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 -Some of us have gained great relief from RLS by reducing our intake of salicylates. ~//Julia// -Some of us have gained great relief from RLS by reducing our intake of salicylates. ~//Julia//
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 +I have recently had a coffee (it contains opioid antagonist) after a longer period of abstinence (15 days) and it made my legs hurt so bad and twitch.  ~//wrotec//
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 -if I wake up enough to recognise that it's happening I've found a method that usually fixes it.  I get up and walk on the spot with exaggerated arm and leg motions until my muscles are almost burning with fatigue.  then I lie down, my limbs feel nice and heavy and no longer restless, and usually I can get to sleep.  I even used to do this as a pre-emptive measure. -if I wake up enough to recognise that it's happening I've found a method that usually fixes it.  I get up and walk on the spot with exaggerated arm and leg motions until my muscles are almost burning with fatigue.  then I lie down, my limbs feel nice and heavy and no longer restless, and usually I can get to sleep.  I even used to do this as a pre-emptive measure.
  
-as the MP has progressed I'm finding I get restless limbs less often :)  It even went away for a couple of months and now comes back sometimes, but less frequently.  ~//RichardM//+
  
 Some doctors prescribe [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pramipexole|Mirapex (pramipexole)]] for restless leg syndrome. Some doctors prescribe [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pramipexole|Mirapex (pramipexole)]] for restless leg syndrome.
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