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Restless Legs Syndrome

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What are you taking for sleepless nights

I’m 73 and I would like to communicate with anyone who has restless leg syndrome

I’m 73 and I would like to communicate with anyone who has restless leg syndrome...

Runedrun26

•3 years ago

41 Replies

GOVERNMENT PETITION

Is anyone aware of this petition? I'm currently working on a campaign to ensure RLS is taught at Medical Schools in the UK and have received replies from the...

Is anyone aware of this petition? I'm currently working on a campaign to ensure ...

Joolsg

•3 years ago

40 Replies

Rls misery

Good rubbing leg cream for rls that keeps me up most nights.

Runedrun

•3 years ago

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A positive RLS moment when least expected

About three years ago I admitted myself to the psyche ward at the hospital. Not the best place to be if you are an RLS sufferer. None if your comforts are...

About three years ago I admitted myself to the psyche ward at the hospital. Not ...

ziggypiggy

•3 years ago

5 Replies

Mucuna pruiens

I was wondering if anyone has tried Mucuna pruriens for their RLS. If so, how did it work for you?

I was wondering if anyone has tried Mucuna pruriens for their RLS. If so, how di...

Merny5

•3 years ago

8 Replies

Could this be restless legs syndrome?

Hello people of this forum, I don't wish to bother you but I haven't had to deal with this before so I don't know who to turn to. Yesterday I went to my doctor...

Hello people of this forum, I don't wish to bother you but I haven't had to deal...

LuckyPanda1

•3 years ago

10 Replies

Some relief from RLS by sleeping on my stomach, but still testing

Hi I am 55y/o woman from Sydney, Australia and have had RLS for as long as I can remember. To be brutally honest, there was a period in my 30’s when the RLS...

Hi I am 55y/o woman from Sydney, Australia and have had RLS for as long as I can...

Gypsy-AU

•3 years ago

27 Replies

Aching legs

Is it normal when weaning off Pramipexole to have aching legs especially heavy calf muscles, i also began Pregabalin yesterday, might it be that? Im so...

Is it normal when weaning off Pramipexole to have aching legs especially heavy c...

Doings

•3 years ago

10 Replies

Newbie wondering about food and RLS

Hi, Ive had RLS for as long as I can remember. there seems to be something 'wired up' incorrectly that means that bowels and legs are connected. The symptoms...

Hi, Ive had RLS for as long as I can remember. there seems to be something 'wire...

legsofloki

•3 years ago

12 Replies

Long time no post

Sorry all for not replying to posts etc for a good while now but I do read most articles but I'm sure for all its been a nasty year with covid let alone RLS...

Sorry all for not replying to posts etc for a good while now but I do read most ...

nick-the-turk

•3 years ago

2 Replies

Monthly prescriptions only

Hi Just a quick question. My partner lives in Berlin and one day soon I'll be back to seeing them again! I take gabapentin and am only allowed monthly...

Hi Just a quick question. My partner lives in Berlin and one day soon I'll be b...

Woolfy1

•3 years ago

4 Replies

Gabapentin

Hi. I’ve recently switched medication. I’ve just started taking Gabapentin. Can somebody remind me as to the time frame for increasing the dose please? I’m...

Hi. I’ve recently switched medication. I’ve just started taking Gabapentin. Can...

Bluesbo

•3 years ago

20 Replies

SNUH researchers find biomarkers for restless legs syndrome

Has anyone heard about this? Thoughts?? Here is the link to the article. http://www.koreabiomed.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=10785

Has anyone heard about this? Thoughts?? Here is the link to the article. http:/...

shellbell987

•3 years ago

11 Replies

Opioid Analgesics. Withdrawal from patients already prescribed long term.

I despair when I see this need for a person to get a "High" from a drug. These are the people who are causing medication to become higher class drugs and in...

I despair when I see this need for a person to get a "High" from a drug. These a...

Bodstar11

•3 years ago

13 Replies

Started on depixol 40mg depot inj fortnightly and now have severe RLS

Hi everyone I'm new here, hope everyone is doing OK. I have just been started on Depixol depot inj 40mg fortnightly. Previously I was on clopixol and...

Hi everyone I'm new here, hope everyone is doing OK. I have just been started...

Magpie2016

•3 years ago

10 Replies

Symptoms Different??

Anyone else experienced changing symptoms over time??

Woody4

•3 years ago

29 Replies

RLS & Diabetes

Anyone have experience of RLS & Diabetes? I hit a peak with augmentation (I thought) last year & described a feeling of adrenaline rushes all the time assuming...

Anyone have experience of RLS & Diabetes? I hit a peak with augmentation (I thou...

joepublic

•3 years ago

2 Replies

Could I have Augmentation?

I've struggled with RLS for years. I was on a different med first (can't remember the name), but then was switched to Mirapex, which I've been on now for I'm...

I've struggled with RLS for years. I was on a different med first (can't remembe...

thumperina50

•3 years ago

8 Replies

Sometimes my left leg will hurt, and ache from my hip to my foot. I am taking1.25 mg of ripinerole. I have done everything I can think of.

I gave wrapped, used bio freeze.

Greatdaneisabelle

•3 years ago

4 Replies

Melatonin inhibit dopamine?

I was taking high doses of melatonin every night such as 3g. I've read that it could inhibit dopamine. I've stopped for now taking that melatonin because my...

I was taking high doses of melatonin every night such as 3g. I've read that it c...

Zurp111

•3 years ago

4 Replies

Apnea due to opioid use?

I read that one of the causes of central sleep apnea is opioid use. That puts the person at risk for stroke or heart issues. There apparently is no treatment...

I read that one of the causes of central sleep apnea is opioid use. That puts t...

grandpianoman

•3 years ago

5 Replies

Sinimet?

Ny neuro has prescribed Sinimet IN ADDITION to the Mirapex I am already taking. (nights have been bad.) I’m like - another nasty drug? Anyone taking this or...

Ny neuro has prescribed Sinimet IN ADDITION to the Mirapex I am already taking. ...

Bks429

•3 years ago

1 Reply

The Removal of Opioid's from Sensible Chronic pain sufferers.

My Letter to British Pain Society. Mr Bhaskar. I read with intent your articles on Opioid analgesics. Firstly may I add. I am currently in the process of...

My Letter to British Pain Society. Mr Bhaskar. I read with intent your articles ...

Bodstar11

•3 years ago

24 Replies

RLS and hydrocodone

I have been taking Norco for the last 4 years and my dosage has been stable at two and a half tablets every night. This equates to a hydrocodone dose of 25 mg....

I have been taking Norco for the last 4 years and my dosage has been stable at t...

JakeRLS

•3 years ago

17 Replies

Food sensitivity test?

I know that different foods/drinks can aggravate RLS. Does anyone know if it would be worth it to get a food sensitivity blood test? Are they reliable?...

I know that different foods/drinks can aggravate RLS. Does anyone know if it wo...

LanaCSR

•3 years ago

3 Replies

Opiod "crisis"/ Medical Cannabis

Depressing to read in todays Times another hatchet job on the prescribing of Opiods in the UK, lessening still further any chance of we sufferers getting help...

Depressing to read in todays Times another hatchet job on the prescribing of Op...

Bumble34

•3 years ago

16 Replies

What's your experience with gabapentin side effects going away?

I have read that gabapentin side effects can go away after one or two weeks. I was taking 600 mg of gabapentin while coming off ropinirole which I am now off...

I have read that gabapentin side effects can go away after one or two weeks. I ...

SueJohnson

•3 years ago

8 Replies

Bad News

Bad news this morning. My g.p. rang in response to my letter requesting Temgesic. She said she is not allowed to prescribe this but. will write to a...

Bad news this morning. My g.p. rang in response to my letter requesting Temgesic...

bedith6

•3 years ago

12 Replies

Are we any closer to finding a cure for RLS that doesn't involve medication which could have harmful side effects??

I have never taken medication for RLS but I would really like to know what causes it? After reading posts here it seems that iron and other minerals may be...

I have never taken medication for RLS but I would really like to know what cause...

Allyp69

•3 years ago

8 Replies

Ferritin level

I am feeling disappointed. My doctor did a ferritin level, and I was hoping that it would show I needed Iron, as this seemed like an fairly easy way to manage...

I am feeling disappointed. My doctor did a ferritin level, and I was hoping tha...

KickininAz

•3 years ago

11 Replies

Posts - Restless Legs Syndrome | HealthUnlocked

Restless Legs Syndrome

All posts for April 2021

What are you taking for sleepless nights

GOVERNMENT PETITION

Rls misery

A positive RLS moment when least expected

Mucuna pruiens

Could this be restless legs syndrome?

Some relief from RLS by sleeping on my stomach, but still testing

Aching legs

Newbie wondering about food and RLS

Long time no post

Monthly prescriptions only

Gabapentin

SNUH researchers find biomarkers for restless legs syndrome

Opioid Analgesics. Withdrawal from patients already prescribed long term.

Started on depixol 40mg depot inj fortnightly and now have severe RLS

Symptoms Different??

RLS & Diabetes

Could I have Augmentation?

Sometimes my left leg will hurt, and ache from my hip to my foot. I am taking1.25 mg of ripinerole. I have done everything I can think of.

Melatonin inhibit dopamine?

Apnea due to opioid use?

Sinimet?

The Removal of Opioid's from Sensible Chronic pain sufferers.

RLS and hydrocodone

Food sensitivity test?

Opiod "crisis"/ Medical Cannabis

What's your experience with gabapentin side effects going away?

Bad News

Are we any closer to finding a cure for RLS that doesn't involve medication which could have harmful side effects??

Ferritin level

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