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Confused about ferritin levels

Hello again Well yesterday I saw my consultant at Papworth and when I asked about my ferritin levels he said they were ok. He didn’t , despite me asking,...

Hello again Well yesterday I saw my consultant at Papworth and when I asked abou...

Noddedoffagain

•5 years ago

29 Replies

Lyrica

I have been taking lyrica for a about 2 months I have Double vision blurry vision and I feel like my eyes could just close all the time the next day it's...

I have been taking lyrica for a about 2 months I have Double vision blurry visi...

val2513545

•5 years ago

7 Replies

How best to utilize pain killers...?

Hi. Would someone please let me know how best to use painkillers (oxy/Vicodin/etc) to ward off RLS? I’ve taken myself off ropinerol, but do need something....

Hi. Would someone please let me know how best to use painkillers (oxy/Vicodin/e...

moonhunt18

•5 years ago

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Dr B?

Who is adr B that people have referenced. S/he sounds like an RLS sufferer whisperer. I’m in Oregon, USA... I wonder if Dr B does long distance practicing....

Who is adr B that people have referenced. S/he sounds like an RLS sufferer whisp...

moonhunt18

•5 years ago

35 Replies

Restless Syndrome

Hello I am in this group to help my hubby. He has been suffering from RLS since he was early 40...now he is 55. He has been taking REQUIP since day one but...

Hello I am in this group to help my hubby. He has been suffering from RLS since ...

dancinh

•5 years ago

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New Research on RLS!

I hope you all find this helpful. I believe this may explain why Opiates work so well on RLS! https://physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1113/JP275341

I hope you all find this helpful. I believe this may explain why Opiates work so...

Hidden

•5 years ago

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ESRD § RLS § severe nerve Damage. Inherited § nerve damage

I can remember my first anxiety attack when I was 16. I was in my early 20’s when my friend and boyfriend brought me home and put me to bed. They later said...

I can remember my first anxiety attack when I was 16. I was in my early 20’s whe...

ESRDRLS

•5 years ago

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RLS Private Specialist in UK -Looking For Info

Hi all, I am looking to find a private rls specialist in the UK as I am really suffering and willing to find the cash to pay for a specialist who knows what...

Hi all, I am looking to find a private rls specialist in the UK as I am really s...

a2jonuk

•5 years ago

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Oral Iron Supplementation - Advice Needed

Hi all, I recently joined up here and following my first posts and reading and studying this site I am learning a lot about my condition. I have recently...

Hi all, I recently joined up here and following my first posts and reading and s...

a2jonuk

•5 years ago

15 Replies

Mucuna Pruriens for RLS

I’m currently taking gabapentin, just got off the Neupro patch due to very high cost, but still deal with RLS. I’m trying MP, and trying to figure out how to...

I’m currently taking gabapentin, just got off the Neupro patch due to very high ...

Hidden

•5 years ago

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Tramadol, Lyrica, etc

Appointment with GP last Thursday. Husband in terrible shape that day which was good for the doctor to actually SEE in person. Falling asleep at 4 PM in the...

Appointment with GP last Thursday. Husband in terrible shape that day which was...

Climberguy

•5 years ago

7 Replies

Full body RLS

Hi apart from flare ups witb SSRI's (which I stopped) my RLS has been fairly mild over the years (about 20). Recently I have compound problems- RLS seemed to...

Hi apart from flare ups witb SSRI's (which I stopped) my RLS has been fairly mil...

Andyroo66

•5 years ago

14 Replies

Rls

Update on my post doctor still cannot find a pulse in my foot going for an ultrasound to see what's going on.. he still not sure if it's rls. I'm now on...

Update on my post doctor still cannot find a pulse in my foot going for an ultra...

Blueribbon

•5 years ago

1 Reply

RLS, Tramadol and mind speed.

Had RLS for over 30years....Doesn't get better but there is a few new drugs out there to help control. For me Tramadol HCL (50/mg) have worked well except...

Had RLS for over 30years....Doesn't get better but there is a few new drugs out ...

btthemd

•5 years ago

11 Replies

So tired today

Hi new here .been having restless legs for about 6 or months .it was usually just one leg and it would keep me up all night i would keep shaking my leg and...

Hi new here .been having restless legs for about 6 or months .it was usually jus...

Mosalah

•5 years ago

12 Replies

Augmentation?

Hello everyone, I think I’m in Augmentation from Pramipeole and don’t know how to wean myself off of it. I have been taking it for 10 years and now I have RLS...

Hello everyone, I think I’m in Augmentation from Pramipeole and don’t know how ...

Dakota13

•5 years ago

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Weaning off Pramipexole

Tomorrow night will be #14 and last pramipexole for me since i started weaning off last October. For me it's been one challenge after another. Not knowing...

Tomorrow night will be #14 and last pramipexole for me since i started weaning o...

Tennwalker1

•5 years ago

17 Replies

Restless Legs moving up the body

I experience a strange feeling in my legs, but if I lay still it moves up my legs into my stomach and then around my chest. That makes me feel panicky and I...

I experience a strange feeling in my legs, but if I lay still it moves up my leg...

horseart

•5 years ago

6 Replies

Nadalol beta blocker and RLS

Hi Having a bad time of it had gastriris and was put on omeprazole which i think affects RLs. Saw a cardiologist for a congenital heart arythmia and im now on...

Hi Having a bad time of it had gastriris and was put on omeprazole which i thin...

Andyroo66

•5 years ago

2 Replies

Celery Juicing

Hello everyone I want to share my experience with you. I am 54 years old, I have suffered with RLS for the past 10 years, I haven’t wanted to take medication...

Hello everyone I want to share my experience with you. I am 54 years old, I have...

lisak160764

•5 years ago

39 Replies

Any advice please

I have been taking Pramipexole for a few months now with little or no relief. Previous to this I was taking Pergolide which worked perfectly for many years...

I have been taking Pramipexole for a few months now with little or no relief. P...

Kazspro

•5 years ago

5 Replies

Insomnia , what can i do ????

I havent written on here for a while but i am reading new posts on a daily basis. My restless legs are under control at the moment , or should i say i am...

I havent written on here for a while but i am reading new posts on a daily basis...

Oscarsaurus

•5 years ago

49 Replies

Which drugs make RLS worse?

I am seeing a consultant at a sleep clinic on Wednesday 30th January. Last time she wanted to prescribe me Amitriptyline. I knew that I had seen that this...

I am seeing a consultant at a sleep clinic on Wednesday 30th January. Last time ...

Noddedoffagain

•5 years ago

11 Replies

SUPPORT GROUPS

Does anybody know of support groups that deal with rls...It would be nice to talk to other live human beings in a group setting..any feedback would be...

Does anybody know of support groups that deal with rls...It would be nice to tal...

Ert223

•5 years ago

5 Replies

Pregabalin is this helping?

Hi posted a couple of weeks ago to say I was revisiting Dr. I have weaned off ropinrole then mirplexin was at wits end with no sleep, anyway saw a different...

Hi posted a couple of weeks ago to say I was revisiting Dr. I have weaned off ...

Operababe

•5 years ago

31 Replies

Ferritin level

I have just had my blood Ferritin level results which was 38. I have read that it should be at least 100 when you have reat less leg syndrome. I am going to...

I have just had my blood Ferritin level results which was 38. I have read that i...

Bumblebee88

•5 years ago

12 Replies

Dopamine research

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190124110958.htm Dopamine and music.🤗 Haven't a clue what this is saying, but may help someone.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190124110958.htm Dopamine and musi...

Madlegs1

•5 years ago

4 Replies

Unhappy legs

I have taken mirapex and ropinerole and gabapentin. Gabapentin makes my legs swell and doesn't help my legs. I have to keep going up on the mg. Of the mirapex...

I have taken mirapex and ropinerole and gabapentin. Gabapentin makes my legs swe...

dgregg61

•5 years ago

1 Reply

Gabapentin caused congestive heart failure

I'm really having an awful time thanks to Gabapentin. I have congestive heart failure for the second time. My ex doctor refused to give me Lasix, and when I...

I'm really having an awful time thanks to Gabapentin. I have congestive heart fa...

jennymsolo

•5 years ago

8 Replies

Mirapex augmentation??

Help! My rls is getting progressively worse. My symptoms start earlier in the day, and I can get it to stop briefly for a couple hours at night with...

Help! My rls is getting progressively worse. My symptoms start earlier in the da...

Ranrach

•5 years ago

4 Replies

Posts - Restless Legs Syndrome | HealthUnlocked

Restless Legs Syndrome

All posts for January 2019

Confused about ferritin levels

Lyrica

How best to utilize pain killers...?

Dr B?

Restless Syndrome

New Research on RLS!

ESRD § RLS § severe nerve Damage. Inherited § nerve damage

RLS Private Specialist in UK -Looking For Info

Oral Iron Supplementation - Advice Needed

Mucuna Pruriens for RLS

Tramadol, Lyrica, etc

Full body RLS

Rls

RLS, Tramadol and mind speed.

So tired today

Augmentation?

Weaning off Pramipexole

Restless Legs moving up the body

Nadalol beta blocker and RLS

Celery Juicing

Any advice please

Insomnia , what can i do ????

Which drugs make RLS worse?

SUPPORT GROUPS

Pregabalin is this helping?

Ferritin level

Dopamine research

Unhappy legs

Gabapentin caused congestive heart failure

Mirapex augmentation??

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