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Restless Legs Syndrome

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Hi this is my first post, my husband has been diagnosed with rls..he has it in arms and legs and it's 24/7. I have been researching trying to find what could...

Hi this is my first post, my husband has been diagnosed with rls..he has it in a...

Mustanggirlgirl

•5 years ago

80 days cold bath?

Has anyone tried or heard of the 80 days of cold baths to stimulate the Hypothalamus to produce dopamine?

Has anyone tried or heard of the 80 days of cold baths to stimulate the Hypothal...

•5 years ago

Need info on quitting mirapex

I have been taking mirapex for RLS since 2012. It doesn't always work and I'd like to get off it and on to another OR from what I'm reading, cannibas is a big...

I have been taking mirapex for RLS since 2012. It doesn't always work and I'd l...

•5 years ago

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Hello everyone.. I quite often write on here about what does and doesn't work for me.. I have rls on and off for years.. Doctors said low iron..so tried many...

Hello everyone.. I quite often write on here about what does and doesn't work fo...

•5 years ago

Ropinarole

I have been weaning myself off ropinarole which I have been on for 10 years. I slowly took less and less after being put on pregabalin by my doctor and have...

I have been weaning myself off ropinarole which I have been on for 10 years. I s...

•5 years ago

Getting off of Pramipexole

I was on .5 1-2x a day. Augmenting night and day, like being stung by a hundred bees. Got off of Pramipexole by getting 1st off of Tylenol, Ibuprofen, Zantac,...

I was on .5 1-2x a day. Augmenting night and day, like being stung by a hundred...

•5 years ago

RLS for 15 years, this really helps my symptoms.

Hi guys... I finally watched the RLS TV program and really identify with both the people featured and the confusion (anger) with regards to the very misleading...

Hi guys... I finally watched the RLS TV program and really identify with both th...

•5 years ago

Merster here finally with some clarity

I have been fighting rls for 3 yrs now. Sometimes contemplating what kind of soution suicide might be as nothing else was relieving the horrible insomnia and...

I have been fighting rls for 3 yrs now. Sometimes contemplating what kind of so...

•5 years ago

Lavender oil capsules

Just curious if anyone has tried oral lavender oil capsules? My son is getting good results . I just read an article saying it slows down the central nervous...

Just curious if anyone has tried oral lavender oil capsules? My son is getting g...

•5 years ago

Espresso coffee

Coffee really helps my rls. A strong espresso when I feel my legs starting. I hope it lasts. I had stopped drinking it thinking it was a trigger but no.

Coffee really helps my rls. A strong espresso when I feel my legs starting. I h...

•5 years ago

Symptom Free

Everyone is different, and what works for one may not for another. I suffered with RLS for so long, I can’t even remember how long. However in the past 5 years...

Everyone is different, and what works for one may not for another. I suffered wi...

Restlesssufferer

•5 years ago

Anyone suffer from haemochromatosis or have high Ferritin levels?

I discovered recently that I had high ferritin in 2018 and that I may have it still (awaiting test results). I checked back old blood tests and I've only had...

I discovered recently that I had high ferritin in 2018 and that I may have it st...

•5 years ago

Does Tramadol cause rls

My mum has been taking tramadol for 10+ years. She initially took it for pain and then later when diagnosed with rls, she continued to take it. 7 weeks ago I...

My mum has been taking tramadol for 10+ years. She initially took it for pain an...

•5 years ago

Specialists in Australia

Can anyone on this forum give me a name of a neurologist who is a specialist in RLS?I live in Wagga Wagga but could travel to Sydney or Melbourne if...

Can anyone on this forum give me a name of a neurologist who is a specialist in...

•5 years ago

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Has anyone tried a TENS machine for RLS?

A former physiotherapist recommended trying Transcutaneous Electronic Nerve Stimulation. I’ve used it before for back pain with good results. Has anyone tried...

A former physiotherapist recommended trying Transcutaneous Electronic Nerve Stim...

•5 years ago

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