Requip for rls
Common Questions and Answers about Requip for rls
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But as you know what might work great 
http://www.medicinenet.com/restless_leg_syndrome/page2.htm
Do try to overcome your stress and keep yourself physically active.
It is better to get the sleep study and a drug review by a sleep specialist. Keep updating on your progress. Take care.
This result met with little concern. After diagnosis RLS 10/07 started Requip. Worked like magic from first .Actual RLS symptoms abated, bad wakings CEASED. Was at 2 mg nightly. End 1/08 small weight gain, minor edema. Short of breath. Suddenly symptoms increased.Gained more than 25 lbs in 10 weeks.Feet/ ankles/ fingers/abdomen terribly swollen. All sorts of tests including kidney,liver,congestive heart failure. No answers. Back to neuro.
It's possible that you have a real medical issue with RLS and if that's the case Requip works great and it's not addictive!
On the other hand if it does have something to do with w/d's then I would suggest eating bananas as they really do help.
If the bananas don't work after a few days then I would go to your doctor and tell him what's going on with your legs and he will probably give you the Requip. I'm currently taking it and with no side effects at all.
Thank you Worried for the detailed information. I had no idea those extra receptor sites never went away!! I guess that's why the experts say that once you are an addict, you always will be. =( I understand the dangers of an addict messing around with dopamine. I just have such a tough time with the RLS. If it was only for four or five days, I could hang in there, but mine tends to last more like 14 or 15 days.
I was prescribed Requip for RLS, which I had so bad with my Tramadol withdrawal, I would rock and bounce for hours during both the day and night. I had RLS for at least 6 hours or more a day for almost a month.
I took the Requip for the first 40 days, now I take it 2x a week. My doc said after I hit 2 months or more off the opiates, we can talk about me jumping off the Requip all together.
I HAVE RLS FOR MANY YEARS AND I AM ON 3MG REQUIP AND 1 MG KLONPIN, THAT HAS BEEN HELPING UP TO NOW. I DISCOVERED THAT MY THYROID IS VERY LOW. COULD THAT BE WHY MY RLS IS GETTING WORSE. I REALLY NEED SOME SLEEP!!! WHAT OTHER MEDS ARE HELPFUL. I REALLY HAVE ALOT OF PAIN IN MY LEGS ALSO. THANKS FOR AMY HELP.
In response to others questions about RLS. I have had extreme pain and burning in my legs for years, but only when I try to sleep or recline. I don't get the jerking sensation as some do, but I do move constantly for relief. My vascular dr. did an ultrasound and then did an EVLT procedure. This was wasted time and money as it did not help. There are a few things I have found to be helpful for me and want to pass on in hopes of help for others.
In response to others questions about RLS. I have had extreme pain and burning in my legs for years, but only when I try to sleep or recline. I don't get the jerking sensation as some do, but I do move constantly for relief. My vascular dr. did an ultrasound and then did an EVLT procedure. This was wasted time and money as it did not help. There are a few things I have found to be helpful for me and want to pass on in hopes of help for others.
I've got severe RLS 24/7 and have been taking Requip for the past several years, Mirapex before that. It's gotten worse lately so the doctor had me go cold turkey 5 days ago. He gave me Klonopin to take at night, but it doesn't do anything other than make me even more tired. I managed to get 6 hours sleep on day 4, but that's it for the whole week. The doctor says that I can't go back on the dopamines (Requip) since they have started augmentation (making the RLS worse).
Since I already have RLS, will I have to look forward to an increase in the severity of my RLS??? I am very worried. I take Requip (ropinirole) for RLS but it is not a total relief of it. RLS is hell as you dread going to bed, you dread movies, you dread airplanes as you know that your legs will instantly start to ache and you will have the compulsion to constantly move them to relieve the discomfort.
He also takes plenty of Norco and Percs..The Requip works very well for him..he suffers from RLS pretty bad ..He has no side effects from it and takes it at bedtime..@10 pm..and he gets up for work @5am..he doesn't feel groggy or anything...you should give it a try..especially when you are in w/d..
If your taking anything else..a pharmacist can let you know if there is any contradictions between meds..
I know that RLS can drive a person nuts..I was fortunate this time around..
You should go see a doctor because it could be a pinched nerve or something. I've had RLS for years and when it started I would just stretch or use a stationary bike and then I'd be able to sleep. It isn't really a pain for me but like.... well like I just can't stand to stay still. I have to move my legs and flex and stretch. I would actually get into a stretch that made my legs feel better and try to fall asleep that way.
I had tried all the usual medications for rls before taking the Ultram. I have tried requip, mirapex, sinamet, gabapentin, lyrica and a host of others. Ultram was the only one that worked well. For three and a half years I was free of the rls syptoms. Now though I am afraid I am going to experience not only increased rls symptoms but also the other withdrawl symptoms associated with quiting the Ultram. I am looking for responses from others that have been in this boat.
This forum is great! It seems to me that a loy of good common sense and experience .
Corey, how did your son get over the rls form wd if he still has RLS? I've heard of Requip before but what is the new drug out for RLS?I think my problem is wd but coming days will tell. I liked Jacqui's response.
What does PM mean? I'm not up to the lingo!
I feel a bit less "antsy" than an hour ago!
I started taking Requip last year for RLS. I just happen to mention to my doctor that I had leg pain during the night. She had given me a trial pack but left it at home when I went to my daughters for the weekend. I had only been taking it a few days and when I didn't have it to take I thought i was dying. It is like I am addited to this drug. I can't come off of it. I have started having shooting pains in my legs and find that I am having to take it more often.
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