... my psychiatrist gave me clonazepam for restless leg syndrome over 7 years ago and when I was able to speak with a neurologist from the VA Sleep Study clinic, she realized that I should have been given something else since restless arms was the issue more than with my legs. So, she wrote a prescription for Ropinrole then passed along the prescription to be handled by my psychiatrist. I began showing weird symptoms and call my psych doc about it and she waved it off like I was worrying about nothing. She said to stop talking it for a week to see if I noticed a changed, after I had taken it for two months increasing the dose each month from .25 to .50mg. I looked the drug up on this website and my symptoms were listed under severe allergic reactions. I stopped taking that medication completely and after a month, my symptoms totally disappeared. Does anyone else have restless arm syndrome and have a different medication I can ask about?
Does anyone have Restless arm syndrome - what medicine do you take?
Question posted by sandallia2010 on 29 Aug 2010
Last updated on 14 June 2023
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I have been taking Mirapex for at least 3 years. It works fine but sometimes RLS comes on in the late afternoon and i need to take it early. When that happens, I might need another dose at night.
in seem to get restless everything - sometimes legs, other times arms or hands, thumbs, restless toe - neurontin seems to help 600 mg. a day (morning, night) however, i still wake many time during the night
I was prescribed mirapex, an expensive newer medicine for restless legs. While pregnant I was prescribed low dose hydrocodone for r l s . Clonapin makes my r l s worse but I am not sure if that's just me... And stay away from Benadryl and most sleep/ allergy OTC meds. Loratadine is a safe allergy med for r l s , FYI.
Why do you say to stay away from Benadryl? How does this affect RLS?
hmmmm... I'm sorry... it's been so long sense I posted this I don't remember where I researched the anti-histamine and Benadryl information. I just remember now to avoid them. Sorry :( .
I agree about Benadryl, it causes my symptoms to be worse also. In fact, for me, most OTC drugs that say, my cause drowsiness, might as well say, unless you have RLS.
The issue with Benadryl is that even though you may take it to help you sleep, if you tend to have problems with RLS, it can make the situation rise to the occasion, or bring in on in full force if your not having RLS. Good luck.
I am a long Tim’s sufferer of RLS, last night I had my first episode of Restless Arms Syndrome and it was absolutely terrible. I have been diagnosed with stage 4 kidney failure could this have brought on the RAS, and for some reason I have been getting bad reactions to requip so I am really desperate at this point!!! HELP
yes on top of resltless leg, i have restless arm, its horrible, both of them, i stretch my arms or legs to the point it hurts just to get some release from it, at one time i asked my dr what could be prescribed, he said its treated with parkinsons meds, which will make u hallucinate, what i use on my legs is pressure med socks, never thought of it, but i should try and use it on my arms
Hi Sandy; Ayupper!! I get restless legs a lot, ... arms off & on and what feels like "Restless whole body syndrome."! I have P.M.R. and for my first year I got NO PAIN MEDS. PERIOD, for either problem. So I says to myself , I says... Myself? ? you ain't gonna get no help from these people so go back to your early survival trainin', 'so I went back to Alcohol school for quite a while,. where I majored in "COFFEE BRANDY"! I finally got some pain Meds. and so not needing survival training anymore the ALLENS Co. Graduated me "Magnum cum Latte'! and off I went to save the world, YO! "L.o.L."! SERIOUSLY...
Seriously, I joined a group called the "Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation"! Who's Executive director is a Woman by the name of Georgianna Bell. E-mail is www.rls.org. Cost / year is $30. They put out 4 real good newsletters called "NIGHT WALKERS"! Quarterly + an intro. copy (total 5) + a copy of the "medical bulletin" - the most comprehensive rescourse(sp?) on RLS... and more. They also have info. on other body parts affected by this disease. Check it out online ! ! ! Sacosam I AM
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