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Restless Legs Syndrome

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King's College RLS Clinic - Blood Tests

I've been under Professor Chaudhuri's RLS Clinic since 2016. I have a phone appointment every 6 months.Today, the registrar said he wants blood tests done....

I've been under Professor Chaudhuri's RLS Clinic since 2016. I have a phone appo...

•1 year ago

Gabapentin plus Sertraline

I’d be grateful for advice. I have longstanding RLS and currently take codeine 30-60mg with partial effect. I’ve never taken anything else for RLS. A few...

I’d be grateful for advice. I have longstanding RLS and currently take codeine 3...

•1 year ago

My letter to all powers-that-be, following my desperation for urgent need for improvements in education of medics an in management of RLS

Dear curriculum creators and top docs, As a medic with published research on Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS), I raise a number of concerns and some possible...

Dear curriculum creators and top docs, As a medic with published research on Re...

•1 year ago

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Severe RLS - a big Thankyou

I want to record a great big thankyou to those of you who responded to my previous post. I had between 40 and 50 alerts and very many replies in support of...

I want to record a great big thankyou to those of you who responded to my previo...

•1 year ago

Is the doctor right?

I’ve recently started on Pragabalin as I’m down to 1/2 pramipexole tab. I was started on 75mg Pregab by my GP 10 days ago. After good results the first 4...

I’ve recently started on Pragabalin as I’m down to 1/2 pramipexole tab. I was st...

•1 year ago

Meet the man who saved the life of not just me but quite a few of us now !!!

This link has a video of Dr Glen Brooks no it is no pertaining to RLS however the subject he is talking about will have effected nearly all of us to some...

This link has a video of Dr Glen Brooks no it is no pertaining to RLS however th...

•1 year ago

Our worst nightmare !!!

I am not surprised at the out come of this study a regarding RLS and dementia , it is the one thing we absolutely dread. I mean what do they expect not...

I am not surprised at the out come of this study a regarding RLS and dementia ,...

•1 year ago

Confusion

At the moment I am taking Pregabalin, magnesium and ferrous sulphate. I know that some time needs to be left between these things but am confused as to how...

At the moment I am taking Pregabalin, magnesium and ferrous sulphate. I know t...

•1 year ago

RLS and antidepressants

Hi, I was just wondering if anyone in the UK has been prescribed an antidepressant that doesn’t make their restless legs worse? I’ve been on citalopram,...

Hi, I was just wondering if anyone in the UK has been prescribed an antidepres...

•1 year ago

Restless Legs Syndrome

I have had RLS for a long time I get very little sleep and I am fairly lucky I can survive for most days without a lot of sleep I tried pregabalin which hasn't...

I have had RLS for a long time I get very little sleep and I am fairly lucky I c...

•1 year ago

Form of Magnesium?

Hi all, my daughter is suggesting I try Magnesium Malate as it is suggested for Fibromyalgia

Hi all, my daughter is suggesting I try Magnesium Malate as it is suggested for...

•1 year ago

restless leg syndrome -I'm a newbie here, but an oldie with rls

Some twenty or thirty years ago my GP sent me to a neurologist who prescribed Ropinerol .for the restless leg problem that was driving me crazy. Relief...

Some twenty or thirty years ago my GP sent me to a neurologist who prescribed R...

•1 year ago

Advice would be much appreciated

Hi, I only found this really useful forum recently and am hoping you can give me some advice on behalf of my mum, who has very severe RLS. My mum has had RLS...

Hi, I only found this really useful forum recently and am hoping you can give m...

•1 year ago

rls, advice.

i have had rls for many years now. my mother also had rls. she would spend the night time dancing around while doing jig-saw puzzles. she would send me...

i have had rls for many years now. my mother also had rls. she would spend th...

•1 year ago

Ropinirole.

I thought with taking 2 x 2mg tablet dosage it wasn't enough but if I take one at 4pm and one at 8.30pm it gets me through the night and until 4pm next day. I...

I thought with taking 2 x 2mg tablet dosage it wasn't enough but if I take one a...

•1 year ago

Alternating meds

I wonder if anyone else has experience with a RLS therapy method of alternating .375 mg Pramipexole and Methadone 20-30 mg every 10 days? I also use marijuana...

I wonder if anyone else has experience with a RLS therapy method of alternating ...

•1 year ago

Half Sineset

Have been asked to try Half Sineset for RLS Anybody used this ,it is for Parkinson but also used for RLS told to come off Gabapentin and Tramadol ,the...

Have been asked to try Half Sineset for RLS Anybody used this ,it is for Parkin...

•1 year ago

kratom vs Gabapentin

those of you who have switched from kratom to Gabapentin, or to something else… do you find if better or worse? I’d love to hear from some of you who used to...

those of you who have switched from kratom to Gabapentin, or to something else… ...

•1 year ago

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