New to the site...not to RLS
Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2022 9:45 pm
Hey all, so I was diagnosed with perioidic limb movement disorder in 2019. I was placed on Mirapex 0.25mg and things seemed ok for about a year until augmentation kicked in. It took me a while to figure out why I was suddenly getting day time symptoms, as I was only used to kicking in my sleep. During this process I was getting worked up as to why in Gods name I have PLMD (Vitamin levels, Iron, etc etc).....as it turns out they have no reason as to why I have PLMD. I had a nerve conduction test performed in 2021 that indicates I have reduced nerve conduction in my legs and thus neuropathy. I'm a otherwise healthy 37 year old and I've seen 2 neurologists so far. I'm still fighting to see what else might be causing my neuropathy because I have no clue why this is happening. My A1C is 5.8, iron (ferritin) levels are normal, my B12 was slightly on the low side so I have been taking B12 vitamins daily. I'm really not sure where else to investigate.
Unfortunately I'm sleeping terrible on my current medication regimen of 900mg Gabapentin 3x/day and Carbidopa/L-Dopa 25/100 (1-2 pills at night), I also take Melatonin 10mg. Its almost like my brain doesn't want to turn off at night and I'm just wide awake all night along with the kicking/jerking it just leads to a rough next day.
Any workup suggestions and/or medication suggestions?
Unfortunately I'm sleeping terrible on my current medication regimen of 900mg Gabapentin 3x/day and Carbidopa/L-Dopa 25/100 (1-2 pills at night), I also take Melatonin 10mg. Its almost like my brain doesn't want to turn off at night and I'm just wide awake all night along with the kicking/jerking it just leads to a rough next day.
Any workup suggestions and/or medication suggestions?