Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

Welcome NB Am truly sorry that you are going through such a rough time. As others have said you are not alone and I hope that will give you some solace. I know that I and others, perhaps yourself included, find some momentary peace soaking in a nice warm tub or by letting the shower just rain down o...

Thanks. I will do some research on rebound headaches as it sounds on point. Odd thing...I began taking Ultram which works quit well for me in controlling the rls but after about a week or so I seem to be experiencing the same sinus stuffiness/headache symptoms. Didn't think this would happen with th...

Well, as I said, I was just wondering. Too bad it couldn't have lasted longer...whatever it was.

Hope the sleepwalking for everyone will end early tonight.

Shalom

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Have not been diagnoseed with any vascular disease. Had a test (some type of "doppler") to check for blood flow to the legs and results indicated no problem.

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just noticed the reference to Ann Arbor in your message(s). Was wondering if you had utilized UM with respect to RLS. Just curious as I had given this some passing thought but did not know if they could add anything to the mix.

Shalom

Have been doing some thinking stimulated by a post(s) related to what makes rls better. About 6 mos. ago, I suffered a TIA which, fortunately, did not result in any definable impairment. After a several day hospital stay, I was released and went into a brief period of rls remission or noticeable imp...

Don't know is this is much help but I was prescribed Rozerem about 9 mos. ago more as a sleep aid rather then for rls. In any event, I was in a bit of an rls slump at the time, but I do not think the Rozerem made my rls symptoms better or worse. Also, for me, it was also not effective as a sleep aid...

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I know this is a late post but, being somewhat new, I'm just looking for the right spot to fit in a question, or if I might be helpful, a response. I had been on Klonopin for about two years and got up to 1.5 mg. at bedtime. Discontinued use as it became ineffective. I titrated off slowly...about 1/...

My symptoms seem to have morphed to the point that now the emg like electrical shocks are the primary expression. "Seems" to initially happen just as I am about to fall aseep or perhaps have just entered sleep. A bit random after that. I wonder if it is of the "PSM" variety which is described in a l...

Hos, Again thanks for the welcome. Unfortunately, or perhaps fortunately in the sense I seem to at least be on the right track, I have made the rounds of many medications including requip. Had a very good run with Sinemet for nearly three years which according to the neuro may be a bit unusual. Othe...

Thanks for the welcome and reply. I'll ask next time I'm at the pharmacy or doctor.

Have been taking Ultram about 45 minutes before bedtime regularly for about a week. 50 mg seems too little but does blunt symptoms. 100 mg seems to be working well in terms of feeling sleepy and significantly reducing the "electrical" shocks. Seems to last about 6 hours or so and even remember havin...

Sorry if this is redundant...After taking 1 to 2 tabs daily, or nearly daily, of Vicodin 500 (for about 18 mos) initially for shoulder/back pain and later to help relieve RLS symptom by taking the meds at night, I began having the nasal stuffiness mentioned in some posts and also a headache during t...