What Is Rls

My husband is now taking requip for restless leg syndrome. Can you help me understand the treatment of this drug and its effects. I am concerned. ## Requip contains the active ingredient Ropinirole and it is one of the few medications approved to treat RLS. Learn more Requip details here. What are your specific concerns? I may be able to be of better assistance if I can address them for you directly.

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My husband is now taking requip for restless leg syndrome. Can you help me understand the treatment of this drug and its effects. I am concerned. ## It contains the active ingredient Ropinirole, which has several medical uses, including being approved to treat RLS. Learn more Requip details here. what are your specific concerns? I'll be glad to answer any questions you have about it.

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I've been on suboxone for about 8 months. Starting dosage was 2 -8mg a day.after months I've tapered down to about .50-.30mg very very small piece and been on that for a month, it's not as bad but I'm still tired and get light heat flashes. Any thoughts on what I should do from here? ## Is your intention to fully get off of Suboxone anytime soon? If so, I think you're certainly on the right track. Usually for drugs like this the safest way to stop taking them is to tapper off in fractions (actually cut into pieces) and these smaller pieces can be taken in place of the regular dose for a period of several weeks until the body is no longer dependent upon them. Based on the amount you're taking now, I'd say your just about out of the woods! Another user on here ...

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what is a little yellow round pill w/ H on one side 123 on the other? looks time released. I need to know what this is as I found this in a relatives backpack ## Hello, Treila! How are you? This tablet contains 1mg of Ropinirole, but not in a time released formulation, it is commonly used to treat RLS and Parkinson's Symptoms. Side effects may include nausea, dizziness, orthostatic hypotension and hallucinations. Is there anything else I can help with?

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Chantix does work--But it would be nice if someone had told me the terrible side effects that can happen. Side effects that a person must live with for the rest of their lives. RLS is a terrible side effect that does NOT go away after you stop taking Chantix. It effects every moment of of your life waking and sleeping! I'm not saying no one should use Chantix but if I had known the serious side effects that can be life altering I don't think I would have taken that risk. It is my 3rd day with no sleep due to RLS. I lost my job of 20 years, because I can't function on 3-4 hours of sleep in 48 hours. I just think people need to know what they may be risking before they decide to start Chantix thats all. ## Be aware people - I am fairly young and all of a sudden I developed thi...

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I have not bad problems with this pill at all. It actually has calmed my RLS. It took a few days but my RLS is under control. Mind over Matter baby. I dont Mind cuz it doesn't Matter ## I took klonopin 1 mg 2 times daily for 18 yrs. for anxiety. I came off of this 4 yrs. ago due to job loss and no insurance. I started having RLS symptoms which have become worse this last year. A neurologist prescribed Mirapex. I had extremely bad insomnia. Last week my doctor changed my scrip to Requip. The nausea, vomiting & headaches are terrible. I also get fatigued very fast. I will no longer take these 2 drugs. I have left my doctor to call me today. I want to go back on klonopin which evidently worked for me for anxiety. Plus I never knew I had RLS until I came off of it. I have read somne...

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I had been on a lot of opioid medication for several years and Seroquel at night for sleep. Two years ago I got off the pain meds but continued the Seroquel. Over the course of a couple of of months I developed worsening involuntary twitching and jerking of my legs at night. One afternoon I sat down to pay some bills and couldn’t even see right or sit still. I went to ER and they gave me some Ativan which put me back to normal for a few hours. The same symptoms continued. I looked back thru my daily journal and figured out the twitching and jerking started about 30 min after I took the Seroquel at night. I stopped the Seroquel for 6 nights and the movements went away. I took it on the 7th nite and it all came back with a vengeance. I stopped the Seroquel and have not had the probl...

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Hi I have tried dopamine drugs, Pramipexole & so on. now Gabapentin & my symptoms are coming back in addition to side effects of this drug. Some people find Methadone a good alternative to relieve RLS for many years but I am hestant to start on it.mI just dont know what drug to move onto next as life is in the doldrums for me right now. Can someone offer any suggestions please? My Iron, magnesium are good, i know all my triggers, my lifestyle is managed for RLS and I have rsearched this disease for many years but still no miracle medication has arrived.

Hello again Requip Forum: I have asked questions before on this forum (Requip changed from 2 mg to 4 mg - and I was very sick). Well, the doc changed me to 3 mg. Not sick anymore, guess the 4 mg was just to strong for me. Anyways, it's great the 3 mg does not make me sick but good grief, I am wide awake at 2:00 a.m. because the drug has worn off. Does Requip make a controlled release by chance? I am so very frustrated - it seems I am constantly switching strengths and each strenth is short lived. Now is this something that I am just going to have to deal with. ## I am wondering about the sleep thing. I take Requip for RLS and it helps till I wake up wide awake and cant fall back to sleep, at 130am I am ready to start the day and thats not good! Other than that I think it does great!...

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Can Neurontin help with Restless Leg Syndrome? ## I have heard that it has helped some people and I know the company is now working on a new derivative of it to treat RLS, but at this time it is not approved to treat it. ## I Have Just Started Taking Neurontin, And I Find It Has Helped With RLS, I Also Found That I have Been Having More Headaches.

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Have been on requip for about 8 weeks. Started off with 2 mg and am up to 4 mg per day. The requip stops the RLS for me but makes me so sick to my stomach. Even in the mornings I wake up and feel the need to vomit. Is it going to get better? ## Sure you're not pregnant? Only kidding! Unfortunately, that is one of the number one side effects, but it really will get better. How long have you been on the 4mg? That would make a difference because it can take up to 2 months for the nausea to subside after getting to a new dose. ## Have only been on the 4 mg for about two weeks now. I noticed the 2 mg at the end of the 4th or 5th week was starting to make me sick to my stomach. Oh NO, I am not pregnant - god forbid - hahahahha. Well, this is good news that the nausea will subside after aw...

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I was on methadone for 13 years for cronic pain but I also have severe RLS and methadone took care of both and gave me my life back but then. My doctor quit without telling anyone and all of a sudden my meds were gone. I was off of methadone all of a sudden with no problems at all and no withdrawal at all. I don't understand why others would have that problem but now I am back in terrible pain and my RLS will not let me sleep more then two hours at a time. I go to a pain clinic but all they will give me is lortab or higher and it helps for 4 hours but I don't like taking it at all. It can hurt your liver. I want my methadone back and I don't think it is fair that because some people abuse it the ones that need it can't get it. I never had to increase my dose and I never ...

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im wondering what is small,White,oval,has c/3 on 1 side and a nine on the other ## The marking is actually b C3 and this tablet contains 0.25mgs of Pramipexole, which is most commonly used to treat early stage Parkinson's disease and RLS. Learn more Pramipexole details here. Is there anything else I can help with?

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Why would this medicine help RLS and insomnia? I have been taking the max allowed of ropinirole for RLS, but RLS is getting worse. When I am walking the floors, in pain and can't be still, I would try anything. I remembered this medicine I had from Breast Cancer Surgery; I took one. I went to sleep almost immediately. The second night, the same thing. The ropinirole is not working. I took another one. I went to sleep. Slept all night, woke up felt great. What is going on? Tonight instead of starting the ropinirole, I decided to try one of these Oxycod/apap pills 5 to 325 mg. (?) . Anyway, I feel fine. I have not had any restlessness. i am able to sit still and watch TV. This can't continue, as no doctor is going to prescribe oxycod/apap. Why is the roprinirole not working. I cou...

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A Neurologist perscribed Requip for me 10-7-05 along with Carbidopa I am already taking for RLS (Restless Legs Syndrome) Has anyone else gone through this? ## I am taking Requip, but I keep having to increase the dosage. Did you experience this? ## i HAVE BEEN TAKING REQUIP FOR PARKINSON'S AND DEVELOPED RLS. ## bchambers, i am taking requip for RLS...and I am not seeing any results from it...I still awake in the middle of the night with pain in my legs...sometimes, I can not feel my arms or legs...it is very scary and sometimes I am very fearful of this. it is almost like paralysis...what if my house is on fire when this happens and I can not move? Maybe if you continue to take higher dose, then you should ask your doctor to try something else...hope it all work out for you. I am co...

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I've had severe RLS for 40 years and over the years have tried everything. Sinemet worked well for years, then augmentation and rebound set in. Requip didn't help. Have tried at varying times: darvocet, fentanyl, valium, klonopin. Finally found relief about 7 years ago with Methadone 10 mg twice daily and am able to rest at night and function well at work. I am moving to San Francisco in a week and will need a doctor to prescribe. Does anyone know a doctor who understands RLS or a pain doctor that will Rx opioid longterm? Thank you.

I was on H and suboxone binge for the last 2 months I'd take H 3-8 bags for 2-3 days then hold off for 24 hours and take an 8mg suboxone pill to taper (just one dose that would last for 5-7 days. This last week though I needed more suboxone to feel comfortable and did an 8mg, 8mg, 4mg dose and then stopped cold turkey. I had been clean for 5 months and the last year and half with 2 very short relapses. Anyway the first 5 days i felt fine a little fatigued at times, then day 6 I started to get really depressed (like suicidally) in the afternoon and then fell asleep normally but started RLS and kicking around 5am watched tv for 2 hours then napped for one more (So i ended up with a full 8 hours) but then Day 7 I had mild chills and then late afternoon again i felt super depressed and ...

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what can i take to help with coming off methadone? I have R.L.S. so theres alot of things I can't take.Any thing I can get at the health food store? ## I've been on methadone 15 mgs 2 times a day, I lost my prescriptions this month, and even tho I've never lost them b 4 my doctor said I needed to file a police report if I wanted her to rewrite them so I did n now she refuses to rewrite new ones, I've never been in trouble with the law! So now I'm withdrawing, it's thanksgving. day n I have five children, I've contacted my attorney and plan to file a complaint against her with the amb! I need to make this a great day for the family, is it ok to take oxycontin to relive my withdrawal symptoms and if so how much? ## I've been on methadone for 9yrs, I lost my...

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I'm on day 15 of no Suboxone. I took a low dose of 1/2 mg a day, if needed, for 18 mos. I never took more than that at any time. I jumped & didn't taper b/c I felt w/d at 1/4 mg anyway. It's not getting any better & I'm beginning to wonder if things will ever swing upward. My RLS is pathetic. It's even in my arms & I feel like flailing my hands, as if it'll escape out my fingers. I can't stand for it to be quiet & I'm so nervous every single second of the day. I can't relax, let alone sleep. However, I'm fortunate to have access to Neurontin & my dentist husband gave me an Rx for Tramadol today. (Hard to imagine this would actually be worse if I didn't have these.) I'm eating well, keeping myself hydrated, using Benadry...

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My legs are very jumpy and restless. I need to know what I can go about it. Right now I take carpidopa ## Have you consulted your doctor about treatment alternatives, if this isn't working for you? There are other medications available to help treat RLS, such as Ropinirole: You can learn more about the condition and treatment options here: ## I just started on 300 mg gabapentin hoping it will help. Have you improved with anything? I have PLMD (periodic limb movement disorder) which leaves me so fatigued everyday. ## If you would like to avoid prescription meds, try taking magnesium which relaxes muscles. Also research the supplement called Mucuna and read reviews on Amazon.

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