Periodic Limb Movement Disorder

Posted by krissyelkins07 @krissyelkins07, Jul 31, 2019

Has anyone suffered or is suffering from PLMD?

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@johnbishop My test showed twitching once every MINUTE! I have intractable insomnia. Help!

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@beejenigma Did your doctor suggest any treatments to help with the PLMD and insomnia?

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@beejenigma Did your doctor suggest any treatments to help with the PLMD and insomnia?

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@johnbishop Not the sleep study person but my old country doctor tried me on high doses of gaba. I backed off after not feeling any difference. Now I am using a cocktail of 300 gabapentin, 8 mg LDN, 10 mg indica THC and then if I wake up in the middle of the night, .25 of alpraz, Not that I like the chemicals. Any suggestions?

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@johnbishop Not the sleep study person but my old country doctor tried me on high doses of gaba. I backed off after not feeling any difference. Now I am using a cocktail of 300 gabapentin, 8 mg LDN, 10 mg indica THC and then if I wake up in the middle of the night, .25 of alpraz, Not that I like the chemicals. Any suggestions?

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@beejenigma - Not sure if you saw this earlier in this discussion but it does mention suggestions for managing PLMD symptoms - https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/317911.

Not sure if you have done any research but I did see this Dec 2024 article on RLS that might be helpful - https://mghpsychnews.org/updated-guidelines-for-the-treatment-of-rls/.

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@beejenigma - Not sure if you saw this earlier in this discussion but it does mention suggestions for managing PLMD symptoms - https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/317911.

Not sure if you have done any research but I did see this Dec 2024 article on RLS that might be helpful - https://mghpsychnews.org/updated-guidelines-for-the-treatment-of-rls/.

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@johnbishop Thank you. BTW, my sleep doctor told me that RLS is completely different than PLMD.

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