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Restless Leg Syndrome
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Restless Leg Syndrome
by orphanannie59, Mar 11, 2007 12:00AM
Hello Dr. Keefe
I have Restless Leg Syndrome and take a prescription medicine Carbidopa/Levo 25/100 in the evenings. This is the only Rx I am prescribed. I am trying to get pregnant am still taking the Rx. I have done some reading on this drug and it is not recommended to take during pregnancy. Do you know of any Rx that would be a safer alternative? I have tried every non rx to relieve it, but nothing works. My ob/gyn said "we don't usually treat RLS in pregnancy". I have a severe case of this syndrome, and cannot sleep without the rx. It is the most miserable thing to have. Do you have any suggestions or alternatives?
I have Restless Leg Syndrome and take a prescription medicine Carbidopa/Levo 25/100 in the evenings. This is the only Rx I am prescribed. I am trying to get pregnant am still taking the Rx. I have done some reading on this drug and it is not recommended to take during pregnancy. Do you know of any Rx that would be a safer alternative? I have tried every non rx to relieve it, but nothing works. My ob/gyn said "we don't usually treat RLS in pregnancy". I have a severe case of this syndrome, and cannot sleep without the rx. It is the most miserable thing to have. Do you have any suggestions or alternatives?
i know it is supposed to work wonders, but you have to check about the use in pregnancy.
I had it the entire 9 months and during labor and when a contraction hit, it was the WORST.
I did try something called......Night Time Leg Calm by Nature's Inventory. It's a pray you pump onto your hands and rub it on your lower back. I swear it worked for me......It's grapeseed and other oils. You canfind it at naturesinventory.com.
Good luck!!
the only thing i can think .. that helped it.. was.. takig mag/calcium in liquid form.. i also take iron.. i also walked alot...
the one thing .. that I will admit too... is i bought a huge back massager.. i turned it on at the bottom of my bed at night.. and for some reason.. it works!!! you should try it!!! the vibration seems to do SOMETHING.. i dont know. but.. it not only helped my legs.. but. it put me to sleep...lol
i hope that you find something that works!!