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Restless Legs Syndrome

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Update on weighted blanket

I used my new weighted blanket for the first time the night before last. I slept all night, nothing bothered me, my legs "slept" like babies... I was sooooo...

I used my new weighted blanket for the first time the night before last. I slept...

Micafe

•3 years ago

5 Replies

Can you do intense exercise with RLS?

Hi, I’m wondering if anyone in this forum has looked into the relationship between high levels of exercise (e.g. running, mountaineering and cycling) and the...

Hi, I’m wondering if anyone in this forum has looked into the relationship betwe...

Munroist

•3 years ago

29 Replies

weighted blankets

has anyone tried this for RLS?

Lenilatt

•3 years ago

1 Reply

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RLS and Rheumatism/arthritis

Is rheumatism related to rls? I have both but my hands are. Getting increasingly painful.

Is rheumatism related to rls? I have both but my hands are. Getting increasingly...

Bruxelles

•3 years ago

17 Replies

Ropinirole dependency

I've just been diagnosed with RLS and have been advised to start taking ropinirole. Will I then become dependent on it for the rest of my life? Can you ever...

I've just been diagnosed with RLS and have been advised to start taking ropiniro...

Hidden

•3 years ago

9 Replies

Good evening

Good evening. I wish you all freedom from torment. I'm from Poland. I was treated with antipsychotics and antidepressants for six months. And then, three...

Good evening. I wish you all freedom from torment. I'm from Poland. I was treate...

Sahhara

•3 years ago

2 Replies

Question about doctors in the US

I'm not sure this is the right place to ask this. If it is not, I apologize. No one has ever been able to answer this. Are doctors in the US supposed to warn...

I'm not sure this is the right place to ask this. If it is not, I apologize. No ...

Micafe

•3 years ago

5 Replies

CBD with THC

Ok so I've been reading some posts about cbd with thc. I'm in NJ and as of Jan 1, 2021 it will be legal (yay). It's funny but I have never been into any type...

Ok so I've been reading some posts about cbd with thc. I'm in NJ and as of Jan ...

atwitsendd

•3 years ago

4 Replies

Rls and depression meds

My husband is on sifrol and he also takes antidepressants his sifrol is no longer working his symptoms are worse in more areas and starting earlier.what meds...

My husband is on sifrol and he also takes antidepressants his sifrol is no longe...

Mazzi2

•3 years ago

3 Replies

Update-Weighted blanket arrived!

Hi! I've read so many good things about weighted blankets here not only for RLS but also for fibromyalgia and so I decided to order one. It arrived this...

Hi! I've read so many good things about weighted blankets here not only for RLS...

Micafe

•3 years ago

10 Replies

CBD with.3%THC works!

I posted this a long time ago. After trying everything, and nothing working, I reluctantly tried CBD oil with .3% THC. It works ! Btw - alcohol makes my RLS...

I posted this a long time ago. After trying everything, and nothing working, I r...

Reader5

•3 years ago

13 Replies

Kratom and augmentation

Does Kratom lead to augmentation too. Then what? It's been helping me fo a heavenly month!

Does Kratom lead to augmentation too. Then what? It's been helping me fo a heav...

Camry2020

•3 years ago

4 Replies

Cold Water Treatment

One of the Non-Medical treatments suggested by RLS-UK (on www.rls-uk.org/self-management), is a shower alternating warm and cold water for 20 second intervals...

One of the Non-Medical treatments suggested by RLS-UK (on www.rls-uk.org/self-ma...

sudokufan

•3 years ago

20 Replies

RLS

Hi everyone, I’ve been suffering for severe RSL for 5 years now, I have uncontrollable leg twitches, have been to the GP multiple times about it as it usually...

Hi everyone, I’ve been suffering for severe RSL for 5 years now, I have uncontro...

Tilzz

•3 years ago

3 Replies

RLS and Akathisia are they the same thing?!

Hi am new to this and nervous. Just want d to share that 1 40mg propranolol late afternoon plus 2 25mg Ropinerole at bed time almost guarantees a good...

Hi am new to this and nervous. Just want d to share that 1 40mg propranolol l...

Buzzyboy

•3 years ago

2 Replies

Looking for a Dr in the Mid-Ohio Valley that knows something about RLS. The neurologist I go to doesn’t listen to what I have to say.

I’m tired of just having pills tossed at me with me not having a say. I think from reading blogs, like this one, plus having it, that I do know a little about...

I’m tired of just having pills tossed at me with me not having a say. I think fr...

Woody4

•3 years ago

12 Replies

Swelling in legs and inflamed veins

Hi all, Well I’m now through augmentation and completely off pramepexole and it’s been quite a journey. I’m seeing if anyone out there has suffered with...

Hi all, Well I’m now through augmentation and completely off pramepexole and it...

Pennyfarthing

•3 years ago

8 Replies

Severe RLS

Hi all, I’ve been on a 3 year journey off morphine with the help of a substitute, buprenorphine, gradually decreasing to a final dose of 0.2mg on Sunday. The...

Hi all, I’ve been on a 3 year journey off morphine with the help of a substitute...

Gail1960

•3 years ago

7 Replies

My sister in law

I am her support bubble & have filled this survey on her behalf. She commenced amytriptyline 10mgs 2weeks ago due to her anxiety which I discussed with her &...

I am her support bubble & have filled this survey on her behalf. She commenced...

Hidden

•3 years ago

4 Replies

So it seems. PLMD

New member. Looks like i have PLMD, however we both put it down to a stressful job. Now i'm retired it hasn't gone away. It's making me a little nervous "what...

New member. Looks like i have PLMD, however we both put it down to a stressful j...

Spurdog1

•3 years ago

18 Replies

Shivers and shakes?

Does anyone else get the shivers down the spine thing? Not painful but sometimes my spine goes into sort of shiver spasms. I can manage to stop it but a bit...

Does anyone else get the shivers down the spine thing? Not painful but sometimes...

Crex

•3 years ago

3 Replies

COVID and RLS

Covid hit me like a sledgehammer last Thursday. No idea where I have caught it from as I haven't been out during lockdown as shielding my husband. My...

Covid hit me like a sledgehammer last Thursday. No idea where I have caught it ...

HilsK

•3 years ago

7 Replies

Help needed

I’m going thru a really bad rough spot right now . I’ve been on opiods Codeine and Tramadol for about a year with mediocre success. I’ve been thru the...

I’m going thru a really bad rough spot right now . I’ve been on opiods Codeine a...

Muftah36

•3 years ago

13 Replies

Venofer

Has anyone had iron sucrose infusion done and does it help? Thank you

Naominiki

•3 years ago

1 Reply

Relaxis did work for me

Sorry to hear that Relaxis is no longer available! After months of sleep irregularity as my symptoms continued to worsen, I got desperate enough to spend $700...

Sorry to hear that Relaxis is no longer available! After months of sleep irregul...

Nightsarelong

•3 years ago

5 Replies

Restless leg help

Hi iam Pete looking for ways to help with restless leg syndrome iam having s terrible time at the moment cant sleep at night it starts early evening and keeps...

Hi iam Pete looking for ways to help with restless leg syndrome iam having s ter...

Kentman58

•3 years ago

15 Replies

Side Effects Pregalin

Has anyone experienced vision problems with this drug ?. After less than two weeks I began having double vision, Also insomnia.

Has anyone experienced vision problems with this drug ?. After less than two we...

MFNS

•3 years ago

10 Replies

High ferritin level?

I've just had the results of my ferritin blood test which I managed to get at the third attempt at same gp surgery.After reading about them on numerous...

I've just had the results of my ferritin blood test which I managed to get at th...

Lambretta175

•3 years ago

10 Replies

Been away

Hi all not been writing for a while as a key worker been trenching on through these difficult times hope apart from RLS I find you all well

Hi all not been writing for a while as a key worker been trenching on through th...

nick-the-turk

•3 years ago

6 Replies

Electro acupuncture

Has anyone used the services of Dr Monk of Colchester? He uses a method of electro acupuncture to treat restless legs syndrome. I tried using the services of...

Has anyone used the services of Dr Monk of Colchester? He uses a method of elect...

Hoochybaby

•3 years ago

5 Replies

Posts - Restless Legs Syndrome | HealthUnlocked

Restless Legs Syndrome

All posts for November 2020

Update on weighted blanket

Can you do intense exercise with RLS?

weighted blankets

RLS and Rheumatism/arthritis

Ropinirole dependency

Good evening

Question about doctors in the US

CBD with THC

Rls and depression meds

Update-Weighted blanket arrived!

CBD with.3%THC works!

Kratom and augmentation

Cold Water Treatment

RLS

RLS and Akathisia are they the same thing?!

Looking for a Dr in the Mid-Ohio Valley that knows something about RLS. The neurologist I go to doesn’t listen to what I have to say.

Swelling in legs and inflamed veins

Severe RLS

My sister in law

So it seems. PLMD

Shivers and shakes?

COVID and RLS

Help needed

Venofer

Relaxis did work for me

Restless leg help

Side Effects Pregalin

High ferritin level?

Been away

Electro acupuncture

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