Anyone else take Promethazine Hydrochloride?

[Tamaroy]

I take two of these with Clonazepam, they are a sedative antihistamine, am coming down off the Clonazepam trying not to take as many, I am disturbed during the night but not enough to make me stalk the bungalow.

[Hidden]

Promethazine is an anti-histamine and is known to cause RLS.

[Tamaroy in reply to Hidden]

That is what I thought, Doc thought it would help with my allergies

[Hidden in reply to Tamaroy]

It will

[Tamaroy in reply to Hidden]

Dearest Manerva,

What am I to do? The last Doctor was at least sympathetic, the others seem to throw their hands in the air in disbelief that although I can be drugged up to the eyeballs the two extremities will do what ever they will.

Any other suggestions?

[LotteM in reply to Tamaroy]

Citrizine and (des)loratadine are at least 'safe' alternatives that won't worsen RLS. There may be more. Have a look at the treatment page of rlshelp.org.

[Hidden in reply to Tamaroy]

Sorry, I do sympathise. There are some antihistamines that are safer for allergies.

Lotte has suggested a couple.

[Tamaroy in reply to Hidden]

Thank you.

Regards in these terrible times.

[CAThobbs]

I was on 1 mg of Clonazepam for restless legs. It took me almost a year to be comfortable when I reduced my dosage to .5 mg. Essentially, I did .5 every other night and planned on not sleeping well those nights. Once I got that worked through, which took about 6 months, I then reduced to .5 every night, and had another 6 months, roughly, before I could sleep pretty well every night. I'm using gabapentin to help with the restless legs. I don't think I will ever be off of Clonazepam, but at least I reduced my dosage.