I have had RLS for 30 years, but when prescribed pramaprexole, of course, it made the monster worse. I did some research and there are two new therapies coming out.
One is a new drug discovered by professor Dr. Stefan Clemens at Brody school of medicine...he discovered why augmentation happens...the dopaminergic drugs actually stimulate dopamine subtype D!. This is HUGE NEWS! They are about to start the second trials.
He emailed me immediately which was amazing. He told me about a new therapy that may work very well until his drug, Ecopipam, is released by Emalex Biosciences. It is called DeNovo and it is a band you wear on your legs which electrically activate the peroneal nerves bilaterally to produce tonic, sustained muscle activation that is compatible with sleep to suppress symptoms of RLS.
I have been on many chats and have done lots of research, but these two are big breakthroughs in science.
I am on a waiting list for the DeNovo product and have high hopes for Ecopipam. I am 62 and hoping that the drug comes out soon.
I also take Low Dose Naltrexone. I took it years ago and got down to .15 MG of Pramaprexole. for some reason I stopped taking it and of course things got much worse. Last night was my second night taking it. Just with the first dose two days ago, I had ZERO breakthrough in the middle of the. night, and I could sit and watch TV after dinner and not be pacing the floor.
Do yourself a favor and look into both. I'll share an article on Stephan Clemens.