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Restless Legs Syndrome

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How do you all cope and what help do you get?

I have recently been diagnosed with RLS, my Dr won't give me any medication at the moment as I am on Venlafaxine and I also take Nortripilyn (sp). At the...

I have recently been diagnosed with RLS, my Dr won't give me any medication at t...

Ruee01

•9 years ago

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Restless legs

Hello, I just got on this site. I have restless legs really bad and am trying to find out how others deal with it. I took Mirapex for about 12 years and over...

Hello, I just got on this site. I have restless legs really bad and am trying t...

Beckonwood

•9 years ago

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RLS - is there a connection with low range Ferritin?

I had Graves in 1987, radioactive iodine in 1989, hypo ever since, and pretty stable for years on 175mcg thyroxine. I started feeling really rough in Dec 2014....

I had Graves in 1987, radioactive iodine in 1989, hypo ever since, and pretty st...

TaraJR

•9 years ago

8 Replies

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tramadol

hi johannasuar, i couldnot find reply place on my end of your post. maybe you will get this. i tried tramadol few years back, didn"t have any luck. right now...

hi johannasuar, i couldnot find reply place on my end of your post. maybe you wi...

oldblue

•9 years ago

17 Replies

help

I am at the moment on the 2mg patch it works for me fine in the evening but as soon as I go to bed my legs start(Not had a nights sleep for a couple of weeks...

I am at the moment on the 2mg patch it works for me fine in the evening but as s...

connie50

•9 years ago

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Back after 2 years

Mums legs have started again after 2 years off an we are at our wits end. Mum is 85 and has had RLS on and off for about 12 years. We thought we had cracked...

Mums legs have started again after 2 years off an we are at our wits end. Mum is...

Hidden

•9 years ago

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Rls

Have had this for many years caused by benzodiazepines I think can't get a straight awnser from my gp but he says sometimes it is better to keep the patient on...

Have had this for many years caused by benzodiazepines I think can't get a strai...

Benzanax

•9 years ago

8 Replies

Restless Leg Syndrome

I have suffered many years of RLS and despite increasing dosage of pramexipole it has recently got worse in that I have spent over the past weeks with no sleep...

I have suffered many years of RLS and despite increasing dosage of pramexipole i...

popank

•9 years ago

7 Replies

Restless legs syndrome

I have been suffering this problem off and on for a few years with no relief. I read about massaging magnesium goodnight from Holland and Barrett which I...

I have been suffering this problem off and on for a few years with no relief. I ...

Shon48

•9 years ago

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Anyone get RLS as a withdrawal symptom trying to ween off Mirapex or another Dopamine agonist?

I try to wean off Pramipexole (Mirapex) periodically and my body does not let me do it.. I get RLS - either from withdrawal -OR- I got RLS since I started...

I try to wean off Pramipexole (Mirapex) periodically and my body does not let me...

TheHealingProject

•9 years ago

8 Replies

Clonazepam, Melatonin and Mirtazapine for RLS/PLMD/.

In September a sleep specialist put me on a 9 week regime of successive and concurrent medications to tackle PLMD. I started on 3 weeks of Melatonin alone...

In September a sleep specialist put me on a 9 week regime of successive and conc...

dickJones

•9 years ago

8 Replies

no sleep

bless your heart, i feel so sorry for you. i go down that road very often. it"s no fun. oldblue

bless your heart, i feel so sorry for you. i go down that road very often. it"s ...

oldblue

•9 years ago

1 Reply

Good evening, very rarely post...

Good evening, very rarely post, always checking in though. I am at my wits end tonight, a week ago today I had a total left knee replacement and I have been...

Good evening, very rarely post, always checking in though. I am at my wits end t...

hugorune

•9 years ago

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EPILEPSY Links to RLS ?

My doc asked if anyone in the family was Epileptic. (I know it is different to RLS). But I do have a half brother who is the nly Epileptic we know of in the...

My doc asked if anyone in the family was Epileptic. (I know it is different to ...

Hidden

•9 years ago

15 Replies

duloxetine

hi, does any1 find duloxetine antidepressant makes their restless legs worse, I have been taking them for 3 weeks now, 30mg tab aday , and my legs have been...

hi, does any1 find duloxetine antidepressant makes their restless legs worse, I...

tracytracy

•9 years ago

17 Replies

RLS & Colds

Has anyone else found that when they're coming down with a cold their RLS sky rockets? I've always found this, and despite currently being on 200mg of...

Has anyone else found that when they're coming down with a cold their RLS sky ro...

MumofSam

•9 years ago

2 Replies

Information on Patches required

After weaning myself off Clonazepam (? spelling) I have now started taking patches. I am experiencing nausea and have lost my appetite. I want to persevere...

After weaning myself off Clonazepam (? spelling) I have now started taking patch...

dojen

•9 years ago

3 Replies

Relaxis

Carl Swindle From myrelaxis in the USA has indicated they hope to have CE verification for sales in the UK early 2017 Fingers crossed !!!

Carl Swindle From myrelaxis in the USA has indicated they hope to have CE verifi...

Hidden

•9 years ago

2 Replies

Daytime Attacks

I had my second day attack. Worse than night. Rang my doc. He said lay down, relax and taker Valium. I took four. All other drugs have very bad effect on me...

I had my second day attack. Worse than night. Rang my doc. He said lay down, rel...

Hidden

•9 years ago

10 Replies

rls or oxycodone withdraws

i wonder if some of my rls sympons ( can"t spell to good ) are from not keeping an adequate amount of oxycodone in my system?

i wonder if some of my rls sympons ( can"t spell to good ) are from not keeping ...

oldblue

•9 years ago

1 Reply

Clonazepam, benzodiazepines & alternatives.

Maybe a naive question, but having benefitted from clonazepam for a year or so my plmd is now increasingly resistant. Is this resistance specific to clonazepam...

Maybe a naive question, but having benefitted from clonazepam for a year or so m...

dickJones

•9 years ago

6 Replies

chronic back pain

i"ve had chronic back pain for years. what form can i get on to talk about it?

oldblue

•9 years ago

5 Replies

info.

thanks for the help elisse, i may need some later although. i"am just going to make a guess as to which community to post to.

thanks for the help elisse, i may need some later although. i"am just going to m...

oldblue

•9 years ago

6 Replies

to elisse

i don"t know if i"am naming the title"s correctly elisse. am i?

oldblue

•9 years ago

2 Replies

peripheral arterial disease

hey everyone . hope you are all well , was just told i have a little bit of a plaque buildup in my leg arteries . do you think that this may be partially to...

hey everyone . hope you are all well , was just told i have a little bit of a pl...

bryhen22

•9 years ago

1 Reply

responds

do i have to click on the question box to get responses to my post?

oldblue

•9 years ago

3 Replies

Restless Leg Syndrome

I have suffered from RLS for the past 35 years and as I get older it seems to be getting more, at present on 0.25 mg of Pramipexole twice per day and family...

I have suffered from RLS for the past 35 years and as I get older it seems to be...

DonT

•9 years ago

4 Replies

finding a dr. who cares

my dr. is semi retired. she is my same age, and she"s from the old school of drs. she has been so good to me and my whole family. i live in a very small...

my dr. is semi retired. she is my same age, and she"s from the old school of drs...

oldblue

•9 years ago

3 Replies

Place of Residence

Hi, think I may have mentioned this before, but is there anyway we could (if we so desired) to have after our Names, our place of residence in the world. That...

Hi, think I may have mentioned this before, but is there anyway we could (if we ...

Hidden

•9 years ago

6 Replies

pramipexole

i made a post on my communities. please read oldblue

oldblue

•9 years ago

1 Reply

Posts - Restless Legs Syndrome | HealthUnlocked

Restless Legs Syndrome

All posts for November 2015

How do you all cope and what help do you get?

Restless legs

RLS - is there a connection with low range Ferritin?

tramadol

help

Back after 2 years

Rls

Restless Leg Syndrome

Restless legs syndrome

Anyone get RLS as a withdrawal symptom trying to ween off Mirapex or another Dopamine agonist?

Clonazepam, Melatonin and Mirtazapine for RLS/PLMD/.

no sleep

Good evening, very rarely post...

EPILEPSY Links to RLS ?

duloxetine

RLS & Colds

Information on Patches required

Relaxis

Daytime Attacks

rls or oxycodone withdraws

Clonazepam, benzodiazepines & alternatives.

chronic back pain

info.

to elisse

peripheral arterial disease

responds

Restless Leg Syndrome

finding a dr. who cares

Place of Residence

pramipexole

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