Soooo Sick of This

[TurningANewLeaf]

Here is is 4:10 am and I am wide awake due to the RLS in my feet, which is traveling to my ankles and this burning pain in my back (upper and tailbone).  I am trying so hard not to take a vicodin but that is the ONLY thing that has helped at this point.  Not to mention I just took one 4 1/2 hrs ago.  I am so sick of this crap it's not even funny.  

[TurningANewLeaf]

Thank you all for your comments.  I'm actually day 8 off the fentanyl pain patch.  So, I wasn't taking the vicodins on a regular basis until I came off the patch.  I will have to add potassium to my supplement list.  Because I followed the post on the health pages for RLS and to no avail...I still suffer.  Mostly at night but sometimes during the day.  It's horrendous!!!  

[HoldenCaulflower]

     I know how you feel, I laid in jail for 7 days with no sleep due to RLS, but when I started taking in large amounts of potassium when I was released it subsided. Vicodin withdrawals come hard but leave faster than Methadone, which is what I quit cold turkey 2 weeks ago. I'm sure you know all this, and everyone's experience is different but the physical stuff was the easy part for me. It's the depression that I can't bare.
    Just know that there's lots of great people on this forum that have been through what your going through, and they really care.

Good Luck.
Holden

[beagles4u]

I'm here with you, it's 0436, day 7 no vics and I did sleep about 6 hours, but I take 1mg klonopin every night for fibro and I take mirapex for RLS -- the vicodin also helps with RLS but the mirapex works better I promise...I get it in my legs, hips and arms and I just want to scream.......see if you can get some samples of that or requip bcuz even with insurance they are expensive.  You can get through it - it will get better, oh, just remembered...mirapex.com offers a 1 month free supply coupon on the web, with your dr's rx either written or called in, just take coupon to pharmacy - Good luck and hope you get some decent sleep! Sharon

[apache2010]

Sounds like you are coming off your bodies expected Vike dosage... It's something that can be help a little with bananas or potassium supplement... Some people take a hot bath... to relieve the pain. I know how ya feel .... hope you feel better.