Does any one have restless leg syndrome.
What are your symtoms? I would like to
talk. Deer
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CarolDiane
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Hi There Posted: 09-24-07 02:02am
I had RLS. There are a coulpe of things
that can cause it. You might want to have
a potassium level drawn and go from there.
Just my opinion. There are new FDA
approved drugs out now for RLS. But it
might be that other things have to be
ruled out first, not sure. If it is really
nagging at you, I would consult my Doc
about it and go from there.
Hope that little bit helped,
MsSky
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deer
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Restless Leg Syndrome Posted: 09-25-07 14:39pm
HI I been to the doctor and he put me on
Mirapex for two weeks to see if it works.
He did'nt check for potassium but I could
ask him. What were your symtoms of RLS?
Did it happen at night or all the time?
Deer.
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Mostly At Rest Posted: 09-25-07 16:28pm
Yes, RLS seems more aggrivating at night
when you muscles try and relax. You doctor
would have ran test for chemical imbalance
if he thought it was needed, believe me.
So go with what you doc has perscribed and
go from there. LRS also can happen during
the day hours too. Like when sitting in a
chair. Usually any time you are not
walking around. These med's are pretty
much newly FDA approved, but seem to work
great for most. Let me know how you fair
out. Give it about a week or so to start
working. Always call you doc if you think
you having any side effects or if you feel
the drug is not working.
Hugs,
MsSky
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deer
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Restless Leg Syndrome Posted: 09-26-07 10:44am
Hi I been on Mirapex for almost two weeks
and nothings change. I still have all my
symtoms. Should I try a different
medication? Or maybe its not RLS. My dad
and brother both had msthey both passed
away. What are your symtoms of ms. Deer.
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deer
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Restless Leg Syndrome Posted: 09-26-07 10:49am
Hi MsSky I forgot to ask you can RLS
affect your feet hands and arms. Did you
have it during the day time? What were
your symtoms?
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Re: Restless Leg Syndrome Posted: 09-26-07 11:04am
deer
wrote:
Hi MsSky I forgot to ask you
can RLS affect your feet hands and arms.
Did you have it during the day time? What
were your
symtoms?
It's doesn't affect your hands and arms.
It's called restless LEG syndrome, not
restless body syndrome.
I have RLS, which was a LOT worse during
my pregnancy. It caused me to stay awake
for sometimes 3 days at a time. When I
went in to deliver, I was going through
labor on 3 hours of sleep for the whole
week.
Now that the baby is over a year old, I
occasionally still have RLS symptoms. They
get worse when I have been walking a lot
during the day.
Apparently I still kick my legs in my
sleep. My husband asked me this morning if
I was feeling the tingling last night and
I wasn't. I was asleep but still kicking
around like I was feeling the twinge.
My grandfather also had RLS. I think it
can be genetic.
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deer
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Posted: 09-26-07 13:08pm
Hi Marianne. Does your legs and feet burn
at all? My do they do all the time . I
feel it less when Ia'm walking around.
Does your legs and feet ache you. Do you
just feel it when you lay down to go to
sleep? The doctor is not to sure thst I
have it but he wants to rule out
everything so he put me on Mirapex for two
weeks to see if the medication works. Get
back to me Deer.
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Marianne0558
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Posted: 09-26-07 13:16pm
deer
wrote:
Hi Marianne. Does your legs
and feet burn at all? My do they do all
the time . I feel it less when Ia'm
walking around. Does your legs and feet
ache you. Do you just feel it when you lay
down to go to sleep? The doctor is not to
sure thst I have it but he wants to rule
out everything so he put me on Mirapex for
two weeks to see if the medication works.
Get back to me
Deer.
My symptoms aren't burning. It happens at
nighttime. It's like a twitching. I feel
like I HAVE to move my legs. I can't
really explain it. I start feeling the
sensation and then my legs will jerk
about. Very strongly. It's not that it
hurts at all, it just keeps me awake. It's
annoying.
It hardly ever happens when I'm just
sitting, more when I am laying down.
The symptoms were 100 times worse when I
was pregnant and my doctor prescribed me a
medication for RLS (can't remember the
name) but it was a temporary prescription
because he said it would go away after a
while.
It still happens, tends to be when I am
stressed out or was walking a long time
during the day.
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Posted: 09-26-07 13:54pm
Hey deer,
No, I only had problems with my legs.
Mostly at night. Almost like a muscle
spasm where they would "twich" with the
mostly calve spasm. I really do'nt
remember it affecting my arms. But, I will
say that it still be possible. Actually, I
can remember where my shoulders would do
that too sometimes. And that is sure part
of you arm. Again deer, best source is
your doctor. Because I can actually say,
since being recently diagnosed with MS,
I'm not sure both are related.
MsSky
Disclaimer: My posts on this forum are by
no means a diagnosis. Just my opinion and
support. Please see your Physican for
conclusive facts and proper diagnosing.
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Posted: 09-26-07 14:47pm
I agree, it is always a good idea to see a
dr for a diagnosis for any medical problem
that you are having but if they do find
out it is Restless Leg Syndrome a lot of
people use Requip and it helps them but I
am not a dr. Please keep us posted and let
us know what you find out. All the best!
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Marianne0558
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Posted: 09-26-07 14:49pm
sandyallen
wrote:
I agree, it is always a good
idea to see a dr for a diagnosis for any
medical problem that you are having but if
they do find out it is Restless Leg
Syndrome a lot of people use Requip and it
helps them but I am not a dr. Please keep
us posted and let us know what you find
out. All the
best!
REQUIP!!! That's what it was... It helped
a lot for me.
