Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

Hey Sherilyn - Your story sounds a lot like mine. I'd bet that I've had RLS since I was a child. It got much worse after having my daughter. And she has (off and on) shown possible signs of RLS too - what she describes as "itchy legs" at nighttime. I also suffer from depression. Throughout...

Not rinsing dishes after using them.
Especially crusted on cereal... UGH!

I totally get you dogeyed. Pain = Fog I have often worried that I may be the exception to the typical Alzheimer's sufferer, with early onset at a much younger age than most. Whether it's migraines, RLS, lack of sleep, meds or something else... I have definitely noticed a decline. And that has underm...

I asked about trying Mirapex again -- he said that I augmented so quickly on Requip, he didn't think this would work. Ann, how do you keep from doing that? Is it because you only take it for 2 days a week? Just my 2 cents... I augmented on Mirapex almost immediately, and the increased symptoms cont...

I don't take Mirapex, but Requip; which is a similar drug. No hallucinations yet, but I have noticed that I've been dreaming a lot since I've started with it.

Sorry it's not much...

Gill - How long have you been taking Mirapex? Do you take it at night only? Nausea and dissiness was terrible when I first started the Mirapex. It has gotten "better" over time, but hasn't completely gone. I only take it at night, so I've been adjusting the time that I take it with some su...

eeh, Welcome! You'll definitely get some great information here. My RLS seems to be mostly in the thighs and lower back, although when it's bad, it's hard to really pinpoint the origin... my legs just want to JUMP! The first medication my doctor gave me to try when we discussed RLS was Mirapex. I fo...

My grandmother has celiac, as well as some other odd allergies. I looked up a bunch of Gluten Free recipes on the internet, and made her a cookbook for her birthday last year. There are some really thorough message boards with recipes and tips out there. My DH has Crohn's disease. I have often wonde...

PB, I feel the same way... and hear the same warnings from friends and family. My DH thinks I am a hypochondriac because I read too much on the internet. He doesn't understand that I read about problems that already exist - to become more knowledgeable about them. I don't invent problems from the th...

Hello Lexique, and welcome! Reading your first post sounded very much like my first post. I felt almost "bad" for posting and "complaining" about my symptoms which seemed so unbearable at times, when there are so many others here that suffer more than I do. But we all suffer, and...

Mine does not start in the calves, or even the backs of my legs. But rather in my shins, and thighs - or just above my knees. I have always called it "jumpy legs" because no matter what I'm doing, it feels like the muscles involved want to jump out of my skin. I feel the urgent need to &qu...

So... Requip status... Started out at .25mg, and doctor says to increase by .25mg every 3 or so days until I get to 2mg. So last night I took 4 pills (1mg) for the first time, and UGH! I felt sick... (sick like "maybe I'm going to throw up or pass out or oh, I just need to lie down and go to sl...

3 days of Requip at .25mg... Could be my imagination, but it seems like I've slept better. Still getting up several times to use the bathroom, but I do drink lots of water... and even keep some next to the bed at night. I don't remember them vividly (if at all), but it does seem that I wake up in th...

Hello again! Thanks for the visits, too! PB: Thank you for noticing the "thread of hope" and mentioning it. Lately, I feel like all I do is complain; and I miss that sunny, positive, look for the brightness in every tragedy attitude that is usually me. I'm glad to know that it's still wove...

This is interesting... I am a terrible clencher, which causes jaw pain and sometimes headaches. I catch myself clenching 30 seconds after I have consciouosly loosened my jaw. I have tried the sports mouthguards, but I find that I actually clench tighter because of the rubbery consistency. Might be t...