systemicTN
Bluelighter
- Joined
- Jan 17, 2007
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I recently kicked opiates about 11 days ago and I'm still having some fucking terrible Restless Leg Syndrome. I took valium for first 8 days and I got by, now (as per my primary care physician's request) I've stopped taking them and it's leaving me practically sleepless because I'm trying to stretch/move/scrub my legs all night. Don't get me wrong, I'm not surprised I'm having RLS again, this happens every time I kick opiates and usually lasts anywhere from a month to a year or so.
I do find exercise and elevating my feet several hours before bed helps, but it just lessens it- that 'feeling' is still very much present. I've been reading the boards and there are still a few OTC solutions haven't tried yet; Kava, Iron, Zinc, and Magnesium Citrate supplements. All the others I'm pretty sure I've tried without any success. I'm certainly gonna check these out, but I've already got an appointment to see my doc again in two days and I was gonna ask him what he thought about Requip or Mirapex (since it's Rx'd it seems reasonable to assume it would work better than any OTC remedy) but you experienced BL's are so much more knowledgeable about this stuff than 90% of the doctors out there, I figured I'd just ask those who know.
Also, it seems to me that there are two types of RLS; those who just naturally have it, and those of us who beat ourselves up with dope until we do, so if you have used either any of these drugs or supplements to remedy RLS, please post whether your symptoms appeared after kicking dope or if it was completely unrelated.
So how about it, any of you crazy folks got any experiences with any of these?
I do find exercise and elevating my feet several hours before bed helps, but it just lessens it- that 'feeling' is still very much present. I've been reading the boards and there are still a few OTC solutions haven't tried yet; Kava, Iron, Zinc, and Magnesium Citrate supplements. All the others I'm pretty sure I've tried without any success. I'm certainly gonna check these out, but I've already got an appointment to see my doc again in two days and I was gonna ask him what he thought about Requip or Mirapex (since it's Rx'd it seems reasonable to assume it would work better than any OTC remedy) but you experienced BL's are so much more knowledgeable about this stuff than 90% of the doctors out there, I figured I'd just ask those who know.
Also, it seems to me that there are two types of RLS; those who just naturally have it, and those of us who beat ourselves up with dope until we do, so if you have used either any of these drugs or supplements to remedy RLS, please post whether your symptoms appeared after kicking dope or if it was completely unrelated.
So how about it, any of you crazy folks got any experiences with any of these?