I have had RLS in my calf muscles off and on for 5 years. I apologize if my sentences are not exactly right. I feel like I am functioning at about 20-25% of normal. My detox is for years of Morphine, Fentanyl, Oxycodone, Demerol and others I can't remember.

I knew it wouldn't be easy, but.......... I am committed to not taking any opiates. My severe RLS could be stopped in its tracks with Oxycodone. I have done it before. 15mg of Oxy and my RLS is no problem. All these meds and what to use them for came from doctors. I don't experiment with Opiates. They demand respect.

I am going to try Requip I guess. It is not an opiate and is supposed to be strong.

Any suggestions? I won't drive in this condition, so please don't recommend Physical Therapy, etc. I considered walking around inside the house for as long as I can to "work" the thigh muscles. Maybe they would allow me to sleep?? I got about 3 hours of bad sleep last night. I sleep on a Respironics BiPAP Auto Servo Ventilator. Key word is Ventilator. It records my information. Thanks.

There's info here on what's happening to you: http://www.rlshelp.org/ You're going through rebound. It's an increase in RLS symptoms. It can be quite bad from what I was reading. I was taking Mirapex for RLS and before that and currently Tramadol which helps both the PN and RLS. I'm hoping that by now that you found some relief.

thank you for the website. I read some stuff in it, bookmarked it and other websites.

I don't know about "rebound" one way or another. That could be it.

It is bad. I have taken 6mg of a ReQuip generic and that worked once. Anything less at one time does not work. 6mg made me sick for about 6-8 hours, then the RLS went away for about 12 hours. I felt like I had some bad flu. I have a new prescription for the real thing.
ReQuip, not the generic. My alternative is an opiate.

Mirapex and Tramadol did not work for me. Thanks for the kind words about relief. I just realized I am raising my right foot up and dropping it to the floor. Over and over. A sign my legs are at it again. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

One person told me the generic does not work for him, only ReQuip itself. Sooooooooo I will go get the real thing tomorrow. Thanks again......

Do you know when you get the restless leg syndrome. That is where they get the term "kicking the habit".

I have been weaning myself from morphine the last 4 months, I have gotten down to one a day (from 6 15mg a day). I thought since it was just one it would be easy. Not as easy as I thought. I feel really aweful,( it has been about 40 hours ) but I am doing this.

I will never take something that can do this to my mind-- ever again. So even though its difficult, at least I know I wont have to do it again, and that my body will feel so much better with this out of me.

Good luck guys. J

I hope the Requip works for you. My good friend had RLS whenever she was pregnant, and the last time, she had heard that magnesium supplements could help. It worked for her. I don't know if it would help you at all. Sounds miserable, though. Hope you get some relief.