I'm here to help my mom with her RLS. Please help
Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2023 7:20 pm
I am here to learn and get help for my mom. She has augmentation RLS. She has it day and night. She hasn't slept well in weeks. She is depressed, feels helpless, cries and complains daily. Wants to be taken to ER to get help. She lives in an assisted living facility.
She was on a few RLS meds over the last 10 yrs. Most recently Ropinirole 1 MG 2 Tablets at night. She was taken off that 2 wks ago. Then went on gabapentin 200mg but went off that because it made her too out of it. She is also slowly weaning off problem drugs that exacerbate RLS such as Celexa(antidepressant), antihistamines, Melatonin.
She is on Trazodone for anxiety/depression and she has Congestive Heart Failure and A-fib and Hypertension, so she takes meds for that. She takes 2 diuretics due to CHF. She is 88 yo. Her regular doctor is referring her to a neurologist but the wait to get in may be too long. Thanks for your help and suggestions!
She was on a few RLS meds over the last 10 yrs. Most recently Ropinirole 1 MG 2 Tablets at night. She was taken off that 2 wks ago. Then went on gabapentin 200mg but went off that because it made her too out of it. She is also slowly weaning off problem drugs that exacerbate RLS such as Celexa(antidepressant), antihistamines, Melatonin.
She is on Trazodone for anxiety/depression and she has Congestive Heart Failure and A-fib and Hypertension, so she takes meds for that. She takes 2 diuretics due to CHF. She is 88 yo. Her regular doctor is referring her to a neurologist but the wait to get in may be too long. Thanks for your help and suggestions!