Hi thank Gd I found this site, thanks to all the stories I have managed to go from 20 N+ a night to 4. I started taking them for restless legs syndrome and loved the buzz. I am a single mother of 2 beautiful boys and become so depressed dont feel like getting out of bed and just want to sleep my life away. My question is once I have stopped taking these horrible pills, what do I do about my restless legs as it makes me feel like ripping my limbs off.
I have Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) which includes the uncontrollable need to move my legs, and surprisingly, other parts of my body also. I take Mirapex which helps greatly. My PCP and Neuro both feel this is the way for me to go because it was so severe. I also suffer from severe insomnia because of it. I'm not suggesting that you need to be medicated, but I do recommend that you talk to you physician about it, because it can be very dibilitating.
I have RLS, and I have the painful kind, where my legs hurt all the time, I take codeine for it. Lots of things do trigger RLS and make it worse, but I have no idea how the thyroid works with that. There is an rls.org website that has a list of stuff that can make RLS worse. Remember "worse" is generally temporary, like a lot of standing one day will make your legs hurt more for a while, until you've had a chance to rest.
I think I could deal with the withdrawals if it weren't for the restless legs... that to me is the very worst and right now they are killing me does anyone know any way to make them stop? Or at least not be so bad?
Hi I am wondering if maybe it could be ticks, I had exactly the same sort of thing happen when I was 10 ( I'm now 25) and after testing eeg, which was found to be abnormal I was put on tegretol and they went away allong with a fair host of other issues.
See your doctor and get thier advice.
All the best David.
I loose a lot of sleep. I get in day and night. My arms even jerk and have that restless feeling. Mirapex is taken twice a day and don't help. No drs will address it and I'm miserable . Is this a lack of a vitamin or mineral. Do I ever get rid of them?
I am a 39 year old male that has suffered for years with restless legs, leg/joint pain, both of which have caused many sleepless nights. The pain is more noticeable during weather changes (doesn't matter if its warm to cold or cold to warm). My legs twitch almost constantly and is very noticeable especially when sleeping, I have been told i have had my legs have spasmed to my chest. I have also had multiple arthroscopic knee surgeries due to a parachuting accident when i was younger.
I am pretty sure this is neurological. First, I have had restless legs syndrome since I was little. It has gotten worse as I have gotten older. I am 45 now. I can get it just in my legs or whole body. It isn't pain, just creepy crawly and I take meds. For awhile now, maybe over a period of 10 years, I have noticed that I am super hypersensitive to touch, especially my legs which can cause them to start "acting up".
RLS was a ***** for me too!!! Baths helped. I also was prescribed clonidine and that worked well. Ur doin great stay positive u can do it. It gets better!
Both are worse at night, typical for nerve pain, and there is pretty good med, Mirapex, at least for restless legs, it does work. As I have been undergoing evaluation for ALS/polyneuropathy/MS (just pick one!) I can tell you I am pretty informed as I have worked in healthcare some 40 years. I can also say with confidence, you do not have ALS. A little twitch does not a fatal disease make, especially in light of having no ALS typical symptoms (weakness is usually first symptom).
Ask your doctor about mirapex. It's a parkinsons drug that has done wonders for me.
I was told to take it 3 times a day but I also get very groggy. I also take Mirapex for restless legs(he upped my dose of this) but none of it completely takes away the spasms,& I still don't sleep all night. If you find a magic cure please let me know, I would love some rest!!! For some reason the increased dose of Mirapex has helped, do you take this also?
s and I have tardive akathesia which is similar to restless legs syndrome but it would depend on the cause of it. If its clinically similar to Parkinson's, I did not find Bachlophen, Mirapex, Aricept and Requip to be of help but many people do. I was ruled out for Tetrabenzene and Namenda but those have shown to be of help. Atenolol was helpful for me and can be for some but I was changed to Clonidine and they interact but that is helpful on controlling akathesia for me.
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