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@suscros68 - have your RLS symptoms become worse as the years progress? Mine have. . . and I sincerely hope they've reached a plateau by now. I've had symptoms beginning with slightly aggravating and occasional to nightly and much more intense. I used to take Requip, but it stopped working and I had to start increasing to larger doses which then had side effects that made it difficult to function the next day. Now, I'm taking Neupro, a transdermal patch that is 'in the same family' as Requip, and so far I'm up to 3 mg and that dosage seems to work for me. I'm sensitive to many medications as well, and I was told by a fibromyalgia doctor at Mayo that it is common for people with fibro to have many sensitivities. I only mention fibro in case you might have that diagnosis or condition also.
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@suecreader - stupid question - but where is the patch located on your body?
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@suscros68 @susan2018 @suecreader What a wonderful group of people on this discussion. I am learning so much about how other "chemicals" (caffeine, alcohol) affect the RLS. Thank you all for sharing your RLS struggles. Right now the Vit D3 has totally controlled the RLS but yes, this seems to be an age related issue and I expect as time goes on, the D3 might not do the job and I will have to move to "real drugs" to control it. Years ago (2010) I was put on Requip and other drugs usually prescribed for Parkinson's disease and those drugs made me so ill that I preferred the RLS! And that says a lot! But it looks like there are new meds now available that weren't available then.
BTW, I have found if I don't want to have wine with dinner, I enjoy tonic with a squeeze of lime in a pretty stemmed glass. It seems to fill the "something to sip on" desire.
Good luck to all of you ladies. You certainly have gone through a lot and I am learning from your experiences. I hope you find the perfect resolution that works for you to control RLS. It is a horrible syndrome.