Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

I had my ultrasound with my ob/gyn on Tuesday this week. My due date is December 13th! In the meantime, Dr. Frye has been absolutely awesome about working with me on almost a daily basis tweaking my dosage on the oxycodone. The last time we spoke on the phone, she had pulled in the other doctors in ...

Well, its been a long week to say the least. I misunderstood Dr. Frye about the Methodone. She wants to use it as a back up. So we are sticking with the double dose of Oxycodone now and it is working very well. It is a short acting drug, so it wears off after 4-5 hours. At first, my husband was waki...

Such Excellent news, Julie! Congratulations! Welcome, baby Jaxon!! Julie, you made excellent, well informed decisions throughout your pregnancy and it all paid off. I am inspired now for my own pregnancy. THANK YOU for sharing so much of your personal story with us! Take care of yourself and baby Ja...

Hey All~ Because there is such little information on RLS sufferers and pregnancy, I thought I would use this forum as a journal of my experience as I go through it. Just like every other topic on this forum, I hope someone will find it useful. If that's ok with y'all, here we go: I am currently 9 we...

Wow, am I happy to read this 3 page post! I am at the very beginning stage of all of this. I am 8 weeks pregnant, trying to wean off Requip (as this whole thing was a total surprise) and trying to get some help on what to go on instead. It is now 2am and I have been up since 4am yesterday morning. S...

Thanks everyone. @PolarBear - that is exactly why I am posting this. I just hope some of you can benefit from what happened with me. But please remember, this was just my first visit. I'm thrilled so far, but I need to see her in action to make sure she lives up to her promises. @Betty - Dr. Frye is...

Well, I am full of grins! I went to see Dr. Frye on Tuesday February 15th. She spent over an hour with me. Because I called and interviewed the nurse over the phone before I made an appointment (highly recommended if you are looking for a new doctor), Dr. Frye was well aware of my concerns when I we...

Hello Friends Its been quite awhile since I've been around these boards. I got so disgusted with this ridiculous RLS that I didn't want to talk about it. I'm so glad to be back and catching up with what's going on. Its been a tough year so here's what I'm up to. After a ton of research and phone int...

Runkrun....doesn't the combination of Lyrica and Oxycodone make you really drowsy? Does that combination really take care of your daytime symptoms? How much Oxy do you take? Just curious because I would like to consult my doc with this. I do see improvement with the Lyrica, which tells me that there...

So amazing! I had my Lyrica dose upped to 150mg 2x/day last week. This past Monday, I went the ENTIRE day without an RLS attack. I haven't done that in at least 5 years!!!! WOW!! It felt so good!! So, what did I do? - I sat on the couch and read a book for 20 minutes - I sat on the floor and played ...

You all are full of lots of great information. Thank you! To answer some of your questions....I have been taking Requip for the past 3 years with success. I am up to 2mg at night. It makes me so tired, I can't take any of it during the day and still have enough coverage at night. I also take Zoloft ...

It is so true that we are guinnea pigs. It is also so true that quality of life has been severely compromised. This is what I have been reduced to: My doc prescribed Lyrica. I can't afford to buy the pills because one month supply costs me $327.75. Obviously, I am uninsured. My father-in-law takes L...

Juls....I emailed you that I couldn't open your attachment but not sure that you got it. Can you please try resending when you get a chance?? Thanks!

James, you are echoing exactly the same things I have been saying this whole week. I fear where my rls will be in 5 years, 10 years....what will they do with me when I'm 50 or 60 and that much worse off than now at 40? And DRIVING!!!! OMG driving is SO BAD! Every time I get in the car I have an rls ...

Well, Zack, you didn't ruffle my feathers!! But thanks for trying. I have a history of panic attacks. They didn't start with the Requip. So I don't think they are a result of it now. At least, I'm going to go on that assumption and see what happens with the new meds. I've been taking Requip for 2 ye...