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Restless Legs Syndrome

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Can damaged/irritated nerves cause RLS?

I've had RLS for a few years now. I've also had to have RFAs in a couple of places around L5 and my sacroiliac joint because of really bad pain from inflamed...

I've had RLS for a few years now. I've also had to have RFAs in a couple of plac...

kcraig

•1 year ago

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ARRRGH !

Hi all, I live in Tasmania, Australia and do not have private health cover. I am 60 years old and have had rls since I was 21, that I know of. I have also...

Hi all, I live in Tasmania, Australia and do not have private health cover. I a...

Oscarcat63

•1 year ago

19 Replies

Gabapentin withdrawal question

Can withdrawal from Gabapentin make RLS worse or rebound. Husband is on Gaba and Oxycodone. Trying to lower Gaba dose but last 4 nights RLS has started coming...

Can withdrawal from Gabapentin make RLS worse or rebound. Husband is on Gaba an...

Ephemera

•1 year ago

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Augmentation

I am sure this is addressed somewhere but I am too tired to look for it. In my years with PLMD, I have taken almost everything, but not dopamine agonists. Is...

I am sure this is addressed somewhere but I am too tired to look for it. In my ...

wantokporo

•1 year ago

11 Replies

Recent medical condition

Hi Sue Johnson, I have an update I'd like to share with you for your consideration. Upon taking Ferrous sulphate I seem to suffer with Nausea quiet badly and...

Hi Sue Johnson, I have an update I'd like to share with you for your considerat...

VENEER

•1 year ago

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Pregabalin to Gabapentin rough ride

Switched from 100 mg Pregabalin to 600 mg Gabapentin 8 nights ago. Getting maybe 4 hours disturbed sleep, mostly just shaking all night with PLMD....

Switched from 100 mg Pregabalin to 600 mg Gabapentin 8 nights ago. Getting mayb...

wantokporo

•1 year ago

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Tapentadol to control RLS

Is anyone using Tapentadol to control their RLS .I have suffered with severe Restless legs syndrome for 52 years. The only medication that gives me relief now...

Is anyone using Tapentadol to control their RLS .I have suffered with severe Res...

Jules1953

•1 year ago

5 Replies

Home monitoring for RLS?

I have sleep apnoea as well as RLS/PLMD. I was wondering whether there was a way of monitoring RLS events (microawakenings) caused by RLS without going into...

I have sleep apnoea as well as RLS/PLMD. I was wondering whether there was a way...

ANdamemy

•1 year ago

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Thyroid medication

I have Hashimoto’s thyroid disease and have just recently been put on Levothyroxine even though I was diagnosed many years ago. My question is this; does...

I have Hashimoto’s thyroid disease and have just recently been put on Levothyrox...

SleeplessinOR

•1 year ago

1 Reply

rls and leg weakness

This is a response to another post asking about correlation of RLS and numb hands and feet. I think there is a connection. However there are so many other...

This is a response to another post asking about correlation of RLS and numb hand...

WelbyB

•1 year ago

2 Replies

Vitamin B1

I have been recommended vitamin B1 by a friend as being helpful for RLS. I have always taken B12 and now am taking a multi B vitamin. Has anyone got experience...

I have been recommended vitamin B1 by a friend as being helpful for RLS. I have ...

Kampan

•1 year ago

3 Replies

Best docs in US

I've struggled with RLS for over 30 years. I also struggle with PLM and insomnia. I'm now taking trazodone, tizanidine, pramapexole and gabapentin. I don't...

I've struggled with RLS for over 30 years. I also struggle with PLM and insomnia...

givingITMybest

•1 year ago

13 Replies

SOVENOR PATCHES (Buprenorphine)

Please could anybody using Buprenorphine confirm an article I read recently that it can block the effectiveness of other opioids needed as top up - maybe...

Please could anybody using Buprenorphine confirm an article I read recently that...

rchobby

•1 year ago

12 Replies

No help

Hi everyone I just got through to my gp after half an hour,I explained my situation and how I was feeling, she told me to visit my option if my eyesight is...

Hi everyone I just got through to my gp after half an hour,I explained my situat...

Whymelord

•1 year ago

15 Replies

RLS Consultant in London

Good morning. I'm seriously considering seeing someone privately about my RLS and wonder if there's anyone fellow-sufferers can recommend please? I've taken...

Good morning. I'm seriously considering seeing someone privately about my RLS an...

Firenze1

•1 year ago

31 Replies

Restless Legs Syndrome

Why is RLS treated like epilepsy?

Elouis

•1 year ago

22 Replies

Helpful information on Potassium for RLS relief

Here is a link on Potassium to help with the symptoms of RLS. I hope this is helpful for some. I take my dose along with Magnesium Glycinate around 8 pm, along...

Here is a link on Potassium to help with the symptoms of RLS. I hope this is hel...

Wanman4

•1 year ago

7 Replies

Beef Liver Capsules?

Has anyone tried a long term supplementation of Beef Liver Capsules, they are a good source of Heme Iron, and vitamins, as well as other minerals, and Amino...

Has anyone tried a long term supplementation of Beef Liver Capsules, they are a ...

Wanman4

•1 year ago

4 Replies

Altruist

My story won't apply to everyone, of course, but you may find a nugget worth considering. I've had mild RLS intermittently for forty years until it recently...

My story won't apply to everyone, of course, but you may find a nugget worth con...

Altruist

•1 year ago

9 Replies

Desperate.

Hi,I've stopped Pramipexole in the last few months which I'm happy about but and this is a BIG but,I've been taking Pregabalin without any ease at all,I'm at...

Hi,I've stopped Pramipexole in the last few months which I'm happy about but and...

Whymelord

•1 year ago

19 Replies

Tingling

My issue is maddening tingling in my fingers and toes. I’m taking Pramipexole and it’s about 40% effective. Have tried Gabopentin, Ropenipol to no avail. I’m...

My issue is maddening tingling in my fingers and toes. I’m taking Pramipexole an...

tuckerdog109

•1 year ago

27 Replies

Methadone bliss

From feeling suicidal after so many years of unremitting RLS I’m without pain or discomfort for many hours. I have a wonderful team of consultants who...

From feeling suicidal after so many years of unremitting RLS I’m without pain or...

Nightwalker999

•1 year ago

33 Replies

trying to come off ropinole

hello everyone, I have RLS ,have been taking Ropinole for 4 years and my symptoms are worse than before. Im trying to reduce dosage ..but it’s so difficult....

hello everyone, I have RLS ,have been taking Ropinole for 4 years and my symptom...

Myteamo

•1 year ago

5 Replies

In UK have been sent an appointment to epilepsy clinic?

I spoke to my GP who has referred me to a neurologist. I’m in Oxford, UK. I have been sent to the neuroscience dept, and a doctors epilepsy clinic. Has...

I spoke to my GP who has referred me to a neurologist. I’m in Oxford, UK. I ha...

Louless9

•1 year ago

10 Replies

So many questions ??

I am 71 years old, weigh 8 stone, generally fit and healthy. I have probably had RLS for many years causing the occasional sleepless night or restless evening...

I am 71 years old, weigh 8 stone, generally fit and healthy. I have probably had...

Dires

•1 year ago

41 Replies

bladder problems

does anyone taking gabapentin have bladder problems. I take a small dose of GABA and I am experiencing a bit of pain passing urine and not feeling like I have...

does anyone taking gabapentin have bladder problems. I take a small dose of GABA...

Catbennie

•1 year ago

2 Replies

ceterizine and opioid itch

Ceterizine was working well to stop opioid itch but last few days itch has started is awful. Should I up dose or change to another antihistamine?…

Ceterizine was working well to stop opioid itch but last few days itch has start...

Ephemera

•1 year ago

1 Reply

Greetings

I have been dealing with RLS for over 20 years. I have just helped set up an RLS Support Group in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota. Our next meeting is July...

I have been dealing with RLS for over 20 years. I have just helped set up an RLS...

Dgags

•1 year ago

1 Reply

Gentle iron

Hi everone,Following on from my recent posts regarding iron supplements, I would like to let you know that I have doubled my iron intake in the last couple of...

Hi everone,Following on from my recent posts regarding iron supplements, I would...

pennygates

•1 year ago

33 Replies

Melatonin

I started taking melatonin a month ago to try and improve my sleep. At the time my rls symptoms had totally stopped following an iron infusion. However,...

I started taking melatonin a month ago to try and improve my sleep. At the time...

Edengirl58

•1 year ago

7 Replies

Posts - Restless Legs Syndrome | HealthUnlocked

Restless Legs Syndrome

All posts for June 2023

Can damaged/irritated nerves cause RLS?

ARRRGH !

Gabapentin withdrawal question

Augmentation

Recent medical condition

Pregabalin to Gabapentin rough ride

Tapentadol to control RLS

Home monitoring for RLS?

Thyroid medication

rls and leg weakness

Vitamin B1

Best docs in US

SOVENOR PATCHES (Buprenorphine)

No help

RLS Consultant in London

Restless Legs Syndrome

Helpful information on Potassium for RLS relief

Beef Liver Capsules?

Altruist

Desperate.

Tingling

Methadone bliss

trying to come off ropinole

In UK have been sent an appointment to epilepsy clinic?

So many questions ??

bladder problems

ceterizine and opioid itch

Greetings

Gentle iron

Melatonin

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