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Restless legs

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carol71639
carol71639

Hi

I have suffered with restless legs for the past 20 years.  I am 53 and the last couple of years it has been worst.  My doctor just gives me pramipexitone and has increased the dosage but it hasn’t helped. He says that’s the best on the market and there is nothing else they can do.    I dread evenings as every evening it starts some evenings I can’t sit down it’s that bad.  It seems to make my bladder sensitive as well as I constantly feel like I need a wee.  Im constantly rubbing my legs as they tingle but I have uncontrollable spasms in them.  If anyone has any advice or knows of anyone that could help me.  It’s ruining my life.  It wakes me up in the night, I work full time and am constantly tired.  Many thanks carol 

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  • PeterAK
    PeterAK carol71639

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    I have RLS 24 hours a day now and I discovered combining Mirapex 0.5 mg with 25 mg topiramate (Topamax) three times a day has controlled it smoothly for the last 3 years. I hardly notice the RLS unless I forget my pills. Prior to adding the topiramate the Mirapex gave adequate but "rough" results.

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