Welcome New Members - December 2014

[Rustsmith]

Monday, December 1

Welcome to

Geniesone1, who wants to talk to other people with WED.

Please feel free to join any of the existing discussions or post a new question or comment.

[Rustsmith]

Tuesday, December 2

Today, welcome to

jbk, who has tried any number of supplements for help and has found that an ephedra product has helped relieve it and would like to investigate this further.

Please feel free to post a comment or question if you cannot find what you are seeking.

and to

mhall, who has been living with RLS since being a teenager and is looking for more information.

Please take a look through the existing discussions. If you don't find what you need, please post a question.

[ViewsAskew]

Also on December 2, welcome to creaser who is looking for support from others with WED/RLS. That's one of the things we do best. Please let us know how we can help.

[ViewsAskew]

December 4, welcome to whowens. Whowens is a longtime Foundation member and has a tough case of WED. Also a behavioral scientist, whowens also believes there is value in anecdotal evidence.

Whowens, you'll find everything here - science, anecdotes, and conjecture. We try to temper ourselves and apply a scientific perspective to our observations, though sometimes what we do best is just listen and give each other support.

[ViewsAskew]

December 5, welcome to saymike, who has WED/RLS and some questions.

saymike - ask away! There is also a LOT of info in old posts. Could be that you'll find out things in the threads. Start with the link in my signature.

[Polar Bear]

December 6

Welcome to:
Genfleish - who is taking pramipexole but still sleeping poorly and is seeking alternatives such as non prescription drugs to help sleep. Also seeking a more hands on physician.

Take a look at the Just Joined Forum and the stickies (at the top of the page) which will be a good start. Please post when you feel ready, ask questions and we will do what we can to help.

[Rustsmith]

Saturday, December 6

Welcome to

shawnaleedavis, whose RLS is awful and is running out of options. There are always more options. If you describe your situation in a post, we should be able to give you some pointers.

[Rustsmith]

Monday, December 8

Welcome to

JazzyJ, who suffers from WED/RLS and would like to connect with people on forums for support.

Take a look around and if you don't find what you are looking for, please post a question.

[ViewsAskew]

On the 10th, welcome to Kurashinno, who has had WED/RLS for most of his or her life.

Poke around, share, ask questions - we're here to help.

[Rustsmith]

Thursday, December 11

Please welcome

tinker13, who has suffered from RLS for nearly 10 years, has finally found a remedy that helps and hopes to be able to share with others, and
mjg, who has terrible problems with leg movement, had chemo and radiation which has made the condition unbearable.

If you have questions, please take a look around and feel free to post any comments or questions.

[ViewsAskew]

Friday the 12th -

Welcome to Missy1975, who has had WED/RLS for 15 years and wants to connect with others.
Welcome also to daverubino - who is seeking a new doctor.

We're looking forward to meeting you, Missy1975 and daverubino.

[Rustsmith]

Saturday, December 13

Welcome to

brsparkles, who wamts to learn methods of coping with RLS.

You will find plenty of information about a variety of methods that have been used to cope with WED in the existing discussion threads. If you don't see exactly what you are looking for, please post a new note with your question or simply to introduce yourself.

[Rustsmith]

Monday, December 15

Welcome today to

leanie13, who has had WED forever, whose legs really hurt along with the movement and because of the movement and who needs the connection with others.

Take a look around for hints on what may help you to manage with WED. Also, please feel free to add a post of your own to start a new discussion.

[Rustsmith]

Wednesday, December 17

Welcome to

restless_twitcher, who was recently diagnosed with RLS/WED and has many questions regarding the condition and it's long-term management.

Take a look around to learn what you can from the existing threads. And please post any questions or comments that you may have.

and to

CPenley, who is currently on equip but is having boomerang issues and needs information on treatments.

Your initial comments sound like you may be augmenting. For info on augmentation, take a look at the discussion threads on that topic as well as the links in my signature and that of badnights.

[Rustsmith]

Friday, December 19

Welcome to

Kupkee, who has had rls since about 18 and is now 50. Mirapex has been his main drug but periodically poops out and is therefore looking for info

Take a look around and you should find quite a bit about alternatives to Mirapex as well as what you will need to do to get off of it. If you don't find what you are looking for, please post a question.