Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

Dear Em,

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Hazey

Dear Necron, I am so sorry that you are having such a difficult time... can relate so well to the fact of some doctors unwilling to treat RLS long term... Please know that I will be thinking of you and sending you many ***positive thoughts of energy******* to help you through the days till your next...

It's not enough to cover for extenuating circumstances. Just my 2 cents... the medications I have used since last November have helped tremendously to improve my quality of life. However, there are always those extenuating circumstances. Initially I would rack the ole brain as to how or what, not t...

Welcome and it is a pleasure to have you with us ((((BIG HUG))))) Jenna... sorry that you have to live with RLS, yet you couldn't have found a more informative or caring place to find answers. So glad that you found us! As we continue to grow, hopefully more and more people will find the help they n...

Dear Robin, Needless to say there are only *theories* as to what causes RLS. When RLS is secondary to say Diabetes, spinal injuries, managing the primary cause can significantly improve the RLS. For the rest of us it is theories. I'd suggest you use the search option at the top of the page and type ...

That was my experience too,Jan. I have RLS and hearing and seeing someone else speaking produced an overwhelming internal emotion... Honestly I cried, I'm happy to admit that I did! Wanted to reach right in there and give Lynne and the rest a big group hug! then the grief post, I can't get a reply o...

Dear Becat,

You are such a treasure.

Love ya, Hazel

Danged if I didn't forget to sign my name, must be the heat and humidity!

Rowing madly as today I can...

************Positive Thoughts**************

Hazel

Please take the time to visit this site and view the online dvd. It is an indepth look at research in understanding and treating Restless Leg Syndrome, with Dr. Philip Becker and Georgianna Bell, Executive Director of the Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation, along with patients who share their persona...

I just don't know where to turn to right now as far as finding a doctor that KNOWS about the side effects of the RLS DA's and can be upfront about it. It is sad to say that your experience is what many people face in trying to obtain proper treatment for TLS. Even sadder because of their affiliatio...

Tramadol is classified as an Analgesic . From NIH: Tramadol ( TRA-ma-dole) is used to relieve pain, including pain after surgery. The long-acting tablets are used for chronic ongoing pain. The effects of tramadol are similar to those of narcotic analgesics. Although tramadol is not classified as a n...

Dear Cavy- Just food for thought... Ann posted this information about Mirapex/Requip dosing...so if you were taking the same dose of Requip as you were Mirapex that may have been the reason it didn't work... Requip and Mirapex exchange Requip and Mirapex can be substituted for each other rate of aro...

**************Positive Energy to all ****************** Hey dishing this stuff out seems to be helping! At least me! Hope that you are feeling better Lyndarae and have those jobs under way. Do you think riding the motorcycle helps the RLS - ya know if it does we ladies might just have to give this s...

********************Positive Energy******************** Hope it helps Ann, just sorry to be a tad late! My RLS is worse in the summer, not certain if it is related to heat or what. It is such a what if scenerio! Then again cold is not my close friend either! Just wanted to throw out some ***********...

Scootermom,

How goes your Requip use? Keep us posted on your progress. It has helped a lot of people! ************Positive Thoughts that it will work for you!***************

Hazel