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@slkanowitz
In the last year have switched my antidepressant twice and each time I have experienced horrible restless legs getting 2-3 asleep at night for at least 4 weeks or more. So it’s a lesson learned.
Other meds can increase the problem to crazy levels.
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@lauriefeenstra
My RLS doctor warned me that "anti-drugs" --like antidepressants, antianxiety, anti-nausea, anti-pyschotics, antihistamines--can make RLS symptoms worse. Fortunately, I don't need to take any of these at present. However, I just took a course of an antibiotic and had my RLS flare into "unbearable" one night last week (just when my RLS had been so well-controlled). Antibiotics aren't listed as something someone with RLS should use with caution (and if an antibiotic is needed--it should be taken) but it is does have "anti" in the drug classification name. So, I don't know... ???Anyone else find antibiotics made your RLS worse?RLS is certainly challenging with a mine-field of considerations--even after finding an effective medication Anyway, lauriefeenstra, you are absolutely correct in that other drugs can increase the problem to crazy levels!