Insurance won' pay

[tooter212]

The insurance won't pay for my RLS meds for 3 more days. I didn't notice the dosage when Dr wrote the script so I just doubled it. The rls is driving me nuts!!! Now I'm going to have to take ambien for at least 3 more days. I swear sometimes when one thing goes wrong everything goes to pot! And then I'm here whining like a wimp when there are so many more on here with so much on their plate. I know, I know, I need to suck it up.  LOL I had hubby to get some sake flour so I could make a whipping cream pound cake. I still may do it. Thanks for listening to me whine. God bless you all

[tooter212]

Hey sarah, thanks for the info!!  After a good nights sleep, I feel a lot better.  This going C/T is hard on a old woman. lol   Hope your having a good day

[dominosarah]

We all wear our feelings on our sleeves at times tooter!

I saw in one of your posts you said you were 71.  Many of these meds will affect you differently due to your age.  You are also, if all my brain cells are lined up today, the 2nd oldest member we have on here.  The top prize goes to a man who is 87 yrs young!!  He posts on the social side.  Hope you are feeling better~

[tooter212]

Hey, I just had my feelings on my sleeve. I know we have to be hard sometimes because we do care about others. thank you for caring. God Bless you and have a good evening. ;-)

[tooter212]

Thanks mommy. I think you know I want to be as drug free as I can, Hope the guy gets back to you. God Bless you

[mommymarieme]

Hey honey I messaged him to see the name of it ok? I will try to get back to you asap. I was looking online for some and they have a few different kinds but I know he said this one really worked so I will find out what it is ok? I hope you get some rest tonight. Big hugs!

[Dane74]

Im sorry:-(  The last thing i want to do is hurt you, I'm just looking out for you, i do care Toot!  

[tooter212]

thank you Dane. I was taking it every night but like you said, it made me so depressed that I told the vascular dr and he put me on ampitripline to get me off of it. It worked . So now when I take one I feel depressed the next day. I took one the other night because of the rls. didn't take anything last night and I was up till 5:30 am went back to bed and slept 4 hours. I know your right about the ambien, I just have to get this rls under control. It hurt my feelings but I'm glad you care enough to be straight with me. God Bless

[Dane74]

GReat job on 93 hard earned days!  Please be carful with the ambien, are you taking it every night?

[tooter212]

Oh yeah, I was just 3 days early trying to get them

[tooter212]

I was on the pramipexole 0.5 several years before I even started taking pain pills. I had 8 surgeries for blocked arteries that caused the pain in my legs.... that's why I got on the pain meds. I never refilled a scrip before time.  I took 3 or 4  more a day than ordered.  I was on them for about 3 years. It got to where they didn't work. That's when I came here. Thanks to everyone I'm 93 days clean, I've been trying to get off the ambien. I did for a while, The vascular dr put me on amiptripline. that's how I got off the ambien. I started taking it again when the RLS started up

[Dane74]

I am sorry but i am going to just say it, no way to the Ambien, and come on you know the dosage, we all know the dosage we are addicts, if it said take 1 we all took 2 plus.  Get in the bath, have some sleepy time tea, get in bed and read a book, and just breathe and relax and go to sleep, if you cant sleep meditate, read, and or pray.  You got this, i know you have it in you to fight.

[Merri12]

Ok tooter. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt, however your medicine is a Dopamine agonist. Which means it helps replace dopamine in the brain. So you sure it doesn't help you feel better too so taking 2xs per day would help with your withdrawal?

I have severe RLS long before the norcos. I only have to take my Requip at night when I lay down to go to sleep. During the day I am just fine. Taking more of your medicine can be very harmful. But not addicting. Please be careful in the future.

Try taking a hot bath with Epson salt in it for the RLS and pains of withdrawal.  Take magnesium and potassium and stay away from the ambien. That is addicting and will make you feel worse the next day. Try melatonin for sleep.

[tooter212]

mommy do you know what the name of the cream is? I'd try anything right now. Have you ever heard of a cake that you put in cold oven and then turn it on? I'm going to find out if it turns out okay. I had to look at the receipt twice to make sure. lol God Bless

[tooter212]

Yes I've tried Hylands and some other otc stuff  but it doesn't work. Believe me I don't want to undo my clean days and I'd rather take the pramipexole than the ambien. I do appreciate you guys looking out for me.  I'm going to ask  mommymarie what the name of that cream is. God Bless

[tooter212]

Really Done, she did give me .05 to take twice a day. I told the pain med Dr. the name of the med and he gave me the .125. I was to take the .05 twice a day. And the pain med dr. just said 1 a day. He hadn't heard of it before. It had been a couple of years since I had the script from the lady dr. Since I had been on hydrocodone I didn't need it. the 0.125 is the lowest they make it. Pramioexlole is the name of the med. I know your right in not taking more of anything than given. And it looks like I'm going to be on it for life.

[ImDONENoMore]

You didn't notice the dosage on the pill bottle?  I'm sorry tooter, I know you've been struggling, but I don't believe that for a second.  You're self (over) medicating, and it's not good.  Please, try to find a way to stay in check with whatever withdrawal meds you've decided to take.  This is a HUGE slippery slope and you know that.  You cannot be doing this.  Believe me, I know, I've been there.  This is not good.

[ROSYouralright]

How about HYLANDS PM? Have you given that a try?

[mommymarieme]

Hi tooter I am sorry. I saw another poster say they tried an rls cream on their legs and it worked within five minutes and they slept thru the night. I don't know if that is an option for you? I know you don't want to take the ambien so I was just trying to think of other alternatives. Whipping cream pound cake sounds delicious!! I hope you are having a good day honey. :)