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Restless Legs Syndrome

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Probiotic

Can anyone recommend a good probiotic that will have a positive effect on rls?I am taking one but might want to try something more suited for rls.

Can anyone recommend a good probiotic that will have a positive effect on rls...

rmbroadh

•1 year ago

6 Replies

Codeine

Hi Does anyone have experience with codeine based products? I have RLS, just about managing through Fe and Mg tablets. I have been suffering with severe...

Hi Does anyone have experience with codeine based products? I have RLS, just a...

SomersetLily

•1 year ago

19 Replies

Magnesium and dopamine

Maybe someone can help explain the effect of magnesium on dopamine levels.I thought a dopamine agonist was helpful in calming rls. Magnesium is an antagonist...

Maybe someone can help explain the effect of magnesium on dopamine levels.I thou...

rmbroadh

•1 year ago

65 Replies

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Gabapentin and waking early

Hi.....I take 900mg of gabapentin at 7.30pm and a further 900mg on retiring around 10.30pm. I find this controls my RLS early evening and I sleep reasonably...

Hi.....I take 900mg of gabapentin at 7.30pm and a further 900mg on retiring arou...

healthrls

•1 year ago

11 Replies

Weird unexplained feeling in feet and legs.Is this to do with RLS?

I would like to ask the community if anybody gets this feeling in their feet and now my legs. I get RLS quite severe. I take premapexil to keep it under...

I would like to ask the community if anybody gets this feeling in their feet an...

BTABKWJ4561

•1 year ago

21 Replies

Prednisone

Could prednisone be a RLS trigger?

rmbroadh

•1 year ago

17 Replies

Oxycodone not working well

I have been alternating between Tramadol and Oxycodone for awhile now. I do pretty well on the Tramadol but after a month or so,, sometimes sooner, it isn’t...

I have been alternating between Tramadol and Oxycodone for awhile now. I do pre...

SleeplessinOR

•1 year ago

13 Replies

Gabapentin

Sue, my GP is away on maternity leave so I cannot yet talk to him about opioids.In the meantime would you recommend I up my dose of 2,100mg gabapentin to...

Sue, my GP is away on maternity leave so I cannot yet talk to him about opioids....

Simkin

•1 year ago

30 Replies

Finally Relief from RLS

I have had RLS for approximately 7 years. When it first began it kept me from falling asleep at night for a couple hours and became progressively worse. I...

I have had RLS for approximately 7 years. When it first began it kept me from ...

Ajt0

•1 year ago

9 Replies

THC and augmentation

In researching THC use and RLS, it is described as a dopamine agonist. Is there evidence it can also produce augmentation? . It works very well for me and does...

In researching THC use and RLS, it is described as a dopamine agonist. Is there ...

Hidden

•1 year ago

17 Replies

Pramipexole to Sinemet to ?

I've previously posted that I had been using pramipexole (P) for over 30 years, had only learned about augmentation recently and was in the process of...

I've previously posted that I had been using pramipexole (P) for over 30 years, ...

robertff3401

•1 year ago

14 Replies

Curing RLS not just treating the symptoms

Thank you for the priceless pages of RLS tips and advice! I’ve been struggling to diagnose my 3 year old son’s sleep issues his entire life. A sleep study...

Thank you for the priceless pages of RLS tips and advice! I’ve been struggling...

MamaBear44

•1 year ago

18 Replies

revitive

does anyone have or used this product that Ian botham advertise and I’d it any use? I don’t want to waste my money on yet another useless product? I spoke to a...

does anyone have or used this product that Ian botham advertise and I’d it any u...

Hoochybaby

•1 year ago

4 Replies

Loprazolam and RLS

Does anybody have any experience of taking Loprazolam for RLS/Insomnia. Husband prescribed it today. 4 days into using Buprenorphine patch and Gabapentin and...

Does anybody have any experience of taking Loprazolam for RLS/Insomnia. Husband...

Ephemera

•1 year ago

6 Replies

Two weeks of relief

I have had two weeks of *total* remission. So of course, I am trying to figure out why. I think it is possible that it has to do with adding soy to my diet....

I have had two weeks of *total* remission. So of course, I am trying to figure ...

Lockylocky

•1 year ago

28 Replies

info on anti nausea drugs

I am getting a lot of nausea and some sickness now with my chemo and my legs have been driving me mad. I haven’t yet got the Neupro patches so am still on...

I am getting a lot of nausea and some sickness now with my chemo and my legs hav...

Ruffabug

•1 year ago

5 Replies

Gabapentin

This is CRAZY. As you all know I am on 2,100mg of gabapentin but here I am at 7.30 UK time with my legs still driving me mad.So I have to admit gabapentin...

This is CRAZY. As you all know I am on 2,100mg of gabapentin but here I am at 7...

Simkin

•1 year ago

33 Replies

Should I increase Pramipexole again after hospitalisation?

Hey everyone. I’ve been weaning off Pramipexole for a few months now. An additional medical need led to Morphein prescription. It stopped RLS in its tracks-...

Hey everyone. I’ve been weaning off Pramipexole for a few months now. An additio...

Theonlypetied

•1 year ago

8 Replies

Pregabalin dose

I have only seen that 600 mg is the maximum dose of pregabalin. Is more ever prescribed? Thanks and may you all have a peaceful evening.

I have only seen that 600 mg is the maximum dose of pregabalin. Is more ever pr...

Whippetmama

•1 year ago

9 Replies

Causes of RLS in children - anxiety?

Hi. I've just joined this group. My 11 year old displays symptoms of restless leg - he's not really sure how to describe what happens but has a strong urge to...

Hi. I've just joined this group. My 11 year old displays symptoms of restless le...

Hammyham

•1 year ago

21 Replies

Methadone + Pregabalin + Trazodone - So far so good

Hi everyone, just wanted to share a good story. Sorry for the telegraphic style, I'm just saving everyone's time. I'm 33, living in Canada. I guess I've had...

Hi everyone, just wanted to share a good story. Sorry for the telegraphic style,...

GuillaumeL

•1 year ago

8 Replies

Allergic Reaction to Sinemet?

I posted previously that after being on Pramipexole for over 30 years, I, at the direction of my PCP, completed about 2 weeks ago a transition over an 8 week...

I posted previously that after being on Pramipexole for over 30 years, I, at the...

robertff3401

•1 year ago

2 Replies

Starting Gabapentin

Thanks to great advice on here last year, I took a course of ferrous sulfate and my ferritin levels went from 52 to 105. Unfortunately this didn’t help my RLS...

Thanks to great advice on here last year, I took a course of ferrous sulfate and...

Bramblespaniel

•1 year ago

18 Replies

Good covid, bad downside.

I have refractory RLS and have been taking 20 mg of hydrocodone right before bed. The symptoms actually cycle during the year with the colder months coincide...

I have refractory RLS and have been taking 20 mg of hydrocodone right before bed...

JakeRLS

•1 year ago

9 Replies

I have got in a real mess with my RLS and I desperately need help

Firstly thank you all for your contributions which have helped me so much. I am a highly active 78 yo and have had RLS since I was 18yo It has progressed in a...

Firstly thank you all for your contributions which have helped me so much. I am ...

Joban1

•1 year ago

23 Replies

Furosemide

I have had rls for many years. I saw a neurologist for the first time at Newcastle (UK) last November, and she prescribed a low dose of Gabapentin (300mg) and...

I have had rls for many years. I saw a neurologist for the first time at Newcas...

Edengirl58

•1 year ago

11 Replies

Worsening RLS

Will get my Ferrutin checked . Aged 62 female. I have started knitting and sit still for several hours in the evening and wonder if that isn’t helping-had a...

Will get my Ferrutin checked . Aged 62 female. I have started knitting and si...

AHG123

•1 year ago

5 Replies

Change from Ropinerole to Rigotine patches

I saw a new Neurologist at my local hospital last week as my RLS has been made worse by the chemo I am on. I am stage 4 and Palliative care for Sarcoma with...

I saw a new Neurologist at my local hospital last week as my RLS has been made w...

Ruffabug

•1 year ago

8 Replies

Is augmentation not disease progression? According to this article it is not.

This contradicts what else I have read. “A major side effect of dopaminergic drugs is augmentation (progressive worsening) of RLS symptoms, which can come...

This contradicts what else I have read. “A major side effect of dopaminergic ...

Little_apple

•1 year ago

15 Replies

This device is really helping me.

This leg compression device is very helpful to me. It was a big investment but for me, an excellent one....

This leg compression device is very helpful to me. It was a big investment but ...

Little_apple

•1 year ago

1 Reply

Posts - Restless Legs Syndrome | HealthUnlocked

Restless Legs Syndrome

All posts for February 2023

Probiotic

Codeine

Magnesium and dopamine

Gabapentin and waking early

Weird unexplained feeling in feet and legs.Is this to do with RLS?

Prednisone

Oxycodone not working well

Gabapentin

Finally Relief from RLS

THC and augmentation

Pramipexole to Sinemet to ?

Curing RLS not just treating the symptoms

revitive

Loprazolam and RLS

Two weeks of relief

info on anti nausea drugs

Gabapentin

Should I increase Pramipexole again after hospitalisation?

Pregabalin dose

Causes of RLS in children - anxiety?

Methadone + Pregabalin + Trazodone - So far so good

Allergic Reaction to Sinemet?

Starting Gabapentin

Good covid, bad downside.

I have got in a real mess with my RLS and I desperately need help

Furosemide

Worsening RLS

Change from Ropinerole to Rigotine patches

Is augmentation not disease progression? According to this article it is not.

This device is really helping me.

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