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Restless Legs Syndrome

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Middle of the night Insomnia

Hello! I've been suffering for what I think is middle of the night insomnia. I've been waking up around 3-6 times EVERY SINGLE night for the past couple...

Hello! I've been suffering for what I think is middle of the night insomnia. I'v...

ErinGarnett

•9 years ago

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back pain

Hi ALL,Ihad a real back problem and my consultant put me in touch with the pain clinic at wythenshaw hospital and i had injections the same as what women have...

Hi ALL,Ihad a real back problem and my consultant put me in touch with the pain ...

desperatedan1

•9 years ago

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calfs

Hi All,you will find greg macluckie on utube ok

desperatedan1

•9 years ago

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Gabapentin side-effects

I have just been prescribed Gabapentin for back pain and RLS. I am worried about the side effects, especially the weight gain, has anyone had success with this...

I have just been prescribed Gabapentin for back pain and RLS. I am worried about...

nparks

•9 years ago

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tight calfs

Hi All,i found a web site and a doc who recommended a calf exercise standing on the balls of your feet to the count of two times 20 twice a day it has loosened...

Hi All,i found a web site and a doc who recommended a calf exercise standing on ...

desperatedan1

•9 years ago

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Help with Non Med Treatments

Hi everyone, As I have problems with tablets have been on Rotigatne for a couple of years but am getting augmentation. Magnesium spray has helped for a while...

Hi everyone, As I have problems with tablets have been on Rotigatne for a coupl...

DisneS

•9 years ago

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New diagnosis

Hi I am 67 and retired. A few weeks ago I noticed my legs flicking up when I tried to sleep. After a few days, and with increasing tiredness, I visited my...

Hi I am 67 and retired. A few weeks ago I noticed my legs flicking up when I tr...

martino

•9 years ago

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Vitamin D and RLS

It may be worth RLS sufferers keeping vitamin D levels high. There is also a relationship between D and iron, but science doesn't understand it yet....

It may be worth RLS sufferers keeping vitamin D levels high. There is also a rel...

Hidden

•9 years ago

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Ferritin

Hi, I have managed to get my ferritin up to 130 and Tsh 0.44 and am starting to feel better (If anything at times a bit over replaced). Gp hasn't said to...

Hi, I have managed to get my ferritin up to 130 and Tsh 0.44 and am starting to ...

haggisplant

•9 years ago

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Feeling

When i get strange feeling in my legs , i get someone to sit on my calf and legs . That feeling then subsides, What can be possible causes of my RLS?

When i get strange feeling in my legs , i get someone to sit on my calf and legs...

nimitagg95

•9 years ago

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Desperate

Been prescribed another 4 weeks of 75mg of Pregabalin by my GP. Already been taking it for the past 4 weeks and it's had absolutely no effect on me. RLS is...

Been prescribed another 4 weeks of 75mg of Pregabalin by my GP. Already been tak...

catherinem13

•9 years ago

9 Replies

Restless Legs

Has anyone found that drinking plenty of water helps RLS. I find that if I have not drunk enough during the day, this is another trigger. I always take...

Has anyone found that drinking plenty of water helps RLS. I find that if I hav...

Cathy12345

•9 years ago

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many thanks

many thanks to all that sent me your ideas and tips i shall go and see my doctor this week armed with all the info i have received from you all thanks again i...

many thanks to all that sent me your ideas and tips i shall go and see my doctor...

desperatedan1

•9 years ago

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HELP

HI,i suffer badly with rls I'm on tablets from my doctor but they soon stop working and the side effects are awful the ones I'm using now are called...

HI,i suffer badly with rls I'm on tablets from my doctor but they soon stop wor...

desperatedan1

•9 years ago

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Bad blood

Restless leg syndrome

thanksgiving

•9 years ago

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Bad two weeks

Legs have been very bad these last 2 weeks and they feel like chewed string. Does not help that I am in a very bad flare of some of my 'other' conditions at...

Legs have been very bad these last 2 weeks and they feel like chewed string. Doe...

Kentish_Man

•9 years ago

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Nerontin

Hi all. I have just been diagnosed with RLS which I have had for 15 years. My mother still has it. I have been subscribed x6 per day Neurontin at 100mg...

Hi all. I have just been diagnosed with RLS which I have had for 15 years. My mo...

Mellencamp

•9 years ago

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Tired

Hi just joined tonight, hoped to get some tips on how to manage rls which I have had since the age of fifth teen, going to start with an allergy test and hope...

Hi just joined tonight, hoped to get some tips on how to manage rls which I have...

Barbarax

•9 years ago

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cold turkey

Hi everyone just want to tell everyone I have just done 5wks of cold turkey (been horrible) was taking repinarole but got augmentation so the best thing was...

Hi everyone just want to tell everyone I have just done 5wks of cold turkey (be...

connie50

•9 years ago

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Question to other sufferers

Hiya. I am never sure what it part of my RLS symptoms and what is a coincidence. I have been diagnosed but am apparently too young to have any medication (I'm...

Hiya. I am never sure what it part of my RLS symptoms and what is a coincidence....

Miiche

•9 years ago

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RLS symptoms

I used to find it really hard to describe what my actual 'urge' to move my legs felt like, although after reading online I would say that since birth it has...

I used to find it really hard to describe what my actual 'urge' to move my legs ...

catherinem13

•9 years ago

1 Reply

Severe jerking legs

I have had rls for 50 years since age 21 and have always had severe jumping and jerking of the legs when at rest even during the day. I've been on Ropinerole...

I have had rls for 50 years since age 21 and have always had severe jumping and ...

Ruthmary

•9 years ago

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Ropinirole withdrawal

I have been treated for my RLS with one kind of med after another since I was about 40. I am now 74. Currently I take 2 mg. of ropinirole plus 1200 mg. of...

I have been treated for my RLS with one kind of med after another since I was ab...

NorthCarolinian

•9 years ago

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I

I am trying Acupuncture at present for my Restless Legs and I don't no whether it has caused me to have a reprieve from the severe spasms, but I am going...

I am trying Acupuncture at present for my Restless Legs and I don't no whether i...

Gonzo123

•9 years ago

1 Reply

Confused

I'm not sure I have restless leg syndrome, although the name of the syndrome perfectly describes my leg. I do not match many of the symptoms on the website...

I'm not sure I have restless leg syndrome, although the name of the syndrome per...

Faye_

•9 years ago

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pains in upper leg

recently I have been getting severe pains in my upper leg. my right leg. if I sit down for even five minutes I can barely get up the pain is unbearable. i...

recently I have been getting severe pains in my upper leg. my right leg. if I si...

Tanyamcl

•9 years ago

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Looking for advice

Ok so my RLS is driving me absolutely crazy at the moment, meds are being no help whatsoever and I literally cannot sit down for 5 minutes even in the...

Ok so my RLS is driving me absolutely crazy at the moment, meds are being no hel...

catherinem13

•9 years ago

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My legs are driving me mad not just the legs but my arms as well

Doctor sending me to a neurologist I have tried iron tablets lavender oil even walking around I have ended up in a shower at three am scrubbing my legs but...

Doctor sending me to a neurologist I have tried iron tablets lavender oil even w...

123098

•9 years ago

16 Replies

Tablets

can anyone tell me what sort of tab Co- Beneldopa is as that is what the doc gave me to go with Tramodol,I did take for two days but not happy with them so...

can anyone tell me what sort of tab Co- Beneldopa is as that is what the doc gav...

beady3

•9 years ago

6 Replies

Rls

I was just diagnosed with rls today because for the past 2 weeks my feet have been so sore and feel as if they are getting pricked by needles. The one thing...

I was just diagnosed with rls today because for the past 2 weeks my feet have be...

Morgs40

•9 years ago

17 Replies

Posts - Restless Legs Syndrome | HealthUnlocked

Restless Legs Syndrome

All posts for May 2015

Middle of the night Insomnia

back pain

calfs

Gabapentin side-effects

tight calfs

Help with Non Med Treatments

New diagnosis

Vitamin D and RLS

Ferritin

Feeling

Desperate

Restless Legs

many thanks

HELP

Bad blood

Bad two weeks

Nerontin

Tired

cold turkey

Question to other sufferers

RLS symptoms

Severe jerking legs

Ropinirole withdrawal

I

Confused

pains in upper leg

Looking for advice

My legs are driving me mad not just the legs but my arms as well

Tablets

Rls

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