Erectile Dysfunction ???
- Replies: 244
- Views: 40156
Re: Requip & Erectile Dysfunction ???
To rvjimzhe1--- I've forgotten, but do you take Gabapentin? The warning on the drug said "NO alcohol"... I guess it might lower your respiration beyond the "just sleepy" effect it provides. (I take Gabapentin and wouldn't dare drink).... Perhaps quite a few of our drugs have warn...
- Thu Apr 13, 2017 12:51 pm
- Forum: General Topics: RLS
- Topic: that feeling
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3058
Re: that feeling
To ALL of you--- Rustsmith, ViewsAskew, Polar Bear, leggo_my_legs--- Trying to cope, getting NOWHERE, having people (or cats!) giving you problems are so difficult when we're under stress! Rustsmith, that sounds like a Siamese cat, like mine, actually... very demanding! When my parents were in faili...
- Sat Apr 01, 2017 12:01 am
- Forum: Just Joined?
- Topic: Hello from TeriShelly
- Replies: 23
- Views: 4743
Re: Hello from TeriShelly
Hi TeriShelly....
Have wondered how things are going now? Did you find another Doctor--- someone good, someone willing to listen to you? Have you now been given Gabapentin to try & what do you think of how your system "likes" it (or NOT)?
Have wondered how things are going now? Did you find another Doctor--- someone good, someone willing to listen to you? Have you now been given Gabapentin to try & what do you think of how your system "likes" it (or NOT)?
- Fri Mar 31, 2017 8:57 pm
- Forum: Prescription Medications
- Topic: Requip & Erectile Dysfunction ???
- Replies: 244
- Views: 40156
Re: Requip & Erectile Dysfunction ???
Jim--- Though I'm a woman, I would tend to think sex wouldn't bring on bad RLS... but not sure. Have been divorced for 8 years but sex wasn't in the pictue for a few years prior to the divorce--- nor have I been looking for a man/companion, just want to be alone now. I wondered about HOW you can tol...
- Fri Mar 31, 2017 3:14 am
- Forum: Prescription Medications
- Topic: Requip & Erectile Dysfunction ???
- Replies: 244
- Views: 40156
Re: Requip & Erectile Dysfunction ???
to rvjimzhr1--- I haven't come to the Board Discussions for several days since things were fairly OK with my rls. But I can't seem to sleep tonight and got up --- thought I might see what's new in the "Requip & Erectile Dysfunction???" area. WOW, nothing about the latter BUT quite a bi...
- Fri Mar 24, 2017 5:06 pm
- Forum: Non-prescription Medicines, Supplements, Diet
- Topic: Supplemental Iron
- Replies: 18
- Views: 6450
Re: Supplemental Iron
Rustsmith--- In reading your thorough description of the types of iron (Feb. 25 at 2:37 PM), I wondered about something... namely: I take an acid reducer (Omeprazole, 20 mg delayed release tablets) and the Pharmacist told me to take it in the AM because I was concerned about whether it would prevent...
- Thu Mar 16, 2017 11:47 pm
- Forum: Prescription Medications
- Topic: Does anyone successfully use ONLY an anti-convulsant?
- Replies: 57
- Views: 13402
Re: Does anyone successfully use ONLY an anti-convulsant?
badnights---
That's why all of these comments about medications are so fascinating! You can be SURE
of ONE thing : any slight suicidal feeling would have me OFF of the medicine right away!
That's why all of these comments about medications are so fascinating! You can be SURE
of ONE thing : any slight suicidal feeling would have me OFF of the medicine right away!
- Wed Mar 15, 2017 10:02 pm
- Forum: Prescription Medications
- Topic: Does anyone successfully use ONLY an anti-convulsant?
- Replies: 57
- Views: 13402
Re: Does anyone successfully use ONLY an anti-convulsant?
badnights--- It is so fascinating to read how medications affect different people in such a VARIETY of ways. I take 400mg Gabapentin every night and it helps me feel sleepy/relaxed for the night; I have not had ANY depression from taking it. I've never taken Pregabalen--- so can't say what it would ...
- Wed Mar 15, 2017 9:36 pm
- Forum: Non-prescription Medicines, Supplements, Diet
- Topic: ferratin
- Replies: 72
- Views: 22239
Re: ferratin
Thank you to both ViewsAskew and Rustsmith for yesterday's comments Re. researchers who have RLS, and how living with someone that has a neurological condition "elevates" one's understanding of what it's like. Really GREAT that Dr. Rye is a researcher who DOES know what RLS is like! Good a...
- Tue Mar 14, 2017 7:07 pm
- Forum: Non-prescription Medicines, Supplements, Diet
- Topic: ferratin
- Replies: 72
- Views: 22239
Re: ferratin
peanut1--- I read the study and it sounds wonderful as far as treating PTSD and I think that if some researchers could be encouraged somehow to work on how to find a way to help those with RLS, it would be fabulous! Not to sound "negative" about it, but it might be very easy for researcher...
- Tue Mar 14, 2017 6:45 pm
- Forum: Prescription Medications
- Topic: Horrible attitude from Primary Care Physician
- Replies: 29
- Views: 4993
Re: Horrible attitude from Primary Care Physician
legsbestill--- Well, after all the cats that I've had (over 31 years) I can say that they certainly can DIFFER in personality. My "Angel" can do a bit of "biting" but not to break the skin, and his tail will whap-whap when he's not happy to be petted! Go figure!? He is very CLING...
- Tue Mar 14, 2017 1:43 am
- Forum: Physical Treatments
- Topic: Anyone tie a towel or rope onto their legs?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4652
Re: Anyone tie a towel or rope onto their legs?
VeganGal---
WOW--- Are those the kind of weights that are sold to walkers who "power-walk" and
strap the weights on their ankles? What a novel idea to wear them in bed!
WOW--- Are those the kind of weights that are sold to walkers who "power-walk" and
strap the weights on their ankles? What a novel idea to wear them in bed!
- Tue Mar 14, 2017 1:35 am
- Forum: Just Joined?
- Topic: New person from Maryland
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4393
Re: New person from Maryland
Yawny---
Well, I ALSO didn't know that there are several kinds of Magnesium, and I bought Mag. Chloride yesterday (slow release)--- so will see if that makes me see a difference in anything... whether in my constipation OR my RLS..
Well, I ALSO didn't know that there are several kinds of Magnesium, and I bought Mag. Chloride yesterday (slow release)--- so will see if that makes me see a difference in anything... whether in my constipation OR my RLS..
- Tue Mar 14, 2017 1:21 am
- Forum: Prescription Medications
- Topic: Horrible attitude from Primary Care Physician
- Replies: 29
- Views: 4993
Re: Horrible attitude from Primary Care Physician
2BassetMom and Rustsmith--- I know what it's like to be anchored down by a cat sleeping in your lap. My ID here is "SLEEPY ANGEL" because my Siamese is named Angel--- and when I'm up and walking around because of RLS, there's my Angel walking WITH me--- and he looks oh so SLEEPY! He wishes...