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Restless Legs Syndrome

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Update on first visit with Neurologist

Well, finally landed on my feet with this neurologist. Her name is Dr.Phillips, she is in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada for anyone out here seeking a...

Well, finally landed on my feet with this neurologist. Her name is Dr.Phillips, ...

Kejimkujik

•9 months ago

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ReQuip and Lyrica

Why can't I take requip and Lyrica together? All the doctor tells me is that they don't go together and the pharmacy says the same thing

Why can't I take requip and Lyrica together? All the doctor tells me is that th...

Plight

•9 months ago

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Travel sickness

Hi all,Can anyone advise on what I could safely take for travel sickness on a long haul flight without aggravating my RLS?

Hi all,Can anyone advise on what I could safely take for travel sickness on a lo...

gobojo

•9 months ago

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RLS Blood test results, complex and in French...

Hello everyone. I've just had blood test results back, seeking more info on my chronic / extreme RLS. I was tested for iron panels, inflammation markers,...

Hello everyone. I've just had blood test results back, seeking more info on my...

Cabinman

•9 months ago

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PREGABALIN

Hello dear friends; I said to my GP via email that 175mg of Pregabalin wasn't working and suggested 300mg was the optimum dose. My GP has prescribed 300mg. I...

Hello dear friends; I said to my GP via email that 175mg of Pregabalin wasn't w...

Keith1231

•9 months ago

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Evening primrose oil

I've been taking evening primrose for over a month , I'm thinking it might of Helped quiet quiet down the Rls.🤔

I've been taking evening primrose for over a month , I'm thinking it might of He...

Bantamdyno

•9 months ago

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Gabapentin and Ropinirole together

part 3 Finally had the chat with my GP and I started Gabapentin 100mg 3 times a day on top of the Ropinirole. I also have a vitamin D3 supplement. I double...

part 3 Finally had the chat with my GP and I started Gabapentin 100mg 3 times a...

Louless9

•9 months ago

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ropinirole for travel?

Until last July I had been taking 1mg of ropinirole 3 x daily. Since then I have successfully weaned myself off 2 mg during the day and only take 1 mg at...

Until last July I had been taking 1mg of ropinirole 3 x daily. Since then I have...

MountainWanderer

•9 months ago

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Restless legs

Hi im a 67 yr female and live in the uk . I was diagnosed in London privately over 30 yrs ago and since then have been on dopamine agonists , when things got...

Hi im a 67 yr female and live in the uk . I was diagnosed in London privately ov...

Huntingleroy

•9 months ago

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Completely lost

I’m 72 & in general good health (I think) except for Osteopenia and that I inherited Restless Legs from my mum. I started on .25mg Ropinirole 7 years ago...

I’m 72 & in general good health (I think) except for Osteopenia and that I inher...

BoojaBooja

•9 months ago

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Distraction?

This is just a general query about what some (many?) use as mid-night remedies. Scalding hot baths used to work for some relief but stopped. Shaking legs,...

This is just a general query about what some (many?) use as mid-night remedies. ...

wantokporo

•9 months ago

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statins and RLS

My doctor wants me to take statins but I am so afraid they will trigger RLS as mine are fairly well controlled at the moment. I think I read on here that...

My doctor wants me to take statins but I am so afraid they will trigger RLS as m...

Stelladevico

•9 months ago

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Weighted blanket

I tried out a 12 lb. weighted blanket for my PLMD. I was surprised at how effective it was. I wanted to encourage others to give it a try if they haven't....

I tried out a 12 lb. weighted blanket for my PLMD. I was surprised at how effec...

wantokporo

•9 months ago

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Pramipexole to Gabapentin woes

Hi, I am new here and this is my first post. I have been on Pramipexole since being diagnosed with RLS more than 20 years ago. For the most part my RLS has...

Hi, I am new here and this is my first post. I have been on Pramipexole since b...

marcusj3512

•9 months ago

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Pregabalin

Could someone please provide me with a link for the Mayo Clinic for up to date information on RLS. I have found one Mayo Clinic document that uses Pramipexole...

Could someone please provide me with a link for the Mayo Clinic for up to date i...

Keith1231

•9 months ago

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Massage machine

Useing my different methods I've been rl s free for a 2 weeks now to keep on top of it I rest the back of my legs on a twin head massage machine before I go to...

Useing my different methods I've been rl s free for a 2 weeks now to keep on top...

Bantamdyno

•9 months ago

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Nicht nur Nachts im Bett

Hi, 2022 würde rls vom Neurologen festgestellt. Die Symptome selber habe ich seit 2018. Zu Anfangs wurde Levodopa 100mg/25mg verschrieben. Nach einiger Zeit...

Hi, 2022 würde rls vom Neurologen festgestellt. Die Symptome selber habe ich sei...

Imanazudici

•9 months ago

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top tips

hi I’m new to the forum and looking for your top tips. I have bipolar disorder, ptsd and anxiety so I’m on various medications that can trigger rls. I’m...

hi I’m new to the forum and looking for your top tips. I have bipolar disord...

Greenbeltlady

•9 months ago

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SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO

Three weeks into withdrawing from Pramipexole and I’m climbing the walls. Currently, I’m down to half a tablet, but the days are passing so slowly. I ( and...

Three weeks into withdrawing from Pramipexole and I’m climbing the walls. Curren...

Lineker

•9 months ago

10 Replies

Cold Turkey!

Some of you may be familiar with my story but here it is in brief. I was diagnosed with RLS about 30 years ago. I was prescribed Premipexole. It worked for...

Some of you may be familiar with my story but here it is in brief. I was diagno...

welschrispy

•9 months ago

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Lyrica

My doctor changed me from Ropineole to Lyrica and wants to slowly increase the dosage. I'm miserable but want the Lyrica to work. I was on the other since...

My doctor changed me from Ropineole to Lyrica and wants to slowly increase the d...

Plight

•9 months ago

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I think Tramadol has caused my RLS

Hi everyone, I'm new here and I'd love some advice, please. I have MS - I was diagnosed in the late 90s. I'm lucky that it hasn't affected me badly (yet),...

Hi everyone, I'm new here and I'd love some advice, please. I have MS - I was ...

Princegwyn

•9 months ago

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Update on My Neupro Withdrawal

After all of the positive comments I wrote yesterday in my previous post things took a turn for the worse. Last night, the 5th without the Neupro patch was...

After all of the positive comments I wrote yesterday in my previous post things ...

RiversW

•9 months ago

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The dangers of Kratom use

https://www.yahoo.com/news/kratom-ease-pain-anxiety-sometimes-013144814.html

Johnson326

•9 months ago

7 Replies

Pregabalin doseage - switching from Gabapentin

Hi, I was taking 2mg/day of Ropinirole. It worked well for a couple of years, but then the nausea side effect returned. I also found out about the risks of...

Hi, I was taking 2mg/day of Ropinirole. It worked well for a couple of years, bu...

bluffpt

•9 months ago

8 Replies

Coverage of RLS?

The title is not quite right, but I should have asked this long ago (for general benefit all the time). The title for this group is "Restless legs syndrome"...

The title is not quite right, but I should have asked this long ago (for general...

Spurdog1

•9 months ago

4 Replies

Magnesium and Lavender

I take Magnesium capsules at night to sleep and since starting, I rarely feel RLS. If I'm particularly exhausted, I do feel it, in which case, I use Feather...

I take Magnesium capsules at night to sleep and since starting, I rarely feel RL...

27yrsncounting

•9 months ago

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Pregabalin

I have been taking Pregabalin 150mg for 2 months and my RLS is zero. However, I do not sleep well, I am waking up often throughout the night, as I was when...

I have been taking Pregabalin 150mg for 2 months and my RLS is zero. However, I ...

Keith1231

•9 months ago

43 Replies

Maltofer

Hi -- just curious if anyone is using Maltofer to raise their ferritin? It's chief benefit is that it has fewer gastrointestinal side effects than the ferrous...

Hi -- just curious if anyone is using Maltofer to raise their ferritin? It's ch...

Whippetmama

•9 months ago

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Advice needed?

Cutting a long story short I signed up to Sapphire Clinic who are now Curleaf and they recommended THC/CBD oil which didn't work for me as it give me terrible...

Cutting a long story short I signed up to Sapphire Clinic who are now Curleaf an...

Jezee

•9 months ago

9 Replies

Posts - Restless Legs Syndrome | HealthUnlocked

Restless Legs Syndrome

All posts for February 2024

Update on first visit with Neurologist

ReQuip and Lyrica

Travel sickness

RLS Blood test results, complex and in French...

PREGABALIN

Evening primrose oil

Gabapentin and Ropinirole together

ropinirole for travel?

Restless legs

Completely lost

Distraction?

statins and RLS

Weighted blanket

Pramipexole to Gabapentin woes

Pregabalin

Massage machine

Nicht nur Nachts im Bett

top tips

SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO

Cold Turkey!

Lyrica

I think Tramadol has caused my RLS

Update on My Neupro Withdrawal

The dangers of Kratom use

Pregabalin doseage - switching from Gabapentin

Coverage of RLS?

Magnesium and Lavender

Pregabalin

Maltofer

Advice needed?

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