Anxiety and RLS

[Ephemera]

Please can someone tell me the safest pills to take for severe anxiety that will not make RLS worse. Thanks

[SueJohnson]

Buspar (Buspirone) and trazodone

[SkyCop]

Buspirone - like Sue said- is really safe. I tried it for about a year but didn't notice a diff. Maybe my dose was too low. I also tried Naltrexone but it made my stomach sick. Good luck

[Alex2308]

Alimemazine works for me

[ChrisColumbus in reply to Alex2308]

I can see that alimemazine (Teraligen) is used for the treatment of anxiety disorders in Russia, but in the UK it's generally only available as a prescription for some allergic skin conditions, and as a sedative for young children before an operation. But it's good to learn that it can be effective for anxiety.

[Weezie99]

Depends. Is your anxiety constant or episodic? If episodic, I like Ativan at .5 mg dose.

[Ephemera in reply to Weezie99]

constant because of right arm shaking

[Eryl]

Your RLS and anxiety could well be caused by the same thing i.e systemic inflammation caused most probably by the highly refined carbohyrdates and seed oils in processed food,

[Ephemera]

Husband had anxiety long before RLS. He has adjusted his diet but the anxiety is worse because his right arm will not stop shaking.

[Cowbsky in reply to Ephemera]

Hi, quite recently I found out that to battle RLS crises, I first had to battle anxiety (all my 71-year life), either using Tapping (EFT) or Clonazepam 0.5mg. Very good results with both.

all the best and good luck

[NJB71]

Pregabalin is prescribed for generalised anxiety disorder and also restless legs. I neeeded treatment fie both and this is the only thing that has worked.