Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

Laura, that is so hard, isn't it. To love someone so much and watch them destroying their life and body. Does she have other close family members? You could try a professional intervention and see if it works. My stepdad is an alcoholic. When my sister was about 12 and my brother about 7, my mom and...

Glad it's working for you. Keeep us posted at to how it works over time.

Hi Butch, m lists back surgery/injury. Hope that helps. There are also many other posts that specifically list back injury/surgery as the "cause" of RLS. Some people have had RLS to begin with (primary) and then had surgery or injury which worsened it. That even includes surgery of any kind which ca...

Hi Guest. RLS can go through periods of remission for some people - wish we all could have that happen, huh? No one really knows why. It always seems to come back, though. One hypothesis may be that some people who experience this may have secondary RLS and they have resolved the primary issue, with...

Hopefully someone who is lurking or who happens by and has familiarity with this will post. As of now, I haven't read any posts about anyone trying it; I read five four RLS boards regularly. Please keep us apprised about your situation as you find more research and finally meet the new doctor. I can...

I've not heard of anyone doing it; did you ask because you have had a great brainstorm that this might help or because you read about it? I wish we had a doctor on board to help with more knowledge of whether the process might help.

Hi Cindy, I didn't have the gamling problem, but an overeating problem while on the Mirapex. I spoke with one of the members of the RLS Foundation's board about why that article stated that. He said that there are studies linking it to PD, but not to RLS. What has to happen is that your doctor, and ...

Do you mean for RLS specifically or for any other issue like muscles spasms or for skin tone improvement?

Woo-hooo!! Nothing like being in a new place, all your own. Great news that the BF is going with you. He truly sounds like a gem. Looking forward to an update when you get back.

Hi Ellie, It was about dopamine, not serotonin. The research has shown that we actually create an excess in the morning, so then the brain completely stops producing it. By evening, we have stopped making it. In the early morning, the brain realizes we are very low, so it again starts making a lot o...

Oh, I wasn't specific enough - I meant a search of this site or even of the other RLS boards. I know some people have posted here, there, or somewhere! Could be Sadiegirl and just one or two others, but I know I've seen specfic posts on these RLS message boards. There is a search function on this on...

I bet you are at the end of your rope. Have you tried a search, RLSgirl? I know I have seen some posts about the face thing, but I can't remember where (I read too many RLS boards!). I read recently that regardless of the side effects, that the dopamine agonists literally work for 99+ percent of eve...

Hope I can answer a few things, Jumpy. First, there is research that shows the DAs, specifically Mirapex, do help PLMD. "These studies have found that the use of pramipexole greatly reduces periodic limb movements during sleep" m However, other people have had leg pain from Mirapex and it has gone a...

For me, I was able to back off the .75 total mg a day to .125 without too many problems - I just couldn't stop it without hell happening. Eventually, I just had to dump it. First I tried Ultram - wasn't strong enough - then Methadone - which allowed me to get through it. I don't remember what the ta...

I'll move this for you, if you want, into another section if you want. Just tell me where. It's easy to get confused until you post a few times.