[RLS USA]

Hi everyone,

Just stumbled across this site. I live in southern California. I'm glad to have found you. I have been taking Mirapex for a couple of years for pain related to fibromyalgia. I also suffer from chronic fatigue disorder.

I have only felt slight relief from the Mirapex, and was thinking about switching to another med. The drug that might help me quite a bit is still undergoing clinical trials in the US, and its approval could take another year or two. It could potentially replace 2 or 3 other meds that I have to take each day in order to have a life.

But I digress.

I have been terribly anxious over compulsive thoughts, feelings and actions. I have engaged in compulsive shopping/spending and eating. I just kept thinking that I needed to "get over it" and participate in a support group and counseling.

This week I decided to quit taking the Mirapex because it obviously isn't doing me a lot of good. I just happened to run a Google search to see if there was any danger in quitting suddenly, and here I am. I find the link with Mirapex and (some) compulsive behaviors very interesting.

PS - restless leg syndrome has always been a problem for me. When I was first dx'd with FM/CFS, I couldn't get to sleep because my entire body would involuntarily jerk, along with a sensation that I was falling. Needless to say, I was exhausted. I was dx'd by my acupuncturist, who immediately directed me to take a magnesium supplement. The twitching/jerking vanished. I've done a little research on magnesium, and I firmly believe that many American women are deficient. Magnesium has been a miracle for me, and makes a lot more sense than any drug on the market so far. Unfortunately, there are few viable treatments for FM/CFS, but we are pursued endlessly by quacks peddling supplements, liniments and preparations claiming to be just that.

PS - please check with your doctor before starting any supplement...I once prescribed L-Tryptophan to myself thinking it would help me sleep. A dumb thing to do. I didn't know that there was a contraindication with L-Trypto and my SSRI. I began to hallucinate, and believed that an evil spirit was living underneath my bed...could hear it talking, etc. Obviously a far cry from the restful sleep my body craved.

Anyway, didn't expect to be here this evening, but I'm awfully glad I dropped by.



I'd appreciate any comments or encouragment y'all have to share!