Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

I am one of those who is less sensitive to gabapentin. I have to take 900 to 1200mg for it to help me fall asleep and then I still need to take an edible marijuana product to help me stay asleep. There is another issue with gabapentin. It is only absorbed by a short length of the intestinal tract, s...

Thursday, March 14 Welcome to Gatita42686, who has had RLS since childhood, every year it gets worse (42 now). If Gatitia can't or fails to take meds for this aggravating condition, Gatita feels as if would rather die because it is means being constantly up, moving around, with no sleep, and the wor...

Thursday, March 14 Welcome to Nynightwalker, who cannot sleep due to RLS, no sitting for any length of time. Airline flights need to be multi stop. It causes depression,anxiety and stress on marriage. Nobody understands. Now Nynitwalker has it in the arms occasionally and has run out of options for ...

Wednesday, March 13 Welcome to Artlace, who has just started having RLS recently and was thinking it's due to her total hysterectomy. RLS is a neurological problem, however it is related to iron levels which could be associated with your surgery. Your first step should be to ask your doctor to run b...

Wednesday, March 13 Welcome to Redram2002, who ever since chemo has bad RLS. All normal meds don't work and Redram's doctor don't want to use an opioid. Llittle much sleep is also causing depression to get worse. Just looking for any kind of insight that may help. Please post a note telling us about...

Wednesday, March 13 Welcome to prescottgal, whose RLS has totally destroyed her day-to-day life. No longer can she plan to do anything before around 11:00am. It is becoming worse as she grows older. She is 88 now and feels as though she is being tortured with sleep deprivation. Many of us describe o...

Wednesday, March 13 Welcome to Jmuiderman, who is ready to learn about other folks experience with RLS. Jmuiderman has been trying to get rid of them for so long now and is ready to have some support and help with that process. Please post a note telling us about what you are doing to manage your RL...

There are two approaches used to getting off of dopamine agonists. One is to simply stop taking it assuming that you are at a low level. This will cause several weeks of very little sleep and lots of misery. The second is to use a low dose opioid to cover the symptoms of withdrawal from the dopamine...

My first comment is that you should understand that Dr. Paruthi has RLS herself, so she is one doctor who understands what we go through. Second, she was asked to write a column on non-medication approaches to treating RLS. I know this because I submitted a similar column that wasn't used because th...

If you read the fine print on the Hylands package, you will see a disclaimer that says that it is not a treatment for RLS. Of course, this is buried in the fine print so that they can sell it to unsuspecting RLS patients who are desperate for relief.

Tuesday, March 12 Welcome to Janet Buschert, whose husband has had RLS for much of his life. It is so hard to watch him struggle to control the symptoms of his condition and to know that it's difficult for me to find new ways to help him. It's limited in some ways the things we can do - we can't cro...

Tuesday, March 12

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amandawolf9, who needd help with RLS symptoms and info on different treatments.

Please post a note telling us about what you are currently doing for your RLS so that we can offer you some suggestions.

The half life of gabapentin is only about 4 hrs, so what you are doing by boosting your dose through the night makes sense. I take 900mg shortly before at bedtime so that I can fall asleep. I also eat a 5mg THC (marijuana) edible. The edible THC takes about 2 hrs to kick in, which means that it star...

Monday, March 11 Welcome to paul9298, who has just been dignoised. He is feeling uncomfortable legs and arms and having involuntry limb movements at night. Sorry that you need us, but glad you found us. Please post a note telling us what you doctor has prescribed and asking any questions that you ha...

Monday, March 11 Welcome to dkr, whose RLS is basically making her life hell. For 15+ years it was managed, and manageable with Mirapex. Unfortunately, she has recently learned the downside of that with augmentation. She is past that but am unable to find an alternative, and non-medical treatments d...