Captain Ed
Member
I'm afflicted with this, as are millions of others, men and women, all ages,
mostly older types. It's not really serious, but it is a real nuisance and
prevents the victim from getting a decent night's sleep.
The Princeton Medical Institute in NJ advertised for people with RLS to
participate in a study sponsored by PHARMACIA. I volunteered, and qualified
for the 5 month program. I was diagnosed as having SEVERE RLS Symptoms. I
was paid $50/visit, and an additional $250 upon completion of the course,
about $850, plus free SUMANIROLE, the medication being tested.
I was given one capsule to take every evening. After 2 weeks, I went back
and reported not much help. (There are daily logs to complete.) Next, the
dose was ramped up to 2 capsules a day, and they worked quite well, but I
still had a few bad nights every week. This went on for the 5 months, when
I was cut off from SUMANIROLE, and the symptoms returned.
My legs twitched so badly, that it actually lifted me out of the bed on a
few occasions. No fun.
I was then offered a new program which I entered, where I was infused for 4
hours with an Iron Solution called VENOFER.
http://tinyurl.com/6tcgh
Bad stuff. I became ill almost immediately, and was barely able to drive the
60 miles home. Nausea and diarrhea followed for the next 3 days. It did
NOTHING to relieve the RLS symptoms.
In the meantime, I started doing my own research using GOOGLE. Lot's of info
came up. RLS is incurable, but now the symptoms can be stopped.
The best is called REQUIP, IMO.
http://tinyurl.com/55fdu
It really works. No bad side effects for me, anyway.
Another is Neurontin. http://www.neurontin.com/
This is a cheaper solution, but it really effects me adversely. It makes me
DRUNK! Honest, knee-walking, stupid DRUNK, and the after effects the next
day are dizziness for several hours after rising.
I hope this can be of value to others who suffer from RLS.
mostly older types. It's not really serious, but it is a real nuisance and
prevents the victim from getting a decent night's sleep.
The Princeton Medical Institute in NJ advertised for people with RLS to
participate in a study sponsored by PHARMACIA. I volunteered, and qualified
for the 5 month program. I was diagnosed as having SEVERE RLS Symptoms. I
was paid $50/visit, and an additional $250 upon completion of the course,
about $850, plus free SUMANIROLE, the medication being tested.
I was given one capsule to take every evening. After 2 weeks, I went back
and reported not much help. (There are daily logs to complete.) Next, the
dose was ramped up to 2 capsules a day, and they worked quite well, but I
still had a few bad nights every week. This went on for the 5 months, when
I was cut off from SUMANIROLE, and the symptoms returned.
My legs twitched so badly, that it actually lifted me out of the bed on a
few occasions. No fun.
I was then offered a new program which I entered, where I was infused for 4
hours with an Iron Solution called VENOFER.
http://tinyurl.com/6tcgh
Bad stuff. I became ill almost immediately, and was barely able to drive the
60 miles home. Nausea and diarrhea followed for the next 3 days. It did
NOTHING to relieve the RLS symptoms.
In the meantime, I started doing my own research using GOOGLE. Lot's of info
came up. RLS is incurable, but now the symptoms can be stopped.
The best is called REQUIP, IMO.
http://tinyurl.com/55fdu
It really works. No bad side effects for me, anyway.
Another is Neurontin. http://www.neurontin.com/
This is a cheaper solution, but it really effects me adversely. It makes me
DRUNK! Honest, knee-walking, stupid DRUNK, and the after effects the next
day are dizziness for several hours after rising.
I hope this can be of value to others who suffer from RLS.
