Australia

[lascala32]

Morning. My husband has been suffering rls for 30 years. I’m frustrated with our current neurologist and feel we are nearing the end with him.

Is there anyone in Melbourne, Victoria out there who is satisfied to recommend a dr we might see.

Thank you for all the wonderful insights to this dreadful condition.

[Spudellen]

Is there any Dr or Neurologist on the Gold Coast or Brisbane Australia that knows anything about RLS...I am also at the end of my tether. When they do research into a Dopamine Agonist, it is only to see if it works but nothing seems to be researched about augmentation. The very first thing a G.P or Neurologist will do is to prescribe a Dopamine Agonist. I also think that Wikipedia should change their shameful description of RLS. It reads as if it is just a little uncomfortable condition and not the hideous, sleep deprivation, painful, drive you crazy rotten syndrome that it is and with very little help but for this forum.

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I hope some one from your area in Australia is a member on here and can help you.

[Graham3196]

Hi Lascala I live in Melbourne but I have not found any doctor or neurologist who could help me. On the contrary I found some who were no use and didn't even take it seriously. I found one GP who was trying hard. I told him I was having some sciatica pains and he said that sciatica was known to be a trigger of RLS so we should try sorting out the sciatica and see if the RIS went away. Sounded like a good plan but then he just went missing and I can't trace him. He was Canadian and I had a lot of faith in him because his approach seemed systematic. He also recommended a neurologist as a parallel path. The neurologist was a snob who "knew" that he knew everything and was actually sarcastic to me when I told him I had found some relief in my gluten free diet. Now I regret that I paid his bill. I was too tired to argue

I have sent a list of actions that might help by personal message.

Graham