Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

I downloaded the App and did the first session today. What evidence do you have at present that this works?

Thanks Polar Bear for responding. The afternoon symptoms can come on anytime from 2 pm to 4:30pm. I don't like taking an opioid too early or I may need another before I take my evening dose about 9 pm. I think I will try taking an Ultram today at 3 pm unless the symptoms start earlier. But how do I ...

It is nice to know that, although I had delayed orgasm issues before I went on dopamine agonists, that my increasingly difficult time with orgasms is also a medication issue. I am in the process of shifting from Mirapex to Horizant (gabapentin encarbel) so perhaps it will get better.

It has been about 4 weeks since I started getting off Mirapex and almost 2 weeks since completly being off Miraprx. The first week I cut the dose from 1 mg to 0.5mg and added 50 mg of Ultram (Tramadol). No problem. The second week I I went to 0.25 mg of Mirapex and 100 mg of Ultram. The third week I...

Views askew, it seems to me that my withdrawal symptoms are almost entirely in the hands and wrists and they are stronger and more painful in the withdrawal from Mirapex. The normal creepy crawly sensations that I experience in the lower legs and arms are still felt if I a, late on a pill. So I usem...

I am in the middle of getting off 1 mg of Mirapex and going to Horizant (gabapentin encarbil). I tried to get my sleep doctor to prescribe me an opioid but he would only agree to Ultram (tramadol).I was able to cut the 1 mg in half to 0.5 mg of Mirapex using 500 mg of Ultram without too much pain. I...

For me the problem with delayed orgasm started several years before I was diagnosed with RLS so it was not caused by medication. And that was about 25 years ago. Only recently have I tried gabapentin. I am interested in hearing from others who have delayed orgasm and whether is was trigger by RLS me...

I also take a 50 mg Tramadol in the afternoons sometimes when augmentation sensations get too strong.

I am also skeptical that this is a cure although part of me wants badly to believe this is possible so got a little too excited after first talking with him. His belief is that the medical marijuana is healing the brain, not just managing symptoms. He is a person of high integrity and very well educ...

Thanks Steve. I think your ratio of Horizant to Gabapentin sounds right. Didn't recall reading about big meals and lost of fluids reducing gabapentin absorption. I'll keep this in mind.

Now that I have found this discussion board, I can ask a question I have been wanting to for many years. Over 25 years ago I started suffering from a mild form of delayed orgasm, which means that I have difficulty attaining orgasm. I didn't know about RLS back then but I believe that I had some earl...

I have been on Horizant (gabapentin encarbil) for two nights. So far I don't find it more effective than taking gabapentin. I'll keep on using Horizant until I use up my 30 day supply before deciding what to do. tonight I go to a Man Kind Project group from 6:30 - 9:00pm. I know from past experience...

I am getting off MIrapex due to augmentation and am shifting to gabapentin. I am using 50 mg of Tramadol every night along with gabapentin and declining doses of Mirapex. One night I tried skipping the tramadol, as suggested by my sleep specialist. But I got augmentation feelings so added it back in...

I went to a private talk last weekend on using cannibinoids for medicinal reasons. I later talked with the person giving the talk, who also makes medicinal products. He is working with someone with RLS with success and with 17 people with epilepsy with success. And he is talking cure, not just sympt...

I had no idea that going from Mirapex to Requip was difficult. Never tried it. How about alternating Neurontin and Horizant. I am wondering what to do on nights where I won't get home until later in the evening and I don't have any Horizant with me. Could I take Neurontin on such a night without any...