Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

Ed, a couple of other questions: How is your sleep? Do you have daytime sleepiness or fatigue? Any mental fogginess?

Looks like velvet Soul Naturals has the best prices. Their prices are about half of what the other places are. 1/2 kilogram is about $90 which is a little over a pound. Buykratom.us is about $150/pound.

Cloverdr, I use kratom as well, and my experience is similar to Ann's (ViewsAskew). Starting dose is 1/4-1/2 tap. It is very bitter. I out it into empty size 00 gelatin capsules. I used to mix it university cold grapefruit juice to help mask the bitterness. Don't expect miracles, but it definitely h...

David, I too take gabapentin and marijuana for sleep. I am very sensitive to gabapentin, 300mg turns me into a zombie. I take 50mg 2 hours before bed and another 50 mg 4 hours after the first dose. I also take 10mg THC (via marijuana Brownie) with the first dose and 5mg 4 hours after the first dose.

JimmyLegs44 wrote:I've switched to Lyrica (150 mg/night)...The biggest benefit of getting off Mirapex, though, is that now I have zero daytime symptoms. During augmentation, I'd get symptoms starting as early as noon...

Thanks for the info. How much daytime sleepiness do you have? Fatigue?

Thanks Ann, seems like I don't see many posts from folks that have had good results from gabapentin/Horizant/Lyrica. I didn't realize most experts have relegated DAs to second line therapy.

JimmyLegs44 wrote:...most of the RLS experts do not consider DA's to be the best first-line treatment anymore...

JimmyLegs, What do the experts consider the best first-line treatment?

Yawny, be aware that your 100mg capsules probably have more than 100mg powder in them. There will be 100mg gabapentin plus 10-50mg of binders, anticaking agents, etc. If you decide to weigh the 25mg doses you will need to weigh the contents of a capsule and divide by four. Likely the 25mg of gabapen...

Yawny, people use lots of different strains, but the most common for RLS is Red Vein Borneo powder. 1/4-1/2 tsp is probably fine to start. Repeat once in 2 hours if no effect. It is VERY bitter, so I put it in size 00 gelatin capsules. I used to mix it in ice cold grapefruit juice to mask some of th...

Holly, It sounds like you already have the prescription for pramipexole. It is not expensive. Why not fill it and start taking it while you are waiting for info from your neurologist. You can always stop it if you decide it is not the best option for you. You can tell your pharmacist you only want 1...

I just checked, velvet soul naturals has considerably better prices.

... BTW out of desperation last week, I took one of my husband's zopiclones and slept like a baby... Holly, sorry I missed the fact that you are married. This illustrates one of the problems many of us with RLS have, cognitive deficits due to chronic sleep deprivation. I read your post twice and st...

Holly, I'm sorry you're having trouble with your RLS. There is generally speaking no wonderful treatment for RLS. You have probably found out that there are several drugs that are used, all have significant side effects or are minimally effective or both. Standard sleeping medications usually are in...

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Try phytoextractum.com. They take American express or bitcoin. I haven't used bitcoin recently, two years ago it was a bit of a hassle, possibly easier now.