Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

At the recommendation of the rls specialist whom I saw Monday, I decided to go on neupro and had a good sleep last night (no rls). However, I am wondering if I should stay on it. I have high blood pressure which has been nicely controlled with medication. The monogram that came with the medication s...

I gave up tapering on my own. The agony was too horrendous. I saw a rls specialist today. I am more confused than ever. Even though I augmented on .50mg of mirapex (.25 twice a day) he wants me to continue on it for another month or so AND use the Neupro patch (2 mg.) At the end of the period he wil...

I made it through last night (the second night) with only .25 mg. taken at 9:00 pm. instead of that dose AND the .25 mg dose taken at 6:00 p.m. It was more difficult than the first night but I am hanging in. According to The WED Foundation literature, things start to improve after 72 hours of a redu...

I made it through last night (the second night) with only .25 mg. taken at 9:00 pm. instead of that dose AND the .25 mg dose taken at 6:00 p.m. It was more difficult than the first night but I am hanging in. According to The WED Foundation literature, things start to improve after 72 hours of a redu...

I take .25 mg of mirapex at supper time to get me through the evening and .25 mg at 9:30 to get me through the night although nights have been a challenge because of augmentation. I am going to see a rls specialist on Monday about getting off the drug. Last night was worse than usual and this mornin...

Thank you for replying so quickly. In about ten days I will be seeing a doctor who is on the WED Foundation Medical Advisory Board.
He should be helpful in getting me off the DA.

I have read that WED symptoms, after one gets off mirapex, return to what they were before going on it, or at least are less than
what they were while on a D.A. which had caused augmentation. Is this a reasonable expectation for me since I've been on mirapex
for seven years?

Last week I received for the first time some electrical stimulation as part of therapy for tennis elbow.
That evening, my wed was extra active. Is there a connection between this and the electrical stimulation?

.25 mg at supper and .25mg at bed time.

Hi ViewsAskew, Thank you for that information. Puts a few things at ease. I do have a few further questions, as of course going on Opioids does sound like a scary proposition: - Basically what can one expect from a transition to opioids from mirapex? Will it reduce symptoms? - I know people suffer R...

I have augmented on mirapex and will be seeing a rls specialist in three weeks about getting off. I am rather apprehensive about this. I understand that various drugs (lyrica, gabapentin opioids etc) can make this easier. To what degree do they do this or will I still have to suffer hell on earth? I...