To Tomy on Sinemet and Mirapex

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Tomy,

Welcome! I am here for the exact same reasons; my mother must take Sinemet for

Parkinson's and it caused horrific, severe augmentation. She now takes Mirapex

and Sinemet but then the latter, is again, for Parkinson's rather then RLS.

You Mom might be fine just with the Mirapex and will need to adjust the dose

upwards until the RLS symptoms are relieved.

My mother was also very low on Ferritin and deficient on B-12. Once these two

were corrected, her RLS symptoms improved 50% plus solely on this basis.

Here are some links for you to learn more about Ferritin, a measure of the

body's storage of iron (abundant supply necessary many think to take up what

dopamine your mother's body is producing), B-12, Folic Acid, plus much more. I

know what you have been through; it is so disheartening to see one's Mother

suffering profoundly. Been there, done that, unfortunately.

See the below; there is plenty of help and information available.

Barbara

ELATY, FRANK, MD: INFORMATION ON RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME (RLS)/PERIOD LEG

MOVEMENT SYNDROME (PLMS): Concise and in an easy to understand by a physician

with clinical experience with many and who has extensively researched ways to

help RLS/PLMS patients. http://www.mlists.net/judson/Elaty.html

RLS FOUNDATION: Gold standard for excellent information! Also, a list of local

support groups and how to contact them: http://www.rls.org

RICHARD ALLEN, MD, JOHN HOPKINS, ON RLS:

http://www.mhsource.com/edu/psytimes/p980614.html

AOL CHAT 11-19-98 WITH HIGHLY REGARDED RLS DOCS:

http://www.mlists.net/judson/RLSConference.html

CYBERSPACE RLS SUPPORT GROUP: TO JOIN (Terrific source information and mutual

support!) http://www.mlists.net/judson/RLSINTRO.html or

E-mail Jodi: jmjudson@...

HEALTHGATE: http://www.healthgate.com/HealthGate/MEDLINE/search-adv.shtml

Free searches of millions of medical journal articles.

JODI'S GREAT RLS SITE: http://www.mlists.net/judson/rls.html

MAYO CLINIC: You may have Restless Legs Syndrome.

http://www.mayohealth.org/mayo/9705/htm/restless.htm

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH: INFORMATION ON RLS:

http://www.ninds.nih.gov/healinfo/DISORDER/restless/RESTLESS.HTM

PREVENTION MAGAZINE ON RLS:

http://www.healthyideas.com/healing/vitamin/restlesslegs/

WEEKLY RLS AOL CHAT MEETING: E-Mail Jodi: jmjudson@...

RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME FORUM: http://www.sleepnet.com/rls/rls.html

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RLS SUPPORT GROUP (A well organized bunch!):

http://surf.to/rls

WE MOVE (Excellent info on RLS!): http://www.wemove.org/