Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

Thanks Steve! I imagine Dr Guyani will go low and slow, that is fine with me, but I like to have an idea of what I am shooting for.

Thanks Ann! My little blue book (Clinical Management..)is home and I am in Germany. I would just LOVE to have 12 hours relief. Does the book talk about a recommended starting dose? I have been thinking about the "alerting" nature of opiates. I have never noticed that to be an issue but sin...

Only two opioids ever discussed with any of my Hopkins docs were Oxycodone and Methadone. Not sure why??

Thanks for the hope! I have no idea of what dose Doc plans to start me out with, but guessing it is lowest that is made lol. I won't hesitate to ask her to up the dose some, but my pattern is to throw in the towel too quickly. I really really want this to work! My husband and I have our own business...

I'll let you guys know how it goes! I am getting hot flashes now anyway hahah (I am 54, it is about damn time) so a few more won't hurt. They don't really bug me that much. Once I ran thru the usual set of meds (Requip, Gabapentin, etc) my doc wanted to start me on Methadone but knucklehead that I a...

HANG IN THERE!!! That's about all I can say Changing meds is the pits....coming off some, going on others, the whole roller coaster! Then you throw in LIFE, which has its own ups and downs (less daylight, holiday letdown, fight with one of your kids, dang boss, etc etc etc) and it is hard to keep up...

I am so sorry PJ, that you are stuck in the anxiety and depression that seem (in my case) to make RLS worse. Although I do not have addiction issues, many of my close friends do. First, I borrow the saying "One Day at a Time" from them. I am 54 and can't EVEN let myself think ahead to six ...

How long does oxycodone last versus methadone? I know methadone has a longer half life. Does anyone take hydrocodone and how long does it keep the RLS under control? Sorry pjmccoy1, I just saw this post. I have been on oxycodone for three years, started at 10mg a day, now up to 15-20mg. I have trie...

Very annoying, cause it is much easier to take a long-lasting pill than a short acting one. But from what I have read, methadone is longer acting than Percocet so maybe I'll have the best of both worlds. I am hesitant to switch, as nothing has worked as well as Percocet, but my doc is really really ...

We did try straight oxycodone. Had terrible nausea, constipation, and exhaustion. Which I don't have on Percocet. Go figure, I sure can't.

How long would I have to stay off the Oxys to "re-set" my brain??? I can't even begin to imagine the hell that that would be. Oxys do not make me angry or tense or annoyed. In fact, the opposite. They seem to make me MORE tolerant and upbeat. But maybe that is just because they alleviate t...

Hey Peeps, I have been on 5mg Percocet three times a day for the last several years. I am inching up towards 20mg (couple times a week I need a fourth pill in the middle of the night). My doc is concerned, she has very few patients who require 20mg. (BTW, I have tried every med, including iron infus...

Congrats!!! It is a wonderful relief when our "regimen" works!!

I have a great relationship with my doc and she really wanted me to try the Lyrica. I think I am just going to suck it up and stop expecting 100% relief from this I$)#(W()$*(#) disease. I am usually at 70-80% relief most of the time. And that is good enough for me...I have HAD it with side effects f...

Well, another magic bullet down the drain! It worked so well for first three nights lol. But first night on 50 mg, I think my legs were jumping all over but I was too "drugged" to care. Now that it is daylight, I am a bit more freaked out about having chest discomfort last night. I think I...