Posted by cactus on September 15, 2009, at 22:06:59
In reply to Re: meds + restless leg » cactus, posted by sowhysosad on September 15, 2009, at 20:07:56
> > one of the worst offenders as with anti histamines which are similar
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> That's interesting. The soon-to-be-ex Mrs Sad was hitting the antihistamines over the Summer for hay fever which could have made her RLS worse.
*if they were sedating ones, then a very big yes*
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> I wonder if it's because some of them are also weak SRI's?
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> > then again DA's, like Mirapex and Repreve/Requip can cause augmentation down the track and end up making it worse
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> That's a bit worrying considering dopamine agonists are the most commonly prescribed meds for RLS!
*yes it's actually a massive concern that not many people know about and they have a short life span for most too, with RLS. They are for Parkinson's Disease not RLS. They work like a miracle at first*
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> What do you mean by "cause augmentation down the track"?
*Augmentation in relation to RLS means it comes back worse than it originally was for some people. Repreve/Requip was fantastic, and it also blew my depression out of the water but it also made me blow chunks so I had to stop after 3 months. The thought of RLS getting worse was not a pleasent thought, which I found out about after reading the boards at rsl.org, Luckily my body couldn't tolerate them so I never had to find out the hard way*
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> > Opiates are also excellent but like the benzos are addictive.
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> I was interested to read that the other day.
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> Maybe it's because opiates cause (I believe) dopmamine release through a glutamate-mediated mechanism.*I don't know about that, they just make me sick, so I stick to benzos*
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