Join a Community That Understands You

Get answers from those who share your health journey

Left Image 1Middle Image 1Right Image 1

Explore Over 11,000+ Conditions, Medications, and Symptoms.

Get a personalized feed by signing up for free.

avatar

briguy

Updated 10mo ago

Need advice for RLS treatment

so I am on rophinoral sorry for spelling lol for RLS and it not working like it use to what is the best suggestion to try next

Can you help? connect today

avatar

Icequeen90

1y

I actually switched to gabapentin and iron supplements and it hasn’t occurred since.
avatar

CozyVibez

1y

Your provider should either increase the dose, try pramiprexole instead, or try giving you a low dose of gabapentin or Lyrica at night. Magnesium and weighted blankets might help too. Wish you luck!! ❤️❤️
avatar

Clayton1972

1y

I found a 2016 study in which they gave 68 RLS patients thousand milligrams of potassium citrate per day. Within 2 weeks, the majority of them no longer have symptoms. Within 6 weeks, none of them had any symptoms remaining. I wanted to try this treatment protocol, but potassium supplements are tricky. First of all, if you take too much, it can cause severe health problems and even kill you. Secondly, even if your dose is at a safe level, it can hurt your stomach. Since this treatment protocol has only been attempted in one study and has not received much attention from the medical community, I doubt very seriously that there are any doctors anywhere in the world who have experience with it. Well, except for the ones who did the study and they are based in Bangladesh. In any case, I did try taking up to 300 mg of potassium at one time. The good news is that it works. My RLS goes away within an hour or less. However, I had to stop taking the potassium due to stomach pain. I'm going to try to find a doctor who can help me figure out how to approach this safely.

The content in this post is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.

feed-footer-0

Free unlimited access

to all community content

feed-footer-1

Find others who are

medically similar to you

feed-footer-2

Pose questions and join

meaningful discussions

pp-logo

Alike is a transformative platform that goes beyond just bringing together patients; it meticulously connects individuals based on multiple critical factors, such as age, gender, comorbidities, medications, diet, and more, fostering a community of knowledge, support and empathy.

appStoreBtngooglePlayBtn

© 2020-2024 Alike, Inc