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Hi everyone, this is my first day on the list. I have had rls since I was a kid,

but

just realized recently how much it interferes with my sleep. My doctor

prescribed Sinemet and it worked like a miracle drug at first, then I suffered

the

augmentation effect and the Sinemet only works for an hour or two at night.

I left a message for my doctor and he called in a new prescription for me,

Amitriptylene (not sure of spelling). His nurse called and told me I could go

pick

it up, but I'm very leery of this drug and I don't think I want to even try it.

For one

thing, a doctor put me on Prozac after my divorce and it made me manic. The

same thing happened with Wellbutrin. Well, I've finally paid off all the debts I

incurred while manic, so I don't want to take a chance on another

antidepressant. I called the nurse back and told her about my misgivings, but I

haven't heard back from my doctor or his nurse. And the other thing is that I've

heard this drug actually makes RLS worse!

I would like to try Permax, since the dopamine helped for awhile at least. I

know it is expensive, so maybe my insurance company won't let him prescribe

it, I don't know. I also read an article about a nutritional supplement, NADH,

that supposedly stimulates your natural production of dopamine. Has anyone

tried this or heard about it?

Also, I took L-tryptophan when it was legal, and I was symptom free for several

years. I know you can't buy it over the counter, but can I get a prescription

for

it? It worked so well.

Thanks for being here, I'm looking forward to getting to know you all.

Kate