Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

Thursday, January 10 Welcome to eladkroy, who is looking for ways to improve sleep. Please post a note telling us what you are currently doing to manage your RLS. It would also help to know if medical marijuana is legal where you live. With that info, we should be able to make some suggestions to he...

Thursday, January 10 Welcome to Vanwing, who has been suffering from RLS for months now and it seems to be getting worse and so would like to join the board to participate in conversations to maybe get better. Please post a note telling us what you are currently doing to manage your RLS so that we c...

Tuesday, January 8 Welcome to Joyce, whose RLS is horrible. She can’t sleep much and her medicine no longer works. Sounds like you may be experiencing augmentation. Please post a note telling us what you have been taking and asking any questions that you have. We may be able to suggest things to dis...

I will add my two cents to the comments by the previous two ladies.

Holland, thank you so much for your help and assistance here. You add a level of perspective that the rest of us can never hope to match, especially when it comes to conditions other than RLS.

Monday, January 7 Welcome to groggio, has RLS problems with some triggers: cortisone (any kind: pain creams, pills, shots), some anti inflammatories, when had to quit having opioids for back pain. Loss of access to opioids would definitely cause your RLS to flair up again. Please post a note telling...

Monday, January 7

Welcome to

PerrySmith, whose RLS has severely affected his life and sleep.

Please post a note telling about what you are doing to manage your RLS and asking any questions that you have.

Since you have not taken a DA before, the choice between pramipexole or requip would be a tossup. You could end up with nausea from either one, but augmentation for a short exposure is less likely, but not impossible. But since you have been taking kratom for a while and it has been working, would a...

Sunday, January 6 Welcome to SleeplessInAj, who is 63 years of RLS and still kicking. Now she also has Peripheral Neuropathy. Her breakthrough was fifteen years ago when she had a diagnosis and name for this misery. The major effect is that she is a chronic insomniac thanks to this disabling disease...

If you take an opioid for your RLS and live in the US, PLEASE participate in this public comment opportunity. This is a chance to change the federal government's approach to opioids and get a change to the current CDC "guidelines". Decision-makers at the US Department of Health and Human S...

Friday, January 4 Welcome to miserableinsc, who has experienced RLS in her twenties while working as an RN and periodically through the years. RLS has increased in severity over last 10 years. Now she has symptoms during the day, increasing in intensity in the afternoon, and becoming unbearable by b...

PB, I looked at the FDA list of approved generic vendors as well as companies that have applied to manufacture ropinirole. There are currently two companies in India that are approved to supply it and several others whose applications are waiting. It therefore appears that GSK is simply planning to ...

Friday, January 4 Welcome to ejaneberry, who is miserable, up all night because her RLS won't stop. Morning for her is horrible as well. At night her legs are so moving all over like nervous shaking and the morning is when the horrid burning and pain starts. She is new to this need ways to calm it d...

The simple answer is that you could very possibly experience problems, especially if kratom is not legal on St. Lucia. The capsules will not stop a dog from picking it up, even if you have multiple layers of packaging. You are less likely to have your carry on bag sniffed than your checked bags, but...

Thursday, January 3 Welcome to can'tstopwon'tstop, whose has had sleepless nights since 2008 as well as full-body RLS. Stop augmented on a dopamine agonist in 2015 and is looking for the most up-to-date treatment information. We would be happy to provide you with the latest treatment info. Please po...

Thursday, January 3 Welcome to Jebouthot, who has been suffering with RLS since childhood and now nightly. Also insomnia, so it is a double whammy. Just looking for any new info on how others deal with this disorder. Insomnia is the other side of RLS, so they are all part of the disease. Most use me...