Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

I agree with Frunobulax's concern with that wording. Many who have mild to moderate RLS that can be controlled by diet and/or exercise have a difficult time believing that their "treatment" regime will not work for everyone. My RLS is officially rated as "Very Severe" and can only be controlled with...

Nan, thanks for bringing up the risk associated with taking too much Vitamin D. There was recently a new item about a man in the UK who died after taking mega doses of Vitamin D for many months. Apparently he fell into the trap of thinking that if a little bit is good, more is better. Just like iron...

Tuesday, March 5 Welcome to Flash, who has been in very good health for Flash's whole life. Flash is now facing an unfamiliar physical condition with RLS. Flash gets a little apprehensive as the evening hours approach not knowing how severe the symptoms will be. Fear as of bedtime approaches is some...

Tuesday, March 5 Welcome to lakemom70, whodr RLS prevents her from enjoying or participating in activities. It negatively affects her mood and well-being. It's becoming dangerous to drive over 30 minutes because she is so tired all the time. What sort of treatment is your doctor providing to treat y...

Tuesday, March 5 Welcome to SleepyVal, who didn't know what RLS was until having a sleep study for OSA and was then diagnosed. SleepyVal had it for over 20 years. Meds helped, but now has in augmentation, has moved, and is struggling to get good treatment. Finding a provider who understands how to t...

Tuesday, March 5

Welcome to

dgaede, who has RLS and it has caused severe problems including sleep and traveling.

Those are issues for all of us. If you have any questions or need advice about your treatment, just post a message for us.

Monday, March 4 Welcome to prickard, who has RLS and is looking for alternatives to Ropinorole. There are a number of treatment options to ropinerole. The choice depends on why you need to change. You can get an idea by looking at the document in the link in my signature. You are also welcome to pos...

I have had to self diagnose my last two medical conditions and then go to the doctor to request the appropriate treatment. In both cases, I was like you and had been complaining about symptoms that the doctor blew off. I have since come to realize that medical specialists are incapable of thinking o...

There are two issues. First is that the FDA's telemedicine rules require that you must already be a patient of the doctor. That means that you must have an in person appointment before you can use telemedicine. The FDA recently tried to do away their pandemic rule that allowed telemedicine and they ...

I had a consult with Dr. Aggarwal in Pittsburgh and she recommends I go on methadone but I have not been able to find a doctor to prescribe. Any help with that would be appreciated. Finding a doctor that is willing to prescribe opioids for chronic non-pain conditions is difficult. It will require l...

Sunday, March 3 Welcome to Bweymouth, who has terrible RLS and has finally found something that works but still wants to see what others are saying. Please understand that many of us found RLS treatments that then stopped working, so you need to continue to educate yourself (and maybe your doctor) a...

When I had my first sleep study, I was able to get the detailed results of the study. One of the parameters that they reported was the percentage of time on my back, sides and stomach as well as my AHI number for each position. I was surprised to see how much time that I spent on my back because I h...

The maximum dose for Requip is 4mg/day, but the experts prefer it to be limited to no more than 2mg/day. You can find this in Table 2 of the document that the link in my signature points to. That document has loads of additional information about the proper treatment of RLS and is something that you...

Saturday, March 2

Welcome to

Lwagnon, who needs help from a group. It helps to have a group that chat about their problems and that you can ask questions.

That is why we are here. All that you need to do is post a message or join in any of the existing threads.

My suggestion is that you need to speak with your prescribing doctor ASAP. To me, your description of waking with your throat sealed up sounds more like an allergic reaction than apnea. With normal apnea and UARS, you essentially swallow your tongue. With normal sleep apnea, the nerves in your throa...