semi-good news

[Guest guest]

Hi Tina, I am so glad this works out for you.Enjoy it, don't wait for the next

attack, if it comes you'll be notified so sleep what you can!

Since my little niece went home again I didn't have a parrot over here. Is is

indeed very quiet

at the moment, at the screen I mean, not in my legs.

Bye, goodnight, Marleen

wellscon wrote:

>

>

> Well, first of all, I've not received any postings at all today and probably

> none yesterday. Last one I saved was on the " clinical depression " thread

> authored by Dr. Levin.

>

> Anyway, on to the semi-good news. My neurologist has been ditched by

> me!!!!! Why, I ask you all, why do a sleep study so he can write the info

> down in the file at the teaching hospital when it is totally unnecessary to

> diagnose RLS????? Besides I didn't want to pay the $1,000.00 deductible for

> my insurance in November when it will go back up to the $1,000.00 deductible

> again in January. (Isn't that pathetic.)

>

> My PODIATRIST who is a wonderful man wrote me a prescription for Mirapex

> .125 mg 3 times a day. Miracles can happen and I think one just did.

> It's been two weeks now and have been pretty much symptom free during the

> day, evening and night. I've only had little episodes in Church of all

> places. Had to sit still and you know what that does............ I

> realize that I may have to increase the dose after a while but since I've

> experienced no side effects so far I don't see any reason to worry. I asked

> a relative of ours who is a pharmacist about the drug and he said it is

> usually prescribed as a second drug for Parkinsons (I was worried that if I

> ever got Parkinsons I would be immune to Mirapex) and that it wouldn't make

> me immune.

>

> So, now I take 100 mg zoloft in the morning

> .5 Xanax three times a day

> .125 Mirapex three times a day

> and sleep like a baby - fall asleep like someone hit me over the head with a

> 2x4 - and don't have the creepy crawlies all day long either.

>

> I call this semi-good news only because I am too afraid to enjoy this

> feeling. It is like I am just waiting for another attack and that I'll go

> right back to the same awful creepy crawlies.

>

> But, I've got to think positively. My Podiatrist also recommended a Taoism

> self healing book by Chang. I ordered it but have not had the

> opportunity to read it. BTW it has come to my attention that this list

> posts most often at night and an African Grey Parrot list I am on posts most

> often in the mornings. This is interesting. Anyone out there have any

> parrots and RLS beside me?

>

> Sorry this is so long but I haven't heard from you all for days and have

> missed you boo hoo.

>

> Tina 47 (Yikes)

> Steubenville Ohio

>

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>

[Guest guest]

Well, first of all, I've not received any postings at all today and probably

none yesterday. Last one I saved was on the " clinical depression " thread

authored by Dr. Levin.

Anyway, on to the semi-good news. My neurologist has been ditched by

me!!!!! Why, I ask you all, why do a sleep study so he can write the info

down in the file at the teaching hospital when it is totally unnecessary to

diagnose RLS????? Besides I didn't want to pay the $1,000.00 deductible for

my insurance in November when it will go back up to the $1,000.00 deductible

again in January. (Isn't that pathetic.)

My PODIATRIST who is a wonderful man wrote me a prescription for Mirapex

..125 mg 3 times a day. Miracles can happen and I think one just did.

It's been two weeks now and have been pretty much symptom free during the

day, evening and night. I've only had little episodes in Church of all

places. Had to sit still and you know what that does............ I

realize that I may have to increase the dose after a while but since I've

experienced no side effects so far I don't see any reason to worry. I asked

a relative of ours who is a pharmacist about the drug and he said it is

usually prescribed as a second drug for Parkinsons (I was worried that if I

ever got Parkinsons I would be immune to Mirapex) and that it wouldn't make

me immune.

So, now I take 100 mg zoloft in the morning

.5 Xanax three times a day

.125 Mirapex three times a day

and sleep like a baby - fall asleep like someone hit me over the head with a

2x4 - and don't have the creepy crawlies all day long either.

I call this semi-good news only because I am too afraid to enjoy this

feeling. It is like I am just waiting for another attack and that I'll go

right back to the same awful creepy crawlies.

But, I've got to think positively. My Podiatrist also recommended a Taoism

self healing book by Chang. I ordered it but have not had the

opportunity to read it. BTW it has come to my attention that this list

posts most often at night and an African Grey Parrot list I am on posts most

often in the mornings. This is interesting. Anyone out there have any

parrots and RLS beside me?

Sorry this is so long but I haven't heard from you all for days and have

missed you boo hoo.

Tina 47 (Yikes)

Steubenville Ohio

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 98-11-24 22:13:32 EST, you write:

<< I call this semi-good news only because I am too afraid to enjoy this

feeling. It is like I am just waiting for another attack and that I'll go

right back to the same awful creepy crawlies. >>

People with RLS deserve the opportunity to " enjoy " our successes.

Why should you feel guilty? Be grateful that you have finally found some

respite from the RLS monster. We should all be so fortunate!

Enjoy the moment because as we all know, the RLS creature loves to play games

with us - it likes to take away just when we think we got it figured out, eh?

RLS loves to make us pay for our small successes, if you know what I mean.

, 516 months, Earth

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