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Restless Legs Syndrome

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Meds after augmenting

Hi my hubby has started the process of coming off pramipexole just wanted to know while doing this successfully what did you use and when you finally came off...

Hi my hubby has started the process of coming off pramipexole just wanted to kno...

Mazzi2

•4 years ago

18 Replies

Pregabalin

Hi everyone. After how long does pregabalin take effect?

Sahhara

•4 years ago

7 Replies

Strezam

Hello everyone. Do you think the stresam could have worsened the symptoms of RLS? I was prescribed it by a neurologist for anxiety and it caused an internal...

Hello everyone. Do you think the stresam could have worsened the symptoms of RLS...

Sahhara

•4 years ago

6 Replies

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Coke helps - very strange

I've had RLS for almost 20 years. I take Pramipexole and it totally works. But, yesterday, I learned something new. I have never, never had caffeine any...

I've had RLS for almost 20 years. I take Pramipexole and it totally works. But...

kittyknitter

•4 years ago

23 Replies

Stopping Lyrica due to weight gain

Has anyone taking Lyrica for restless legs ever managed to lose weight after stopping the Lyrica. I am desperate to lose the 20lb put on with this drug. I...

Has anyone taking Lyrica for restless legs ever managed to lose weight after sto...

Quiltingmum

•4 years ago

9 Replies

Has anyone experienced this?

I am tapering ropinirole from 4 mg by .25 mg and last night went down to 2.75 mg. I did not have any augmentation and have had an easy time with the tapering....

I am tapering ropinirole from 4 mg by .25 mg and last night went down to 2.75 mg...

SueJohnson

•4 years ago

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Internal itching

Hello everyone. I began to worry about an internal itch. It can't be scratched. I even have it in my forehead and neck. Has anyone else done this?

Hello everyone. I began to worry about an internal itch. It can't be scratched...

Sahhara

•4 years ago

7 Replies

Augmentation from sifrol

Hi hubby is starting the process of coming off sifrol due to chronic pain from augmenting he has come off 2 of the immediate release ones but is still on a...

Hi hubby is starting the process of coming off sifrol due to chronic pain from a...

Mazzi2

•4 years ago

3 Replies

New member

Hi guys from the uk.I’ve been on pramipexole for 3 /4 years now and got to the stage I am now on 3 0.18 tablets at night. They have stopped working for my rls...

Hi guys from the uk.I’ve been on pramipexole for 3 /4 years now and got to the s...

Resi

•4 years ago

12 Replies

does anyone know if axiety meds help i take sartralin and want to know if anyone knows if it helps

hungryorca98

•4 years ago

7 Replies

How far ahead of bedtime do you take gabapentin?

How far ahead of bedtime do you take gabapentin so that it is fully effective when you do go to bed but doesn't wear off during the night?

How far ahead of bedtime do you take gabapentin so that it is fully effective wh...

SueJohnson

•4 years ago

6 Replies

Pins and needles

Hi all does anyone suffer with pins and needles below knee level ... Not had this before with rls ...

Hi all does anyone suffer with pins and needles below knee level ... Not had thi...

Dazzyt

•4 years ago

10 Replies

Covid-19 vaccine and RLS

I had my first vaccine shot yesterday and when I went to bed, exhausted as usual, rather than fall asleep, I was overcome by electric currents running...

I had my first vaccine shot yesterday and when I went to bed, exhausted as usual...

PerniciousRLS

•4 years ago

7 Replies

Weaning off Ropinirol.

Well...I finally started weaning off ropinirol. I take 2 mg at night and have been on this stuff for over 5 years. In that time, I've gained weight and no...

Well...I finally started weaning off ropinirol. I take 2 mg at night and have be...

Notlikinthis

•4 years ago

9 Replies

Big meals and after 6 pm

Hello everyone... I'm writing this after another terrible night of restless legs. Had for 15 yrs approximately..but severity comes and goes.. Iv noticed sugar...

Hello everyone... I'm writing this after another terrible night of restless legs...

janland

•4 years ago

30 Replies

What makes rls worse benadryl

If anybody hasnt been told benadryl makes RLS worse any meds that are like advil pm or tylenol pm have benadryl.Also carbs, sugar and caffeine make rls worse....

If anybody hasnt been told benadryl makes RLS worse any meds that are like advil...

Sshifflett2

•4 years ago

1 Reply

Dangers of Opioids for treatment of RLS

I have seen so many posts here where people freely advocate the use opioids for the treatment of RLS without warning them of the side effects. Yes, it does...

I have seen so many posts here where people freely advocate the use opioids for...

PerniciousRLS

•4 years ago

37 Replies

Glutamate triggers!

First line treatment goes after how the body absorbs glutamate. Not surprisingly foods high in glutamate are triggers for me, and I assume would be triggers...

First line treatment goes after how the body absorbs glutamate. Not surprisingl...

wantokporo

•4 years ago

13 Replies

How to live with RLS

Update: Back on the Rotigotine Patch. RLS is getting worse, (if that is possible?) It has taken and continues to take so much from me. It has beaten me....

Update: Back on the Rotigotine Patch. RLS is getting worse, (if that is possi...

Histology2020

•4 years ago

8 Replies

NOT TO HAPPY

Hi all just tell me why sifferol is given long turm buy doctors he did tell me about the gambling side affect but i told him money is know good to you if your...

Hi all just tell me why sifferol is given long turm buy doctors he did tell me a...

sbark87

•4 years ago

4 Replies

PATIENT LED RESEARCH

As there is no research under way or planned in the UK, maybe we should set up our own patient led research group. Sufferers of Long Covid are leading the way...

As there is no research under way or planned in the UK, maybe we should set up o...

Joolsg

•4 years ago

11 Replies

AM I IN HELL

I have been taking Pramipexole for over 30 years. (I am 72) I've gone and am going through the gambling and shopping associated with the drug. Currently, I...

I have been taking Pramipexole for over 30 years. (I am 72) I've gone and am go...

Josana13

•4 years ago

53 Replies

Phantom cramp in toes.

Greetings from Spain. I have had the normal Restless Legs, I.e. the legs moving without my consent or desire to do so. I take Pramipexole .26 mg for 9 nights...

Greetings from Spain. I have had the normal Restless Legs, I.e. the legs moving...

Peter-caribe

•4 years ago

1 Reply

Fizzing sensation all day...

Hello all, I have suffered to some degree from restless legs and also arms for some 10 years or so. However since my back ‘lockup’ and subsequent discectomy...

Hello all, I have suffered to some degree from restless legs and also arms for ...

Crex

•4 years ago

11 Replies

End of my tether with RLS

Hi all! Here I am again, needing support and advice! I have such a long RLS history that it's difficult to put this in a nutshell, but this is my present...

Hi all! Here I am again, needing support and advice! I have such a long RLS hist...

Sheelaghj

•4 years ago

24 Replies

Worse after exercise

My rls is WORSE after exercise. This could be due creatinine in the blood from the breakdown of muscle tissue. Anyone any thoughts?

My rls is WORSE after exercise. This could be due creatinine in the blood from ...

Organiker

•4 years ago

10 Replies

Augmentation and Pramipexole

Hello im quite new to the site and was hoping i could get some information on augmentation with pramipexole and how long it lasts and when it can start....

Hello im quite new to the site and was hoping i could get some information on ...

Retro_bob

•4 years ago

10 Replies

Still loopy

Hi everyone, I've been taking 60mg of codeine phosphate for the past 6 months but it's not working anymore, I really don't want to take anymore than that, I...

Hi everyone, I've been taking 60mg of codeine phosphate for the past 6 months bu...

Loopylegs

•4 years ago

16 Replies

Covid Vac/RLS

Well heres a thing ,having had the Astra Zenaca jab yesterday morning I had the best nights sleep for almost three years, in fact since the early days of...

Well heres a thing ,having had the Astra Zenaca jab yesterday morning I had the ...

Bumble34

•4 years ago

16 Replies

Targinact working

I have been on Targinact for 2 weeks in conjunction with Gabapentin & Ropinirole - it's been transformational , with no more standing up swaying during the...

I have been on Targinact for 2 weeks in conjunction with Gabapentin & Ropinirole...

joepublic

•4 years ago

11 Replies

Posts - Restless Legs Syndrome | HealthUnlocked

Restless Legs Syndrome

All posts for January 2021

Meds after augmenting

Pregabalin

Strezam

Coke helps - very strange

Stopping Lyrica due to weight gain

Has anyone experienced this?

Internal itching

Augmentation from sifrol

New member

does anyone know if axiety meds help i take sartralin and want to know if anyone knows if it helps

How far ahead of bedtime do you take gabapentin?

Pins and needles

Covid-19 vaccine and RLS

Weaning off Ropinirol.

Big meals and after 6 pm

What makes rls worse benadryl

Dangers of Opioids for treatment of RLS

Glutamate triggers!

How to live with RLS

NOT TO HAPPY

PATIENT LED RESEARCH

AM I IN HELL

Phantom cramp in toes.

Fizzing sensation all day...

End of my tether with RLS

Worse after exercise

Augmentation and Pramipexole

Still loopy

Covid Vac/RLS

Targinact working

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