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Burning sensations on skin pressure points, i.e. elbows, hands, feet
Skin Health | Last Active: Feb 12, 2022 | Replies (40)Comment receiving replies
@colleenyoung @jimbourg8 and @lisaw I've also had the RLS symptoms. It seems to be related to Parkinson's. There is a Parkinson's med which helps quiet the "jitters" called Amantadine. If I'm having an "active" night I just take 1/2 of tab and it really settles everything down. It's not as strong as some of the other drugs but it works quite nicely for me. I have found that it helps with the vivid dreams which are also Parkinson-related. While I don't think that Amantadine is suggested for RLS, it might be worth a talk with your doctor to perhaps give it a try. Teresa
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@colleenyoung @jimbourg8 @lisaw I developed RLS in past years and am unable to tolerate most pharmaceuticals. My antidote is to drink ap. 8 oz. of diet tonic water each night, ap. an hour-and-a-half before I want to go to sleep. The tonic water has a small amount of quinine in it and seems to do the trick for me.