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Restless Legs Syndrome

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Are Mounjaro weight loss injections a trigger for RLS?

I have suffered from RLS for over 40 years and sadly my GP started me on Ropinerole about ten years ago. I am now slowly trying to reduce my dose (3mg daily)...

I have suffered from RLS for over 40 years and sadly my GP started me on Ropiner...

Helthom

•7 hours ago

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Back again too

I was taking a low dose of codeine the last few months and it really did help with the rls .. was getting some good nights sleep ..I had to stop taking it two...

I was taking a low dose of codeine the last few months and it really did help wi...

Ronniebongo

•8 hours ago

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Introduction

Hi I am 73 yo and was diagnosed with RLS in 2017, although I believe I was experiencing symptons 2-3 years earlier. I was prescribed Sifrol in 2019. I am...

Hi I am 73 yo and was diagnosed with RLS in 2017, although I believe I was exper...

Asha1918

•11 hours ago

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Back again, again!

Hi all. I really hope that you are all coping with this horrible ' Syndrome '! I was wondering whether anybody had found that the 100mg Slow Release Tapentadol...

Hi all. I really hope that you are all coping with this horrible ' Syndrome '! I...

Danni54

•13 hours ago

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best antidepressant, that wouldn’t increase Restless legs

What is the best antidepressant to avoid triggering restless legs

Myteamo

•17 hours ago

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Daytime RLS and Pregabalin

I am currently taking Pregabalin 150mg at around 6/7 pm.My problem is that my symptoms start early in the aftertoon at around 3-4pm. Sometimes as early as...

I am currently taking Pregabalin 150mg at around 6/7 pm.My problem is that my sy...

Nazgolapkhan

•22 hours ago

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Dopamine agonist augmentation

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=L6CtKeOAzGE Very interesting research from Spain.

Moonwalker1967

•23 hours ago

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Statin drugs making rls worse?

Hello everyone, Is it possible that my statin drugs are making my rls worse? I got off of ruvastatin a week ago for legs pain. Was off it for a week plus...

Hello everyone, Is it possible that my statin drugs are making my rls worse? I g...

Crazy-Leggs

•24 hours ago

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Getting off Neupro patch what to expect

Hello friends I’ve had RLS for over 30 yrs currently I’m on Ropinorole 3mg at night and a Neupro patch 3mg things have been ok I’ve been on this for more than...

Hello friends I’ve had RLS for over 30 yrs currently I’m on Ropinorole 3mg at ni...

Bat3353

•24 hours ago

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rigid body

does anybody go totally rigid? My mum says she starts with shaking and then her legs goes rigid and toes point even so much that her legs raise, she only seems...

does anybody go totally rigid? My mum says she starts with shaking and then her ...

Kingfisher65

•1 day ago

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Horizant

Hi everyone, I'm new to the group and happy to have found you. I have primary rls but it was never that bad untill I had seratonin syndrome in 2012 and in icu...

Hi everyone, I'm new to the group and happy to have found you. I have primary rl...

Crazy-Leggs

•1 day ago

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iron infusion on nhs in UK - any tips?

hi, I have been taking iron bisglycinate supplements (100mg on alt nights on empty stomach with vit C) for a year now and my ferritin and TS levels started to...

hi, I have been taking iron bisglycinate supplements (100mg on alt nights on emp...

Lacey_

•2 days ago

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travelling to Singapore with opioids

Any problems going to Singapore (stopover) en route to Europe with 30 days worth of methadone, if in original container and with drs letter?Do I need to...

Any problems going to Singapore (stopover) en route to Europe with 30 days worth...

Mongolia2020

•2 days ago

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combining gabapentin and pregabalin

Does anyone combine gabapentin and pregabalin? I’ve seen lots of posts about switching between the two, but none with someone taking both. It seems like a...

Does anyone combine gabapentin and pregabalin? I’ve seen lots of posts about sw...

707twitcher

•3 days ago

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Iron Supplements

I have always had very low blood pressure to the point of having to add extra salt to my diet. I have been taking 50mg of iron bigylcinate every night which...

I have always had very low blood pressure to the point of having to add extra sa...

violetta254

•3 days ago

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More on Berberine

So, I haven't had any RLS in many years - until the last 2 nights! Mostly my severe RLS was settled years ago with iron supplements (ferrous bisglycinate...

So, I haven't had any RLS in many years - until the last 2 nights! Mostly my se...

DicCarlson

•3 days ago

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what could be triggering sudden onset of RLS / augmentation, evening and night?

I have only recently discovered this Forum - wish I’d found it years ago - and this is my first post. Mine is the all too common scenario- prescribed Ropinerol...

I have only recently discovered this Forum - wish I’d found it years ago - and t...

Jeryatric

•3 days ago

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New to Forum?

If you are new to the forum I always say "many medicines and OTC supplements can make RLS worse. If you are taking any and you list them here, I can tell you...

If you are new to the forum I always say "many medicines and OTC supplements can...

SueJohnson

•3 days ago

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??? re Statin use

Hi everyone- I have been on 40mg daily Atorvastatin for @ least 20 years but over the last 2 weeks I was advised not to take them as had an infection & had to...

Hi everyone- I have been on 40mg daily Atorvastatin for @ least 20 years but ove...

SwimLyn

•3 days ago

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Traveling to Portugal with Oxycodone

I’m taking a cruise next Fall that starts in Portugal and ends in Rome. Reportedly opioids are banned but supposedly can bring them in with MD prescription and...

I’m taking a cruise next Fall that starts in Portugal and ends in Rome. Reported...

BeachGolfer

•4 days ago

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How to I convince a doctor about DA augmentation and the correct algorithm to treat RLS?

I want to try and get the best treatment available in India. While opioids are a long shot, Gabapentinoids and iron therapy is available here. But doctors...

I want to try and get the best treatment available in India. While opioids are a...

MrCrow

•4 days ago

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The broken health care system, the cancer act of 1939

It's a criminal act to commit medical torture with medications and its a criminal act cure disease or even advise patients on such cures, if medical...

It's a criminal act to commit medical torture with medications and its a crimina...

RLSSCARER

•4 days ago

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Antidepressant and Dopamine inhibitors lighting the fuse for self identity Dysfunction

Doctors and Psychiatrist light the fuse for refractory diseases, Dysfunction, destruction, violence with other medications This article titled sleep review,...

Doctors and Psychiatrist light the fuse for refractory diseases, Dysfunction, de...

RLSSCARER

•4 days ago

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Restless leg syndrome with neuroinfections causing brain encephalitis.

paralysis, and end of life Encephopathy seizure, coma, and high risk factors associated with death from toxicity from all medications. Medication that exert...

paralysis, and end of life Encephopathy seizure, coma, and high risk factors ass...

RLSSCARER

•4 days ago

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Ferric Carboxymaltose Iron Studies 2025

https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:EU:8eea8238-2116-4138-837d-0f4b35b5ff89 A comprehensive analysis of previous intravenous Iron studies confirms that...

https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:EU:8eea8238-2116-4138-837d-0f4b35b5ff89...

Joolsg

•5 days ago

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I have started weaning off ropinirole

Just an update since it’s been a few months. I got tired of waiting months to see the RLS ‘specialist’ at the sleep clinic where they treat my sleep apnea. I...

Just an update since it’s been a few months. I got tired of waiting months to s...

GrandmaKarey

•5 days ago

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Augmentation and pregabalin/gabapentin

As many of you will have read my earlier posts I have been one of those many grateful people whose life has been positively changed by association with this...

As many of you will have read my earlier posts I have been one of those many gra...

davchar23

•5 days ago

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RLS linked to ADHD?

I have recently been getting ads appear on my Facebook feed for apps to help with ADHD. Symptoms of ADHD listed include RLS. Any thoughts?

I have recently been getting ads appear on my Facebook feed for apps to help wit...

Theonlypetied

•5 days ago

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updated National Opioid Registry

a few days someone(?Jools) posted a link to the 5 year update on the National Opioid Registry longitudinal study. I can't find the link now and am not coming...

a few days someone(?Jools) posted a link to the 5 year update on the National Op...

teakabeagle

•5 days ago

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How many years of relief can you get with treatments available on an average?

Considering the algorithm for someone diagnosed with RLS goes, Gab/Iron then Pregab then Short acting opioids then long acting opioids, all in all how much...

Considering the algorithm for someone diagnosed with RLS goes, Gab/Iron then Pre...

MrCrow

•6 days ago

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Posts - Restless Legs Syndrome | HealthUnlocked

Restless Legs Syndrome

All posts for January 2025

Are Mounjaro weight loss injections a trigger for RLS?

Back again too

Introduction

Back again, again!

best antidepressant, that wouldn’t increase Restless legs

Daytime RLS and Pregabalin

Dopamine agonist augmentation

Statin drugs making rls worse?

Getting off Neupro patch what to expect

rigid body

Horizant

iron infusion on nhs in UK - any tips?

travelling to Singapore with opioids

combining gabapentin and pregabalin

Iron Supplements

More on Berberine

what could be triggering sudden onset of RLS / augmentation, evening and night?

New to Forum?

??? re Statin use

Traveling to Portugal with Oxycodone

How to I convince a doctor about DA augmentation and the correct algorithm to treat RLS?

The broken health care system, the cancer act of 1939

Antidepressant and Dopamine inhibitors lighting the fuse for self identity Dysfunction

Restless leg syndrome with neuroinfections causing brain encephalitis.

Ferric Carboxymaltose Iron Studies 2025

I have started weaning off ropinirole

Augmentation and pregabalin/gabapentin

RLS linked to ADHD?

updated National Opioid Registry

How many years of relief can you get with treatments available on an average?

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