🤸‍♀️ A GOOD nights sleep!!

[Annieapple]

Pregablin at 8pm & Codeine at 10pm after a hot shower. …. As my head touched the pillow I was gone! I woke up at 8:20am Absolutely wonderful!!! After years of insomnia on dopamine agonists this is bliss. It’s worth the groggy feelings this morning. I know the side effects will pass in time.. I am going to help myself and get out & walk in the fresh air. … I feel blessed today!

[Joolsg]

I'm delighted for you.

[ChrisColumbus]

Hurrah!

[Madlegs1]

Fantastic!👍☘️

[SueJohnson]

😀😀😀😀😀😀😀

[Tildabri]

It's wonderful to get a decent night's sleep isn't it? You suddenly feel alive again, as your post clearly shows ☺️☺️. Really hoping this continues for you.

[Annieapple in reply to Tildabri]

Tildabri it’s working well so far.. I have dropped all daytime medication!! 😁

[Tildabri in reply to Annieapple]

Wonderful!

[Jumpey]

Brilliant!

[Laineypl]

Aww that's good news. So pleased for you x

[Gmc54]

wonderful!

[YoghurtLover2]

I’m so happy for you!!!

[Hublot]

what amount do f Pragabalin and codeine do you take, it sounds wonderful.

[Annieapple in reply to Hublot]

Hublot I have started on Pregablin 75mg at 8pm but will need to up it by 25mg every week until I find a dose that enables me to drop the codeine. The Pregablin can take up to 3 weeks to work well. In the meantime I take codeine 60mg at bedtime (10pm) but will reduce as I up the Pregabalin . This is all only suitable once you have completely stopped any dopamine agonists!! I do get some daytime twinges still but they disappear if I move around.. Initially I was taking 60mg codeine 6hourly but since starting the Pregablin only need it at bedtime.

[Hublot in reply to Annieapple]

I see, I’m on 450 Pragabalin I’m going into hospital tomorrow for an operation and post op in hospital and proceeding weeks the only pain relief I will be allowed to take is codeine, but someone did tell me that codeine is good for RLS and my thoughts were that I would like to reduce the Pragabalin if codeine works.

[Annieapple in reply to Hublot]

Apparently you can just take codeine for RLS.. It certainly works well for me but my fear is that if my body gets used to it & it stops working so well then I have nothing to fall back on. However it would certainly make sense in hospital as pain relief & keeping RLS at bay. That’s all I had after my brain op but I was still using a 2mg Neupro Patch. Hope your op goes well!

[Hublot in reply to Annieapple]

Thank you for the advice.

[Birdland]

That’s fantastic! I’m a bit envious though, as codeine gives me major insomnia.

[Annieapple in reply to Birdland]

So sorry to hear that!! Insomnia is horrendous especially with RLS..

[SwimLyn]

I'm having a similar experience after years of constant nocturnal walkabouts with severe RL but since being prescribed Pregabalin am sleeping deeply& without being disturbed.Im on 125mg nightly & occasionally have to up it to 150mg if I feel the surges breaking through &am able to settle back again- bliss!

[Annieapple in reply to SwimLyn]

That is SO encouraging to hear. Thank you!!