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@degarden_girl and @suecreader - those of us who suffer from RLS and PILM can so relate to you!!! I too worry about the memory problems with gabapentin. My dr just switched me from Requip to Mirapex, and for the first few days I thought that was the "miracle" cure, but the movement is back now. I agree that we each seem to need to find our own regimen, for me the Mirapex seemed so wonderful, but it makes me soooo sleepy - I fall asleep in the middle of a bridge game!!! (Not too bad at bedtime tho') And I think the Mirapex also does something to my memory!!! I will definitely take more Vit D!!! Another thing - I try to take a Tramadol when it is time to prepare dinner, as that gives me an energy boost for the evening so I'm more able to get up and move around when the RLS sets in.
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Thank you @barbarn, it's good to know (but I'm not glad that you are experiencing the same memory problems) about the side effects of Mirapex. I think if Neupro stops working, that might be a next step, so it is good to brace myself. That falling asleep involuntarily is disconcerting isn't? However, sleeping at night becomes such a treasured commodity that I'm willing to deal with almost anything else. An added note, I was taking Tramodol for awhile before I started with Neupro . . . . . I learned from the pharmacist that can also affect memory. Just so you know . . . . .you might be getting a double whammy there. However, I'm not advocating stopping since I was taking 100 mg before, and it was the only thing that would help with pain AND helped me sleep too.
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@barbarn @vickiekay Tramadol is a pain medication. Interesting that you find it provides you with energy. I looked at the ingredients of Alka seltzer Gold and they are all antacid meds. I know that heartburn and GERD can cause wakefulness and can also trigger premature ventricular contractions (PVC's) and both can cause problems sleeping. RLS seems to present itself in that stage where we are trying to fall asleep. If it is present after we fall asleep, I guess we don't notice it or don't care! But if there is some issue keeping us from going into a deep sleep, I would think that would also allow us to be more affected by or more aware of RLS.
This stuff is so complicated!