[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!

[Alffe]

Hi RLS and welcome to the forums. Lots of great information and support to be found here. Here is the link to the Fibro and Chronic Fatigue forum.

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/forumdisplay.php?f=12

[AfterMyNap]

Welcome to NT, RLS!

I see that Alffe has already provided you with a useful link, so feel free to join the conversations or start you own. If you need anything, just let us know, someone will be right along to assist you.

[Doody]

Hi RLS. I completely understand. I have FMS and CFS as well. I've never been given Mirapex. I take Cymbalta for both the pain and lifelong chronic depression.

I find your comments about magnesium very interesting. Another fibro pal and I were just talking about that a couple days ago. I take epsom salt baths and notice when I do, it helps. Apparently the magnesium in it is absorbed into the body. But I'm not a doctor, that was just gal pal talk. But..epsom salts have been used for a longgggg time for pain.

I'm glad you found us. Welcome to a caring support place and gentle hugs.

[theoneRogue420]

Hi RLS, welcome to NT! I see that you have already been given the link to the appropriate forum, so I'm sure they have already made you feel right at home.

I found the whole magnesium info interesting, thanks for that. I did a google search and found this list of foods high in magnesium.

http://www.vaughns-1-pagers.com/food...sium-foods.htm

The list includes nuts, beans, artichokes and barley... all of which I love. Thanks for the tip, it'll be interesting to see how it works.

Oh, check this out too... It's pretty interesting. http://www.epsomsaltcouncil.org/