Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

Hello Jane I suggest you print out a copy of the Mayo Clinic Algorithm. It is easy to read and an excellent document to take with you to your doctor regarding the treatment of rls and all about the different medications available. m This link should take you to the home page of the Southern Californ...

Beth, yes I take the zopiclone every night. Very recently I have started to split the pill with a pill cutter, take half around midnight, and the other half at around 4 or 5am. These timings are ok for me cos I don't need to get up very early to prepare for work. And with regard to your PCP, my GP f...

Susan, thank you for clarification. Betty, in my last post I was not clear. I did not mean to infer that zopiclone was the generic for Lunesta. What I meant was that they were similar. Sorry for any confusion. On a positive note, I posted this morning at around 5am to say that at midnight I had take...

Yes Betty, I believe that Lunesta and Zopiclone are the same drug, but.... and I am not absolutely certain on the facts/percentages on this....... I think that 7.5mg zoplicone and 7.5mg lunesta would not be the same strength. i.e. Yes, I found an email from Dr B in which he explains this: here is qu...

My zoplicone is 7.5mg. I do not wish to take more than prescribed and last night to try and extend the length of time I sleep, I split the pill. So at midnight I took half a pill, and it is now 5am and I have just taken the second half of the zopiclone together with my 'during the night' ropinerole....

I take tramadol and ropinerole for rls symtoms. The tramadol helps a great deal with relief but although my symptoms may be at ease, sleep is very poor, even with the use of zopiclone. I don't know if it is the tramadol and it may be coincidental, but it is not the first time I have heard this comme...

Juls, paper received ok, and looks great. I've emailed back to you with a comment.
I am indeed well impressed.

This is the first time I've heard of this. Glad it is helping you.

Hi Juls, I do not appear to have received a copy of your paper. I tried to email you on jh211707@ohio.edu. but only got a message that email could not be sent to ""Missing or Malformed Recipient""". My email address on my profile is: jumpylegs19@yahoo.co.uk It would be great...

Very interesting, I hadn't heard of cutting out the potatoes before. Glad your experiment is working.

Pennynick, I don't have a 'specialist' but I do have a very willing and cooperative GP who is very happy to use the Mayo Clinic Algorithm as a guideline for medications. At present I take a cocktail of requip and tramadol with Lunesta for sleep at night. Having suffered for 30+ years I take 4mg requ...

Excellent that your family doctor is working along this path with you. It makes such a difference when doc is willing and cooperative.

Enjoy

Beth, I used to take Ambien and now take zopiclone. My understanding is that Ambien is short acting, and zopiclone is longer acting.

It must be so good to feel things are on the right road.
A happy day that you visited Dr B.