Antihistamine creams

[Pippins2]

Hi everyone, I have been blessed to be totally free of RLS using my current meds for over 9 months now ,not so much as a twinge .However last night my RLS was horrendous up and down pacing for hours (we all know the drill).I couldn't think of any reason for it but around 4 o'clock it came to me I had used Antihistamines cream for a couple of insect bites .I know to avoid sedating Antihistamines tablets but had considered the cream as not taken orally to be safe .On looking up the active ingredient it is a first generation sedating Antihistamine.

Just a warning to other RLS sufferers to be as careful with creams /sprays etc as you would be with oral medications.

Pipps x

PS the cream is called Anthisan and I bought it OTC

[Madlegs1]

Thanks. Sorry to hear that.I've used that one ,I think, from Boots ? But haven't had an effect for RLS.

However,I only used a tiny bit for wasp stings, so maybe not enough.

[Pippins2 in reply to Madlegs1]

Hi Madlegs, ofcourse it could be coincidence but it was the only thing I did differently last night .Yes ii did use alot of it lol.How are you doing ?

[Madlegs1 in reply to Pippins2]

Thanks! I'm going ok. RLS is sorted with the Oxycontin, mostly.

Crippled with bad ankle. Hope to get a job done as soon as I can get a consultant.

Hope you are bearing up.😍

[67Waterman in reply to Madlegs1]

Hi! Just wanted to say that I am on Oxycodone (Tramadol) and it is also "mostly" sorting out my RLS. A bit bothersome sometimes at night, but compared to what it used to be like .... Thank goodness someone found that opioids work for this horrible condition. Great to hear from you. x

[Pippins2 in reply to Madlegs1]

Hi Madlegs glad you're OK but sorry about your ankle ! I am alright sending all summer at our caravan on the East Coast so lots of beach days x

[Joolsg]

Wow. Thanks for the heads up Pipps. You must be highly sensitive to the anti histamines in the cream.

[Pippins2 in reply to Joolsg]

Yes all returned back to normal the following night so 99% sure it was the cream x

[LotteM]

Sorry to read that Pipps. But the good thing is that your meds have been working so well. But the RLS will nit let us forget that it is still there. I so wish there was more scientific interest in the (brain) iron homeostasis (mechanisms to keep a sufficient amount of iron in our bodies/brains. And especially the search for what makes that we with RLS don't seem to have enough iron in our brains.

Meanwhile, I hope everything return to 'normal' for you today and the following days. Lesson learned! Thanks for posting.

[Pippins2 in reply to LotteM]

Hi LotteM yes all well since so 99%sure it was the cream that caused the problem that night !How are you doing? Pipps x

[Typicallygaslit]

yes, this has happened to me, too

[Pippins2 in reply to Typicallygaslit]

Hi I am not the only one then thankyou for your reply x