Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

Saturday, November 28

Welcome to

guy77, who has had RLS for approx 25 years. He has taken Sinemet, Mirapex, Requip, gabapentin, and currently no meds. He is sleeping two hours a night, is unable to sit for longer than 5 - 10 minutes, and is experiencing severe muscle spasms.

If you have been through the dopamine agonists and gabapentin doesn't help, then an opioid may be your only solution at this point. Unfortunately, many doctors refuse to prescribe these meds for chronic conditions like RLS. If there is anything we can do to help you, please post a note and tell us what you need (other than a new body).

Sunday, November 29

Welcome to

SoCalRLS, who started experiencing RLS symptoms over 10 years ago. SoCal's symptoms have increased in frequency and intensity. SoCal is taking both Ropinirole and Gabapentin, but they don't always work...

It is best to only try to get 95% control of your symptoms so that you keep your medication dose low. That makes it easier to eventually stop taking dopamine agonists and leaves some room to increase others. If you have any questions or would like some suggestions for changing meds, just post a note telling us how we can help.