Hello:
I am an active 57 year old, I have had RLS for my whole life, the last 30 has been a battle....I have suffered so, silently, pacing my small house at night, making sure I would nott disturb the family.
In 2000, I started taking Clozinpan, but worried when that stopped working and I needed more. In 06 I stated Requip, starting at an initial dose of .05, it was a godsend.
Rebound or augmentation started early within the first year, I was not told this was happen. I raised my dose, now I am at 4mg. Which is not a lot compared to some stories where double and triple that is the norm. I vow to not raise this amount.
This is an annoying disease, no one understands the torture it brings,
I can't imagine trying to get to work everyday with this.
I babysit my grandchild, have a "driving Miss Daisy" business and make sea shell wind chimes.
My daytime symptoms are bad, afternoons the worse. I do some medical marajuana to take the edge off, so I may "sit" and work on projects. How can Sitting??? Be such a difficulty, Really, all we want to do is sit!!! I sometimes stand while at a restaurant.
I have new insurance, I am going to discuss my legs, but I am alarmed at the lack of knowledge the doctors have, I know more than they do and I don't want to be hooked on another drug, I could not stand withdrawal, how do you people stop taking the drugs ?My skin would crawl right off.
Nice to be here. I live in San Diego County, if there is a meet up here.
i also am GF, 6mths, I don't know if it's better or what.