Write a private note to Debbluebird, I am fairly sure that she has the experience that you are looking for.Has anyone on here with RLS/WED tried the Implantable Spinal Stimulator for RLS?
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- Wed Apr 10, 2024 12:51 am
- Forum: Physical Treatments
- Topic: SPINAL STIMULATOR STOPS RLS?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1247
Re: SPINAL STIMULATOR STOPS RLS?
- Tue Apr 09, 2024 3:06 am
- Forum: Prescription Medications
- Topic: Buprenorphine, the good, bad and ugly
- Replies: 20
- Views: 651
Re: Buprenorphine, the good, bad and ugly
TIm, the numbers generally reported for RLS range from 5 to 15 percent of the population. The reason for such a wide range is that RLS occurs more frequently in those of northern European ancestry and "rarely" in Africa, so there is a question of what "population" you are referencing against. There ...
- Mon Apr 08, 2024 3:19 pm
- Forum: Just Joined?
- Topic: APRIL 2024 - New Members
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1840
Welcome to dmalone8
Monday, April 8 Welcome to dmalone8, whose RLS began in the mid 30s. dmalone is now 52 and has been using medication to help control RLS for about 7 years but is finding that RLS and the the loss of sleep it causes is have a bigger effect on life with age. Unfortunately, RLS tends to get worse with ...
- Sat Apr 06, 2024 6:06 pm
- Forum: Just Joined?
- Topic: APRIL 2024 - New Members
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1840
Welcome to Jules
Saturday, April 6 Welcome to Jules, whose RLS has affected sleep and increased migraines/vertigo which causes anxiety. Is your doctor treating your RLS and has (s)he done blood tests to check your ferritin levels? You might find that taking gabapentin or Lyrica would help with your sleep and possibl...
- Sat Apr 06, 2024 3:39 pm
- Forum: Just Joined?
- Topic: APRIL 2024 - New Members
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1840
Welcome to vegascurley
Saturday, April 6 Welcome to vegascurley, who needs help...vegas was on Neupro for about 10 years till the insurance company wont pay for the prescription. vegas hasn't been able to find anything that will help. If you check the document that the link in my signature points to, you will find all of ...
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 7:28 pm
- Forum: Prescription Medications
- Topic: Ferritin levels and IV iron
- Replies: 20
- Views: 8819
Re: Ferritin levels and IV iron
Here is a publication that describes the types of iron used for infusions. Venofer is iron sucrose. Dr Earley at Johns Hopkins has done the largest part of the evaluation of IV iron treatments for RLS and he prefers iron carboxymaltose over the simpler iron sugars like sucrose. I don't remember if i...
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 8:07 pm
- Forum: Prescription Medications
- Topic: Where do I go from here?
- Replies: 40
- Views: 1276
Re: Where do I go from here?
That sounds like great news. I hope that the 20mg oxy ER works well for you for a very long time. And also good that you don't need to mess with pain management since they often don't understand conditions like RLS that are not classical pain situations where they can try other treatments to try to ...
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 5:57 pm
- Forum: Just Joined?
- Topic: APRIL 2024 - New Members
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1840
Welcome to snowluvr
Thursday, April 4 Welcome to snowluvr, whose RLS not only does this disrupt sleep patterns it affects motivation to accomplish projects. If his wife didn't sleep so soundly, his constant getting up and returning to bed would disrupt her sleeping as well. Is your doctor currently treating your RLS? H...
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 5:53 pm
- Forum: Just Joined?
- Topic: APRIL 2024 - New Members
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1840
Welcome to West_Coast
Thursday, April 4 Welcome to West_Coast, who was diagnosed and started on gabapentin 4 years ago, after reaching a point where nothing worked (massage, heat etc) and she was awake all night. Now she is chained to taking this medication every night, but even then she has regular problems with symptom...
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 5:52 pm
- Forum: Just Joined?
- Topic: APRIL 2024 - New Members
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1840
Welcome to West_Coast
Thursday, April 4 Welcome to West_Coast, who was diagnosed and started on gabapentin 4 years ago, after reaching a point where nothing worked (massage, heat etc) and she was awake all night. Now she is chained to taking this medication every night, but even then she has regular problems with symptom...
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 1:10 am
- Forum: Just Joined?
- Topic: APRIL 2024 - New Members
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1840
Welcome to Tompyro
Wednesday, April 3 Welcome to Tompyro, whose RLS is so impactful on his life. He says that it is unbelievable how many hours sleep he has lost during an episode. He takes Requip 1mg dose. His Dr. doesn’t want increase the dose. It seems that lately his arms are becoming involved after going to bed. ...
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 10:10 pm
- Forum: Just Joined?
- Topic: APRIL 2024 - New Members
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1840
APRIL 2024 - New Members
Wednesday, April 3 Welcome to jansessions, who is not sleeping. Sleep problems are a major issue for those of us with RLS, but there are treatments that are effective provided that your doctor doesn't try the normal insomnia meds. If you can post a message to let us know what RLS meds you are taking...
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 3:02 am
- Forum: Just Joined?
- Topic: Head roll
- Replies: 33
- Views: 1228
Re: Head roll
I don’t know how to put a link on here To post a link, you need to click the button that says "Full Editor and Preview", which adds a few icons above the white text area. To post a link, click on the two little linked chains near the right side (just to the left of the little flame), this will add ...
- Sun Mar 31, 2024 4:16 pm
- Forum: Just Joined?
- Topic: March 2024
- Replies: 28
- Views: 1345
Welcome to Kathy demchuk
Sunday, March 31 Welcome to Kathy demchuk, whose RLS is causing no sleep! She cannot do any functions because if this. One of the first things that drives patients to seek help is sleep and not the movement part. Are you currently taking a medication? Has your doctor done blood tests to check your f...
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 8:08 pm
- Forum: Non-prescription Medicines, Supplements, Diet
- Topic: Quotes from 2 Legendary RLS Researchers connecting RLS to Inflammation
- Replies: 15
- Views: 937
Re: Quotes from 2 Legendary RLS Researchers connecting RLS to Inflammation
Since this thread cannot seem to come to a conclusion and since Dr Weinstock is repeatedly cited as "one of the world's greatest exterts on RLS", I decided to use the same tools to investigate him that I would if I saw a citation in my own field of study from someone that I had never heard of before...