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Opioids Restless Leg Syndrome

I've never really found a good cure to RLS.

I recently got prescribed Diclofenac (a Rx NSAID ) and it feeled pretty good for ache's, but I wasn't withdrawing.
 
Benzo's work a bit, especially the shorter half-life ones. Well, work may be an exaggeration, manageable would be more apt. All ime, of course, and ymmv.
 
Try Lyrica or Neurontin. Both work for me, and I've got RLS pretty bad.

I definitely DO NOT recommend taking any benzos for that shit. I wouldn't trade RLS for a benzo dependence/addiction. FUCK THAT SHIT.

Please excuse my extremist attitude.
 
If it is Opiate withdrawal related than opiates/opioids will work... Of course if you can't get any or are trying to quit then that's an issue. However, I've ALSO found that Imodium AD or "Loperamide Hcl" works wonders for it as well as most every other non-mental withdrawal from opiates. Give it a shot and let me know how it goes. It's cheat, easy to get and widely available, it's completely legal, it doesn't have any evil side effects, it gives your peripheral opiate receptors a chance to gradually taper down to a level where they're comfortable without messing up your mental ones and counting as a "relapse". Either that or smoke some weed... :)
 
The only thing that will completely stop the RLS is either (A) more opiates, or (B) the withdrawal coming to an end. Until you do one of those things, other drugs will only "take the edge off." The degree to which they remove the edge will vary - some better than others - but nothing will totally stop it in it's tracks.

But yeah, Imodium actually works very well, stopping the RLS to a point where you can bear it, sometimes not even noticing it. I've used it to quit Suboxone (don't ask for details - they are in the "Loperamide" thread) and it worked wonders. You just have to find a dose that works for you.

Really high doses will completely stop the RLS, but by that point, you are entering "abuse" territory. Loperamide doesn't really get you high, but what I mean is that to totally stop the RLS, you'll have to take more than you actually need, and that won't be helping you at all.
 
I use klonopin. That seems to work best (in terms of benzos). Lyrica DOES work decently, but imo I'd go for occasional benzo use - NOT habitual.
 
I just went through opiate withdrawl and found getting past the RLS was really tough. I took a lot of immodium which started helping. I also tried taking klonopin which helped because it relaxed my body, but still felt the urge to move around and felt really wobbly. I wound up taking suboxone for the worst of it (days 3-5) which stopped........pretty much everything! If you don't have suboxone, then klonopin and loperamide work pretty well to get some sleep and rest. i am now off it for about 9 days and am struggling with the depression.....sux.
 
I've been taking opioids for about 35 years to control really bad primary RLS (and my dosage is extremely high due to tolerance issues). I've tried all of the different therapies w/ mixed results. IMHO, opioids are the best available treatment for controlling RLS.

However, if you are experiencing WD-related RLS & haven't been prescribed opioids for treatment of RLS, any kind of opiate/opioid will help. OTC codeine (if available where you live) & loperamide can help. Requip may also provide relief, although it hasn't worked for me. I was also recently prescribed Lyrica as an adjunct to slow down my opioid tolerance, and was surprised to discover that it actually helped.

However, if none of these therapies are available to you, benzos (such as lorazepam) and some kinds of prescription sleep aids can help you get some sleep. Avoid most OTC sleep aids (such as those containing diphenhidramine) as they can actually aggravate RLS. Ambien may be useful under such circumstances.

Good luck though -- I know what it's like.
 
TheTwighlight said:
Try Lyrica or Neurontin. Both work for me, and I've got RLS pretty bad.

I definitely DO NOT recommend taking any benzos for that shit. I wouldn't trade RLS for a benzo dependence/addiction. FUCK THAT SHIT.

Please excuse my extremist attitude.
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Not an extremist attitude imo. We're not going to punish you just because you have the sense to not use a highly physically and mentally addictive drug that is only supposed to be used in the short term for a chronic issue. :) Benzo addiction is terrible.
 
i was off OXY and Suboxone for about 4 or 5 months and my rls pissed me off so i recently i just started again.


RLS sucks..... But this requip What if i take alot.... it wont help at all? It takes the edge off and ive even bumped it before..... it worked... But i guess like u said wait through WD's or do more opiates lol.....


I even got Valium but it barley does anything to me even at 40MG doses and i have never done a benzo before. (as of 1 months ago and my starting dosage to feel anything was 40)


I Have Trazadone as well......
 
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Try clonazepam for it. There are different types of benzos. Diazepam is not used for RLS at all. You benefit from it because it quells the anxiety assotiated with it. Clonazepam is much more suited for this. So are others, but it is much more common. Also I think pregabalin is a great choice.

You might want to look into full on muscle relaxers.

Also this might be a shot in the dark, but it certainly wouldn't hurt to try, especially since you might already have used it (and many times) in the past. What about cannabis? Although, I think cannabis, if it works for you at all, it'd be more of an adjunct with an antiepileptic and/or a true muscle relaxer
 
Cannabis helps with my muscle spasms/RLS, especially when combined with my daily regiment of Lyrica/Baclofen. I find the muscle spasms alot worse when I haven't smoked weed that day.
 
Anyone use clonidine for it? I was thinking about getting some for an at home detox.
 
A friend once told me that if you hve RLS put your legs up on a bunch of pillows and then weigh them down with blankets. Sounds stupid but for some reason it works for me now.
 
In my experience with withdrawal from moderate opiate doses, my preferred remedies for the RLS were (in order)

1.) Opiates (obviously)
2.) Benzos
3.) Lyrica
4.) Loperamide
5.) Indica strains of cannabis (sativa exacerbated it for me)
6.) Alcohol but generally not worth it because you have to drink a lot then you feel MASSIVELY worse when it wears off

I often went into w/d without access to benzos so I used higher dose loperamide plus doxylamine succinate and took some extra lyrica. At the time I was prescribed lyrica so 1.) I had a tolerance and 2.) I couldn't take *too many* because then I'd run out early. But in higher doses it can be very helpful.
 
I'd think that a combination of lower dose of: lyrica or neurontin; a muscle relaxer of your choice; a benzo (specifically clonazepam); would be work well..especially if you tolerated cannabis with this remedy (indica strains definately come to mind). I'd personally take a moderate opiate dose with this (probably morphine, as that's nice and heavy for me and not stimulating). Really though when mixing meds like this, you don't even need a moderate dose of any, accept for maybe the antiepileptic (lyrica/neurontin).
 
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