Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

Ah, isn't this fun? Thanks for the stories. Since we seem to want to share embarrassing. . .I have an endless supply of those! I'll start with one that doesn't embarrass me, however When I first got out of college, I decided I really didn't want to go get my PhD like I originally thought. Instead, I...

Hi Mimi, Happy to report that you are not at any increased risk of getting PD just because you have RLS. Those who have Parkinson's, however, have an increased chance of getting RLS. That's because they have something in common - inappropriate amounts of dopamine in a certain part of the brain. The ...

Just came across this today: m Reasons to shake a leg Sat, April 15, 2006 By IAN GILLESPIE, FREE PRESS COLUMNIST I do it when I'm eating. I do it when I'm reading. I do it when I'm talking, when I'm listening and when I'm working at my computer. In fact, I'm doing it right now. I'm bouncing my knee ...

Lynnie, I had terrible issues with mood when I was on Mirapex. I would be walking down the street and start crying! I had no idea why, I wouldn't even be upset, but my brain was! When I stopped it, the full force of how much it had affected my personality was apparent. I hadn't been "me" for two yea...

Man, I'm all for the bathrooms that are unisex. Geez - why do I have to wait in line when the other one is emty???? I'm talking about the one-seater rooms where one is men's and one is women's and there isn't anything different about them. . .why can't they ALL just be "whoever" bathrooms? I LOVE th...

To me, it's unethical and criminal to prevent people who are in pain from getting medications they should be able to get. The damn things exist, for heaven's sake, they aren't expensive most of the times, and too much research has proven that they are safe for most people who have pain or RLS. I'm s...

Lynne, I hope it is this easy. I am concerned that the "war on drugs" is costing us more than we can pay and preventing us from affecting much change. This country has adopted an attitude toward drugs that had made it into a HUGE business. By criminalizing it, they both increase the value of the dru...

Hi errussell, If you are getting increased RLS and it's been a month, you may be making a wise decision to stop it. I am prone to seeing the augmentation devil everywhere, but if it's only been a month and you didn't used to have it during the day. . . You can't stop any of these meds cold turkey, t...

Jannie, my doctor wasn't in on this last visit so I saw his partner (who is his son). He asked how the Methadone was going and I mentioned that some of the people here can't get any opioids at all. He told me something very interesting. He said that their office has completely stopped prescribing th...

150 sick days???? I guess you can use a few It sounds this is working out well. You can rest, it forces everyone to deal with this issue, and you are being reminded of how many people look to you for you help and work. I am a Sonia Choquette fan. She lives in the Chicago not too far away from me and...

Robin, it does help me, but not enough to stop my meds. I take one mega B complex and 2 magensium tabs (sorry, don't know amounts off the top of my head) each night when I go to sleep. I take calcium earlier in the day. In the past, taking the B and magnesium at bedtime has allowed me to reduce my m...

Hi Penguin, how do you feel about this plan? Do you think it is the best things to do for you right now? I'm not being nosy, just not wanting to say too much without knowing how you feel.

Ann

Welcome, TD. Augmentation is the bane of some of these DAs, isn't it? Well, the Mayo Clinic Algorithm would say to try Mirapex next. If you have daily RLS and you get augmentation with one DA, they say to try another. If it causes augmentation, then it says to not use DAs again, but rather an anti-s...

Janet, lots of people have had great luck with Requip. The problem with a board like this is that only people with problems post about them! When the legs are quiet and all is good, most people don't hang out here (well a few of us do, but we have a symbioltic relationship with this place)! That sai...

Unfortunately, many of us could have written that or a similar story. I wish that the RLSF would remove the doctors on that list completely. The problem is that all a doctor has to do to be on the list is agree to treat RLS. They don't have to agree to do it properly. The RLSF tries to then educate ...