Sleep study in one month

[Opie__]

My neurologist has scheduled a sleep study for me at the end of December. I am Requip free for 10/11 days now. I only took 1 mg of Requip for 18 months. My day time aumentation is completely gone. I am not taking any meds other than Gabepintin 300 mg around 7/8 pm and then 600 mg 1 or 2 hours before bed. I am handling ok, getting about 4/5 hours sleep a night. I am having to get up and exercise or clean around 2am for 30 minutes or so. Just wondered if I will be able to complete sleep study if I am still struggling at the end of month? I have never had a sleep study done so have no clue what to expect. I can reschedule it for later if necessary, any advice?

[SueJohnson]

You might want to increase the gabapentin. 900 mg is still a low dose. Ask for 100 mg capsules and increase by 100 mg every couple of days until you find the dose that works for you. I assume 7 to 8 pm is 2 hours ( not more) before the one you are taking 1 to 2 hours before you go to bed.

[Opie__ in reply to SueJohnson]

yes, that is correct

[Duckz]

I went in for a sleep study, and they place electrodes all over the body from head to toe. The results showed that I moved my legs over 800 times and slept for 44 minutes in total. He said it was the worst case of RLS he had seen !!

[Opie__ in reply to Duckz]

Were you still on any DA meds or something else to help with RLS?

[Duckz]

No, because I hadn't been diagnosed until after the sleep lab tests

[Duckz]

You can't really walk around with all the electrodes on when your doing the sleep study, so I just thrashed around in the bed all night. Make sure you let us all know how you go 😀