Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

i can't find some of the links that have been posted here. i'm off to the neuro at 11:30 tomorrow and i want to be well equipped with more info when i go. wasn't there a link about augmentation and meds on the mayo clinic website??? i can't find it on their site. i know there are other links i've mi...

oh my gosh!!!!!! i can't beleive all the stuff i'm reading here. i started having jerking of my arms and hands and even my neck sometimes during sleep so bad it would wake me up, and it all coincided with the start of the rls. i thought i was having seizures or something!! really it kind of scared m...

i'm going to print out a lot fo the good info i've seen here to take with me. i hope he's well-versed in this condition.

do you like clog type shoes??? i buy them from land's end and they are soooo comfy. my podiatrist had orthapaedic inserts made for me and i don't even need them with the lands end clogs and mocs. my podiatrist recommended them and they are indeed wonderful, and they look pretty cool so i'm not asham...

wow - the link you posted led me to the link aobut hypoglycemia and rls, which i am hypoglycemic too!!!! unbelievable!!!!! this is such great info. i am so blessed. i found you guys, my family is so supportive and i have an online christian women's group that is so wonderful too. i haven't told them...

you gotta be kiddin me!!!! weight gain???? that;s all i need. i gained forty pounds on another med i was taking. i've stopped that one so maybe that will help?????

i'm gettin frustrated can ya tell?

i hope it 's not an issue for you. rats and double rats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i guess i'm still trying to convince myself that this is what is causing the pain. or not. maybe it's different for everyone? does it matter if you stand or sit or take walks? mine is mostly the back of my thighs, but down into the upper part of my calves as well. the front of my thighs ache, but no...

thanks for all the info. i am on requip - started low and the doc has had to increase it jsut a few weeks ago and the symptoms start earlier in the day and now the pain has started, i've been having it for the last couple of weeks. i just didn't know pain was part of this syndrome. i've been taking ...

i think i'll check it out. i've decided to see a neurologist. this is becoming sort of debilitating, at least at nighttime. i didn't realize pain was a part of this syndrome but from all i've read here it seems to be commonplace. and i didn't know there were so many different meds available to treat...

as i've been browsing around here i'm having more ???'s come up. does extra weight contribute to rls symptoms? which really sux cuz i have to eat before i take a hydrocodone or i get nautious. and i've gained 40 lbs in the last couple years. i've seen many drugs listed here. can someone list the dru...

i guess i've had this my whole life. i was just reading on the board some info that says summertime can make it worse. the dr has me on requip and he did that like i didn't have a choice of anything else. it seemed to help for a bit, but now he's having to increase the dosage. i stopped taking my we...