Has anyone got Restless Leg Syndrome?!
Question: Has anyone got Restless Leg Syndrome?
In the past year RLS has gotten considerably worse, I'm currently on Ropinirole 1.5MG which works okay overnight so I can get to sleep and my legs don't keep me awake twitching or cramping-up.
BUT during the day I get bad symptoms too, obviously a pain if I'm working or go to the cinema with friends - I can't take Ropinirole given as it causes drowsiness. I went to the GP about this but they said there was nothing else they could give me - this particular GP is a temp and pretty rubbish from what I've seen of him in the past, so I don't believe that I have no other option.
I'd like to go back to another GP for help, with some information on hand, so wondering has anyone else been put on anything during the day that has helped?
BUT during the day I get bad symptoms too, obviously a pain if I'm working or go to the cinema with friends - I can't take Ropinirole given as it causes drowsiness. I went to the GP about this but they said there was nothing else they could give me - this particular GP is a temp and pretty rubbish from what I've seen of him in the past, so I don't believe that I have no other option.
I'd like to go back to another GP for help, with some information on hand, so wondering has anyone else been put on anything during the day that has helped?
Answers:
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Perhaps you are deficient in potassium, calcium or magnesium.
http://au.search.yahoo.com/search?p=rls+…
I thought that was a vitamin deficiency? My father was twitching his legs all the time and they told him to take Magnesium tablets. It actually does work.
But I am not sure if it is the same thing as you have, but I would get your blood tested for deficiencies. Go to a different doctor, and then if the next one is crap try another one - until you can get some reasonable help or ideas on how to deal with it.