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Gabapentin Dosing

SueJohnson I know you've written about this a million times. I'm treating PLMD with three 400mg gabapentin pills a day. It seems with that setup I should take...

SueJohnson I know you've written about this a million times. I'm treating PLMD w...

MaxPolokov

•24 hours ago

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Requip for the first time: twitches

After months of avoiding the DA class, I finally gave in and tried a TINY Requip dose (1/8th of a 0.5mg pill, so like 0.0625mg) and I’d say it helped me sleep...

After months of avoiding the DA class, I finally gave in and tried a TINY Requi...

LongswordChampion

•18 days ago

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This rls is driving me nuts.

I had rls a few years ago. That pasted but now I'm dealing with restless feet. It happens almost everyday and it's driving me nuts.My dr started me on...

I had rls a few years ago. That pasted but now I'm dealing with restless feet. ...

Anya737

•1 month ago

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Great video presentation about RLS current and investigational therapies

Sue Johnson, here is another RLS doctor for your list of doctor recommendations. I attended a Zoom presentation about RLS by a U.S. researcher and clinician...

Sue Johnson, here is another RLS doctor for your list of doctor recommendations....

Chocolatelover1211

•1 month ago

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Looking advice for going to GP

I've had RLS since around 2018/2019 and I didn't start pramipexole until 2019. I believe my RLS started with my Fibromyalgia but have never had a GP explain...

I've had RLS since around 2018/2019 and I didn't start pramipexole until 2019. I...

Whiterun

•2 months 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

•2 months ago

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Roprinol and Restless Legs

Hi, I had throat and neck cancer 7 years ago which was treated with radio therapy and chemotherapy, brutal !!. One of the serious side effects I suffered...

Hi, I had throat and neck cancer 7 years ago which was treated with radio therap...

BorisMagie

•2 months ago

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Dopamine Agonist (Ropinerole) Withdrawal

Hello RLS Community, Just wanted to report on my experience coming off Ropinerole. I'm following the guidelines and am reducing by .25 mg every 2 weeks. I...

Hello RLS Community, Just wanted to report on my experience coming off Ropinero...

Chocolate123Lab

•3 months ago

9 Replies

What about if you have Parkinson's and RLS?

On the RLS UK website, on the page called Managing your RLS with Medication it says 'Carbidopa Levodopa is a dopaminergic drug and should be used with...

On the RLS UK website, on the page called Managing your RLS with Medication i...

Jess123dog

•3 months ago

11 Replies

Neurofeedback treatment for RLS

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/254373261_Neurofeedback_Treatment_of_Restless_Legs_Syndrome_and_Periodic_Leg_Movements_in_Sleep I don't quite...

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/254373261_Neurofeedback_Treatment_of_Re...

MrCrow

•4 months ago

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switching from Neupro patches - it’s time to get off them

I’m going to start the tortuous journey of coming off the awful Neupro patches. After 23 years of taking dopamine agonists I am dreading it. I think I want...

I’m going to start the tortuous journey of coming off the awful Neupro patches. ...

BPN28

•5 months ago

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Itchiness & Gabapentin

I have been taking gabapentin for nearly a year. I have cut it back to 2 tablets a night. All of a sudden I have this itchiness around my upper body, does...

I have been taking gabapentin for nearly a year. I have cut it back to 2 tablets...

Catbennie

•5 months ago

4 Replies

Switching from Gabapentin to Pregabalin

Dear all After months on Gabapentin 1200mg, which was working for my RLS/PLMA, it suddenly became ineffective, even after I upped the dose to 1800mg in three...

Dear all After months on Gabapentin 1200mg, which was working for my RLS/PLMA, ...

magarlick

•5 months ago

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Stopped Trazodone and RLS is GONE!!

I read on Drugs.com I believe, that Trazodone can cause RLS symptoms. Since I was only taking it to help me sleep for the past 3 years, I stopped taking it. I...

I read on Drugs.com I believe, that Trazodone can cause RLS symptoms. Since I wa...

Chocolatelover1211

•5 months ago

6 Replies

Exit strategy

Hello all. I have trawled the posts for answers but I cannot collate them into a story that might apply to me. I have had RLS for 30 plus years obviously...

Hello all. I have trawled the posts for answers but I cannot collate them in...

Jemski4

•5 months ago

17 Replies

Tramadol-Urgently needed advice

It is now nine months since I stopped taking premipexole and I am more-or-less getting by using Tramadol Slow release. It has not been easy but I am...

It is now nine months since I stopped taking premipexole and I am more-or-less g...

welschrispy

•6 months ago

3 Replies

Hopelessly devoted

5 years on since chatting to a few professionals in controlling RSL and I'm still twisted as I was 5 years ago and yes still alive. Only difference to back...

5 years on since chatting to a few professionals in controlling RSL and I'm stil...

Legs1970

•6 months ago

4 Replies

Waking up with RLS (need advice—taking pregabalin)

I’ve taken pregabalin for well over a year now and it’s done well to control my RLS. I have a prescription for up to 375mg total daily. I have a few options:...

I’ve taken pregabalin for well over a year now and it’s done well to control my ...

hayzl

•6 months ago

13 Replies

rls and gabapentin

I just started on gabapentin. 100 mg. Not planning on going up at all. Just sticking to 100 mg. It has helped me sleep a bit. Which is amazing. I have had...

I just started on gabapentin. 100 mg. Not planning on going up at all. Just stic...

Sleeplessmom

•6 months ago

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1)Successfully Weaning Off Pramipexole 2)Antibiotics Causing Flareups

Thank you, Sue and Jools, for your advice many months ago. You rightly suggested I was suffering from augmentation. I didn’t think that was my problem, as I...

Thank you, Sue and Jools, for your advice many months ago. You rightly suggest...

WendyBea

•6 months ago

10 Replies

what I use now

First, you must get a doctor who will sympathize with your RLS condition. We have tried many medications, but what works for me now is a Neupro patch which...

First, you must get a doctor who will sympathize with your RLS condition. We h...

maribarosay

•7 months ago

4 Replies

Pramipexole to Pregabalin

Hi my story is much the same but full detail in my bio. I recently moved from 5 x 0.88mg Pramipexole to 150mg x 3 a day Pregabalin. My GP just switched with...

Hi my story is much the same but full detail in my bio. I recently moved from 5...

Hidden

•7 months ago

12 Replies

DAW and Gabapentin

Haven’t posted in awhile. I’ve tapered from 10 mg. Ropinorole down to 4 mg in 4 months. Had a telehealth appointment with a neurologist at Vanderbilt. He...

Haven’t posted in awhile. I’ve tapered from 10 mg. Ropinorole down to 4 mg in ...

ParisianTN55

•7 months ago

6 Replies

Finally, off DA but perhaps not for much longer

I am 64 years old and after 22 years of taking the DA Mirapexin, I took my last quarter tablet on July 7th. However, after three weeks of sleepless nights, I...

I am 64 years old and after 22 years of taking the DA Mirapexin, I took my last ...

MrVimes

•8 months ago

32 Replies

Pramipexole vs Gabapentin

I have been on Pramipexole for many years and my RLS is getting worse, with symptoms early in the day and arms and shoulders affected most days I asked my GP...

I have been on Pramipexole for many years and my RLS is getting worse, with symp...

blue2023

•8 months ago

25 Replies

Sifrol (Pramipexole) and Gambling addiction

Hi I am new here and at rock bottom. I've been prescribed Sifrol for Restless Legs Syndrome for, at a guess 4-5 years. During this time I have developed a...

Hi I am new here and at rock bottom. I've been prescribed Sifrol for Restless L...

KPPA

•9 months ago

38 Replies

Help coming off .35mg Pramipexole - UK

Hello, firstly thank you for your time in reading this. Just to begin with the basics: I’m on .35mg Pramipexole, and I first starting taking Pramipexole...

Hello, firstly thank you for your time in reading this. Just to begin with th...

WildgardenChi

•9 months ago

27 Replies

Gabapentin, RLS and PLMA - help re dosing

Dear all I have suffered from undiagnosed Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) for 20 years. In recent years - possibly correlated with me taking 100mg Sertraline...

Dear all I have suffered from undiagnosed Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) for 20 ...

magarlick

•9 months ago

17 Replies

lyrica vs Gabapentin

I have had Rls for about 20 years. I have been on Mirapex until augmentation set in. Got off of it in about a week which was an awful week. Then my Dr. put me...

I have had Rls for about 20 years. I have been on Mirapex until augmentation set...

ParisianTN55

•10 months ago

50 Replies

Coming off ropinerole

After several years on ropinerole, I've made the decision to stop taking it due to the augmentation I've experienced. I'm now down to 0.5mg and I'm really...

After several years on ropinerole, I've made the decision to stop taking it due ...

Marley7

•10 months ago

15 Replies

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RLS Medications posts

Gabapentin Dosing

Requip for the first time: twitches

This rls is driving me nuts.

Great video presentation about RLS current and investigational therapies

Looking advice for going to GP

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

Roprinol and Restless Legs

Dopamine Agonist (Ropinerole) Withdrawal

What about if you have Parkinson's and RLS?

Neurofeedback treatment for RLS

switching from Neupro patches - it’s time to get off them

Itchiness & Gabapentin

Switching from Gabapentin to Pregabalin

Stopped Trazodone and RLS is GONE!!

Exit strategy

Tramadol-Urgently needed advice

Hopelessly devoted

Waking up with RLS (need advice—taking pregabalin)

rls and gabapentin

1)Successfully Weaning Off Pramipexole 2)Antibiotics Causing Flareups

what I use now

Pramipexole to Pregabalin

DAW and Gabapentin

Finally, off DA but perhaps not for much longer

Pramipexole vs Gabapentin

Sifrol (Pramipexole) and Gambling addiction

Help coming off .35mg Pramipexole - UK

Gabapentin, RLS and PLMA - help re dosing

lyrica vs Gabapentin

Coming off ropinerole

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