Dopamine agonists
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Less is more
That's interesting, Corrie. I think I've inadvertently figured that out. 4 months ago, I was increasing Mirapex to handle symptoms and was up to .75 in divided doses. . .result was 24/7 RLS. After being off of it over a month, I tried Requip. It didn't work, kept increasing it and had RLS 2/3 of the day with lots of rebound. So I went back to Mirapex with temazepam and am now taking only .125 and only have RLS from 11 PM until I fall asleep (2 or 3 AM) and only occasionally have rebound RLS. Sure beats 24/7. I still don't want to take it long term because of the side effects, but the side effects are MUCH less now that my dose is low.
DEAR CORRIE Thanks for your advice its worth more than two cents I can tell you that!! I am taking the zanax for just that,sleeping!! I do have a history of panic attacksand Im one of the many who do not sleep for anything. The zanax 1mg at bed will allow mw to get a good 6 hours without feeling like a zombie the next day. I know how addicting it is because I was addicted to it and takeing handfuls of it to come down from all the cocaine I had down the night before. But that was years ago, Today I am a member of AA and have 18 months of sobrity.I had to fight tooth and nail to get anything but the Mirapex, the RLS would settle down but I could not sleep at all. Now I dont want to get high I just want to get a few hours of sleep at night. I did try the neutontin and for me it had the oppisite effect!!!!It gave me mager panic and I was wired up on it..So for right now its up in the air. Im sleeping my legs are not jerking at night and I do take ultram for the pain. My main thing is the creepy crawlies and cramping. But Im begining to think I just have to live with it. Other people are in so much more distress than I, and a thousand little bugs running around is not too much to live with.. I dont know I guess I just want it all. But I know things could be alot worse for me and I think I just need to deal with whats on my plate.I get so angry when I hear all the pain and suffering this illness causes the people I love it just makes me want to sream!!!!And I do!!! Thanks to this forum and you and the rest of the family I now have a safe place to do it thankyou Corrie~~~~~~~~~~~~~lyndarae