Re: RLS and Colds

[Guest guest]

Felt like I had to get my two cents worth in on the cold issue. I have had a

whopper of a head and chest cold since around Christmas and... NO, I haven't

had RLS during this time.

This is the first time in months and months when I have not had RLS and PLMS!

But I still haven't been able to sleep, thanks to the head cold. Gotta' be a

better way...

[Guest guest]

Hi Phil and all;

I am still getting over the effects of a bad cold. I didn't think about

it until now, but my RLS didn't bother me much at all. But I didn't

sleep worth a darn, my Dr. does not want me taking cold meds at night

because of the medications I am on, so I only took coadvil during the

day. He did tell me I could use a nasel spray for two days only, but

that it might aggrivate my RLS, no thank you, didn't want to take that

chance. It was the cold that kept me awake at night, getting up to get

drinks of water or blow my nose then as soon as I layed down, I would

start coughing like crazy. Maybe I was thinking about how miserable I

was so my RLS didn't enter my consious thoughts.. LOL.

Debbie

, Ca.

41 and holding

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[Guest guest]

Now I am really confused, are we saying now that Tylenol triggers an attack

of RLS? I have a liver disorder and am prohibited from taking Advil and

must take Tylenol (Paracetemol) for the pain. Can someone shed some light

on this for me.

Thanks everyone,

Deborah

The Netherlands

[Guest guest]

Nope. My absence of RLS symptoms when I had a cold was not due to any

cold medicine, as I didn't take any. As far as I'm concerned, that

stuff is just overpriced placebos.

By the way, since getting over the cold I've had the worst RLS and

insomnia since before I started on Mirapex last June. I hope it isn't

the end of yet another drug honeymoon. Last night I was awake almost

all night. Only mild RLS this time, but the brain just wouldn't shut

down enough for sleep. And yes, add me to the list of RLSers who

can't relax.

--, 52, western NY Sate

---Phil.Alderslade@... wrote:

>

> From: Phil.Alderslade@...

>

> Hi Listers,

>

> The messages from Jack and coincide with my own experiences.

> Perhaps there is really something to be learned from this for a

> certain section of us. Ages ago when I first joined this list

I gave

> a potted history of my RLS history and mentioned my experiences

with

> colds. Well before I joined this group I linked up with the

British

> support group. I filled in their questionaire, and commented

that I

> never had any symptoms when I had a cold. I was pondering this

> phenomenon, and thinking about whether there was any link

between the

> absence of symptoms and my cold medication, when I received their

> information handouts and began to read through their list of

drugs

> that had produced various levels of therapeutic success. A

light went

> on in the grey matter chamber as I read about codeine (not a

> restricted drug here in Australia), which was certainly an

ingredient

> of some cold medications I would take. I mentioned this to my

medical

> practitioner who suggested a freely available product with a

> concentration of codeine a little higher than found in the

average

> cold-tablet. Well, I quickly found it gave me some relief, and I

> began to take it regularly. Unfortunately, I began to adapt to

the

> drug and found it necessary to increase the dose to achieve the

> desired effect. Needless to say I was aware of the dangers of

this

> and so after reaching a certain dosage I ceased using the drug.

>

> I have never done the experiment to see if I would be symptom

free

> during a cold without taking codeine containing cold medications.

> Next time I will. So, over to Jack and , and any one else

who may

> care to carefully examine and share their own experiences and

> experiment with the next cold bout.

>

> Do you have the symptoms of RLS when you have a cold? If you

do not,

> is it possibly due to your choice of cold medication, in which

case

> you may have accidentally found a drug that will control your

> symptoms, or is something your body does when challenged by a

cold

> virus? In either case there is valuable information there.

>

> Go catch a cold in the name of science!

>

> Bless you!

>

> Phil (Darwin)

>

>

>

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