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Cutting of Transdermal patches

I need to use 7.5mcg/hr buprenorphine patches to control my RLS breakthrough and this means cutting either a 10 or 15mch/hr patch. Transdermal patches can be...

I need to use 7.5mcg/hr buprenorphine patches to control my RLS breakthrough and...

davchar23

•1 month ago

4 Replies

Help needed please

Hi all!After 30 years of Pramipexole I went on Pergabalin. I was dizzy with it and had many falls. I am now on Gabapentin 600 mg 2 hrs before sleep and it...

Hi all!After 30 years of Pramipexole I went on Pergabalin. I was dizzy with it a...

Moonwalker1967

•1 month ago

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Counties in UK where Buprenorph is not red-listed

My siblings and I all have restless legs to varying degrees. I live in Northwestern Ontario, Canada and through this wonderful forum, learned about...

My siblings and I all have restless legs to varying degrees. I live in Northwes...

Cashews

•1 month ago

16 Replies

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Cutting of Buprenorphine patches

Because the Buprenorphine patch size i need to apply (ie 7.5mcg/hr) is not available in UK i have to half a 15mcg patch. I have detected some variability in...

Because the Buprenorphine patch size i need to apply (ie 7.5mcg/hr) is not avail...

davchar23

•1 month ago

2 Replies

Anyone treated RLS with progesterone?

Hi, I wondered if anyone had had any success with treating RLS with hormones? My RLS got MUCH worse when I took HRT and I also had bad RLS during pregnancy...

Hi, I wondered if anyone had had any success with treating RLS with hormones? ...

LunaWise

•1 month ago

6 Replies

Osteoporosis meds

Hi everyone, I have severe osteoporosis, and was told that I need to start daily Forteo injections for 2 years to build up my bone. Has anyone here...

Hi everyone, I have severe osteoporosis, and was told that I need to start dail...

nocturne

•1 month ago

2 Replies

Help symptoms intensifying with pain in arms and legs

Lately I haven’t been able to sleep well and I think it’s causing my RLS to intensify. I feel pain in my arms legs and sides next to my armpits. I am in...

Lately I haven’t been able to sleep well and I think it’s causing my RLS to inte...

MrCrow

•1 month ago

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Valdoxan (agomelatine) brief trial

I tried Valdoxan (agomelatine) recently as I am titrating down from pregabalin. It's an antidepressant but some people use it for sleep (and one or two people...

I tried Valdoxan (agomelatine) recently as I am titrating down from pregabalin. ...

amrob123

•1 month ago

5 Replies

Very belated intro

I've had rls since I was in my teens. I'm now 66 years old. About 6-7 years ago, I was finally diagnosed with RLS, and given a medication that I can't recall...

I've had rls since I was in my teens. I'm now 66 years old. About 6-7 years ago,...

GrandmaKarey

•1 month ago

7 Replies

ideal iron levels

hello SueJohnson, Would you please provide the ideal iron levels? I am currently take every other day at night per your direction but I can’t find the ideal...

hello SueJohnson, Would you please provide the ideal iron levels? I am current...

Mickie55

•1 month ago

2 Replies

success

Had a call back from a different GP. Couldn’t have been more different. Prescribed Trazadone agrees that leaving me off everything would be potentially...

Had a call back from a different GP. Couldn’t have been more different. Prescrib...

Squirmy69

•2 months ago

7 Replies

Sue Johnson I can't find what you said about timing of magnesium with gabapentin. Would you please repeat it for me? Many thanks

Sue, I read what you said about when to take magnesium before or after gabapentin and now I can't find it. And I can't remember what you said. I'd really...

Sue, I read what you said about when to take magnesium before or after gabapenti...

frothymilk

•2 months ago

11 Replies

Amitriptyline

As with everyone else I find I feel like I’m wading through thick mud trying to get somewhere. Yesterday I saw my GP, this was my umpteenth effort to try for...

As with everyone else I find I feel like I’m wading through thick mud trying to ...

MumofBella

•2 months ago

12 Replies

Buprenorphine and depression

Hi everyone I have been on on 0.4mcg of Buprenorphine for a couple of months. I almost immediately started to feel depressed. Have never suffered from...

Hi everyone I have been on on 0.4mcg of Buprenorphine for a couple of months. I...

keiralee

•2 months ago

15 Replies

diazepam

Has anyone had diazepam forRLS and sleep & did it cause constipation. As I have this problem every time I take something to help me sleep.

Has anyone had diazepam forRLS and sleep & did it cause constipation. As I have...

Bridall

•2 months ago

4 Replies

Ferritin concern

My Ferritin level is 126. I thought this was triggering my severe RLS since I had a total knee replacement in November , 2023. My RLS is off the rail . I want...

My Ferritin level is 126. I thought this was triggering my severe RLS since I ha...

Skihill

•2 months ago

6 Replies

How much codeine should I take?

I’ve just had telephone consultation with a G.P. I’ve had no sleep for 4 nights, I’ve stopped the pramipexole completely now. Took the last one on Sunday...

I’ve just had telephone consultation with a G.P. I’ve had no sleep for 4 nights,...

Delilah162

•2 months ago

58 Replies

Foot massager

Foot massagers. Hi everyone. Who has tried foot massagers? Which brand would you recommend? Prefer to buy one in the UK, where I live. I have relatively mild...

Foot massagers. Hi everyone. Who has tried foot massagers? Which brand would you...

Dexterruf

•2 months ago

3 Replies

RLS returning after initial success.

I have got off ropinirole, using pregablin & increased my iron levels, everything seemed to getting better with little or none RLS but suddenly its returning &...

I have got off ropinirole, using pregablin & increased my iron levels, everythin...

Doghorse

•2 months ago

21 Replies

RlS pain

Hi, like you, I suffer terribly with RLS. I take many tablets to help with this issue but totally feel like a zombie most mornings and ache from head to toe....

Hi, like you, I suffer terribly with RLS. I take many tablets to help with this ...

joolz1963

•2 months ago

1 Reply

Acetyl DL Leucine

Acetyl-DL-leucine in two individuals with REM sleep behavior disorder improves symptoms, reverses loss of striatal dopamine-transporter binding and stabilizes...

Acetyl-DL-leucine in two individuals with REM sleep behavior disorder improves s...

MrCrow

•2 months ago

7 Replies

appointment number 1

So. I told the GP I had RLS. He asked me what my diet was like, what my job was and got me to stand on my toes and then touch my toes. He had no questions on...

So. I told the GP I had RLS. He asked me what my diet was like, what my job was ...

Squirmy69

•2 months ago

37 Replies

Medication to avoid- RLS

Hello! Could someone please provide me a table or resource listing the medications that should be avoided by individuals with Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) to...

Hello! Could someone please provide me a table or resource listing the medicati...

Jf76

•2 months ago

13 Replies

Gabapentin

Has anyone had or heard of tingling feet as side effect of gabapentin?

Matmmhg7

•2 months ago

3 Replies

Neurologist Support

Does anyone in the UK have any experience of privately consulting neurologists that specialise in sleep disorders? I've been considering this but the costs are...

Does anyone in the UK have any experience of privately consulting neurologists t...

Jauny

•2 months ago

9 Replies

PRAMIPRXOLE

I have today been prescribed this after Gaba never worked so dubious of this. I have osteoarthritis and believe RLS can be related to it

I have today been prescribed this after Gaba never worked so dubious of this. I ...

Lynabe

•2 months ago

8 Replies

Advice on pregablin augmentation

I finally saw a neurologist after years of having RLS. He said the only drug that he was allowed to prescribe for rls was Pregablin. My gp had already tried...

I finally saw a neurologist after years of having RLS. He said the only drug tha...

Aaaules

•2 months ago

2 Replies

seeing GP tomorrow. Wish me luck

I have an appointment tomorrow evening. I am going armed with printouts about iron and RLS, medications list. Also going to request change off Sertraline to...

I have an appointment tomorrow evening. I am going armed with printouts about ir...

Squirmy69

•2 months ago

3 Replies

cold medicine

hello, is there a cold medicine that is safe to take with RLS?

Haydenpup

•2 months ago

6 Replies

MEDICATED PATCHES FOR RLS AND PLMS

I started with RLS as a child. At school i was always told to stop fidgeting , or sit still. When I was pregnant the RLS got much worse, and continued, th is...

I started with RLS as a child. At school i was always told to stop fidgeting , o...

radzome

•2 months ago

5 Replies

Posts - Restless Legs Syndrome | HealthUnlocked

Restless Legs Syndrome

All posts for September 2024

Cutting of Transdermal patches

Help needed please

Counties in UK where Buprenorph is not red-listed

Cutting of Buprenorphine patches

Anyone treated RLS with progesterone?

Osteoporosis meds

Help symptoms intensifying with pain in arms and legs

Valdoxan (agomelatine) brief trial

Very belated intro

ideal iron levels

success

Sue Johnson I can't find what you said about timing of magnesium with gabapentin. Would you please repeat it for me? Many thanks

Amitriptyline

Buprenorphine and depression

diazepam

Ferritin concern

How much codeine should I take?

Foot massager

RLS returning after initial success.

RlS pain

Acetyl DL Leucine

appointment number 1

Medication to avoid- RLS

Gabapentin

Neurologist Support

PRAMIPRXOLE

Advice on pregablin augmentation

seeing GP tomorrow. Wish me luck

cold medicine

MEDICATED PATCHES FOR RLS AND PLMS

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