Re: Restless legs & Fibro/Jeanne

[Guest guest]

--- Jeanne your going to flip out when I tell you I take 15 mg. of

flexerl along with the Requip,and still I don't sleep all the night

through, I wake up every 2 hrs.....I was on Klononpin for years and

then they switched me to the flexerl, I think they stop working after

awhile especially after being on them for yrs. I end up having to up

the dosage for it to work, that's what's happening with the

Flexeral. I will tell him next time I see him it's just not doing

the job. He said I can take up to 24mg of Requip a day, Lord I'd be

a walking zombie if I took that much a day. it does make you sleepy

but it doesn't KEEP me asleep, and sometimes it doesn't help at

all.....Hinky

In Fibromyalgia_Support_Group , " Jeanne and Dave "

wrote:

>

> Hi Hinky - I do not have RLS, but I was wondering if you could take

something for anxiety at bedtime along with your requip?

> I take 2 mg. of Klonopin in the evening, because I will stress

myself out worrying about sleeping, especially if there is something

going on the next day where I really need a good night's rest. You

need to tell your doc that the Requip by itself isn't doing it for

you. Good luck and take care.

> Jeanne in WI

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hinky,

I don't have RLS, but I hear it's common in with fibro. I'm not really familar

with Requip, but Flexeril is not very strong. Most people find it ineffective.

Can you take a long lasting sleeping pill with Requip like Ambien XR or will in

conflict with it? What about Mirapex? Doesn't that help with RLS? You can

take Trazedone and Melatonin on top of that or a long acting sleeping pill.

Just grasping at straws since I don't know much about RLS..........

How old were you when you got it? I thought if I didn't have it by now, I never

would. Bummer.....

Jill

Re: Restless legs & Fibro/Jeanne

--- Jeanne your going to flip out when I tell you I take 15 mg. of

flexerl along with the Requip,and still I don't sleep all the night

through, I wake up every 2 hrs.....I was on Klononpin for years and

then they switched me to the flexerl, I think they stop working after

awhile especially after being on them for yrs. I end up having to up

the dosage for it to work, that's what's happening with the

Flexeral. I will tell him next time I see him it's just not doing

the job. He said I can take up to 24mg of Requip a day, Lord I'd be

a walking zombie if I took that much a day. it does make you sleepy

but it doesn't KEEP me asleep, and sometimes it doesn't help at

all.....Hinky

In Fibromyalgia_Support_Group , " Jeanne and Dave "

wrote:

>

> Hi Hinky - I do not have RLS, but I was wondering if you could take

something for anxiety at bedtime along with your requip?

> I take 2 mg. of Klonopin in the evening, because I will stress

myself out worrying about sleeping, especially if there is something

going on the next day where I really need a good night's rest. You

need to tell your doc that the Requip by itself isn't doing it for

you. Good luck and take care.

> Jeanne in WI

>

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