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Restless Legs Syndrome

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Buprenorphine vs Ropinirole

Hello all, I am considering talking to my doctor during my annual physical about moving from 1.50 mg Ropinirole to a low dosage Buprenorphine. My concerns are...

Hello all, I am considering talking to my doctor during my annual physical about...

•4 years ago

Iron Infusion Query

Hi there Have looked back at older posts on this topic but wondered if anyone has had an iron infusion when their ferritin level is low (mine’s 19 range...

Hi there Have looked back at older posts on this topic but wondered if anyone ...

•4 years ago

Relaxis

My 88 year old mother is really struggling with RLS. I have heard about the Relaxis device you can put under your legs but it isn't being made anymore. Does...

My 88 year old mother is really struggling with RLS. I have heard about the Rel...

•4 years ago

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Does sex help?

As a man, I have no idea whether this will help women, but I am wondering if any of the men on this site have noticed that sex help delays the onset of...

As a man, I have no idea whether this will help women, but I am wondering if any...

•4 years ago

SUCCESS!!!

SUCCESS!!! I had RLS for 37 years and am at last free of it! Over 3 years ago I began noticing that every time I ate almost anything, that within 1-30 minutes...

SUCCESS!!! I had RLS for 37 years and am at last free of it! Over 3 years ago I ...

•4 years ago

Is this restless leg syndrome?

Hi , can l ask a question about my strange leg sensations please? I have been waking up in the middle of the night to what l can only describe as a buzzing...

Hi , can l ask a question about my strange leg sensations please? I have been wa...

•4 years ago

Restless legs without restless legs?

Hi guys, I am new here. Just after your opinion. About a year ago I had a pretty bad episode of RL. To me, this was the typical described ‘ants under my skin;...

Hi guys, I am new here. Just after your opinion. About a year ago I had a pretty...

•4 years ago

NICE Consultation

NICE have just launched a public consultation on proposals for changes to the methods it uses to develop its guidance on medicines, medical devices and...

NICE have just launched a public consultation on proposals for changes to the me...

•4 years ago

Chocolates No

Hi,I just thought I would let you great people know about my chocolate experience.ive been having a restful good few weeks. After dinner yesterday I ate a bar...

Hi,I just thought I would let you great people know about my chocolate experienc...

•4 years ago

Sootired15

It's so upsetting reading how many of us RLS sufferers there are. There's no comfort in knowing there are so so many who, like me, have their lives taken over...

It's so upsetting reading how many of us RLS sufferers there are. There's no com...

•4 years ago

Does this mean I’m magnesium deficient?

Hello. This is my first post, but I’ve been lurking for a while & can only thank you beautiful people for the knowledge and personal experiences that you so...

Hello. This is my first post, but I’ve been lurking for a while & can only than...

•4 years ago

Struggling again

Hello again my knowledgeable friends. Hope u all safe from this awful covid. I'm seeking advice again. I thought I'd got over the worst taking codeine for...

Hello again my knowledgeable friends. Hope u all safe from this awful covid. I'...

•4 years ago

Has Vitamin D help anyone's RLS?

I went through all my blood tests and I am always low in Vitamin D. I am trying to fix this. I have read that Vitamin K2 and magnesium also help absorb...

I went through all my blood tests and I am always low in Vitamin D. I am tryin...

•4 years ago

Any history of jaw snapping in RLS?

Hi everyone, I am new here, from New Zealand and am newly disposed with RLS. As an RN I suspected but its only 5 months ago with my new partner that I found...

Hi everyone, I am new here, from New Zealand and am newly disposed with RLS. As...

•4 years ago

Anyone doing well (or not) on Buprenorphine

Trying desperately to find something that will allow me even some sleep. Getting very little now and my outlook is diminishing quickly. Currently on Tramadol...

Trying desperately to find something that will allow me even some sleep. Getting...

•4 years ago

THIS IGNORANCE ABOUT RLS HAS TO STOP

Yes I am in a really bad place at the moment with RLS Augmentation but at least I have a specialist who is helping me. However, this morning, my husband's...

Yes I am in a really bad place at the moment with RLS Augmentation but at least ...

•4 years ago

OUTSIDE OPINIONS ON RLS

So I'm 49 n found out this year I have SEVERE RLS,N I found out the severity of the condition when the pandemic hit n I stopped going to gym,since then I've...

So I'm 49 n found out this year I have SEVERE RLS,N I found out the severity of ...

•4 years ago

Methadone freezes bowels

Methadone 10mg works BUT it freezes your bowels - no BDM without another drug that costs $350 per month. I am getting off and back to alprazolam - hopefully...

Methadone 10mg works BUT it freezes your bowels - no BDM without another drug th...

•4 years ago

Has anyone used Dipyridamole with effect for RLS?

I read that in 2014 and 2015 , Dr Ferre receieved grants from the RLS Foundation to more closely examine how dopamine and glutamate work in the brain....

I read that in 2014 and 2015 , Dr Ferre receieved grants from the RLS Foundatio...

•4 years ago

Codeine

I'm interested to hear of people's experience with codeine. Has it worked for you? How much do you take? I realise there are superior opioids out there for...

I'm interested to hear of people's experience with codeine. Has it worked for yo...

•4 years ago

2 kinds of RLS?

It seems I have 2 kinds of RLS: If I do more exercise or stretching than usual that night I get a continuous dull ache in my legs starting from the hips down;...

It seems I have 2 kinds of RLS: If I do more exercise or stretching than usual t...

•4 years ago

Just started to come off Pramipexole .. any one else finding it really tough?

I has been four weeks since my specialist has placed me on gabapentin, carbamazapine and clorazapam in preparation for me to come off pramipexole after 22...

I has been four weeks since my specialist has placed me on gabapentin, carbamaza...

•4 years ago

Do I really have RLS?

Hi everyone, I found this community when googling Ropinerole withdrawal. I have been on. 25 mg for a short time, about 2 months. My symptoms were squiggly...

Hi everyone, I found this community when googling Ropinerole withdrawal. I have...

•4 years ago

LDN Low Dose Naproxen. Experience good or bad?

I'm constantly researching other meds to check with my neurologist about. Tramadol doesnt seem to be working for me anymore either. Wondering what the...

I'm constantly researching other meds to check with my neurologist about. Tramad...

•4 years ago

New to me

Hi, has anyone heard of Nerve shield plus, I watched a video about the The benifits of it and how it helps with peripheral Neuropathy. It's from America and is...

Hi, has anyone heard of Nerve shield plus, I watched a video about the The benif...

•4 years ago

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