Educating MDs

[BeachGolfer]

It was disheartening to read a medical column today in a Florida newspaper in which the physician responded to a writer who had a question about RLS. The physician whose email address was from med.Cornell.edu (!) responded that pregabalin and pramipexole are first line treatment! This is from one of the US’s premier teaching hospitals! I forwarded him the report from the Mayo Clinic and indicated that I know first hand that pramipexole is no longer considered to be a first line treatment”. It’s an uphill battle!

[David7]

Hello, Pregabalin and Gabapentin are first line treatments for RLS from the Mayo Cliniac- definitely Not pramipexole.Best,

David7

[BeachGolfer in reply to David7]

Thank you! I just reviewed column. The MD stated that both Pregabalin and Prami are first line treatment.

[LotteM in reply to BeachGolfer]

You can edit your original post if you made a mistake.

[ChrisColumbus in reply to BeachGolfer]

You can edit your post by going to the bottom of it where you'll see Reply, Like, Report and More buttons: click on More to get the Edit function. (You might make any edit obvious so that David7s reply still makes sense!)

[BeachGolfer in reply to ChrisColumbus]

Done. Thank you!