RLS meds: Mirapex or Requip

[netsavy006]

I was wondering because I was on these akathisia medications and failed on them:

• Cogentin - 1mg BID
• Artane - 2mg TID
• Inderal - 20mg BID
• Valium - up to 25mg per day
• Ativan - 1mg QID (but using to manage anxiety which is working)

Is it possible that RLS medications could possibly help restlessness or akathisic conditions.

Now I do remember that you don't medicate everything, but some days are worse than others and I'd like something I could take (even if it was prn) to have some sort of control over the restlessness feelings.

I hope I could get rid of it somehow so I don't have to add on medications, but could Mirapex or Requip work?

What do you think?

Thanks,

Andy.

[Velvet Elvis]

what does your doctor think?

There's probably a psychosis risk with Mirapex. I don't know how Requip works.

[netsavy006]

Well I'm still waiting to get that psychatirst but I do have the referral in. I called program on Thursday and the co-ordnader working on my case wasn't in Thrusday or Yesterday so now I'll have to wait I guess to find out info and I'm still waiting on an appt to the new psychatirst and address of where they are located.

Here's the link for requip:

http://requipxl.com/

[gizmo]

You may not want to look too far into the whole Requip thing... here's a thread on when I tried it:

http://www.crazyboards.org/forums/index.php/topic/32981-oh-for-the-love-of-heaven-akathesia-again/page__p__366793__hl__requip__fromsearch__1#entry366793

If you are safe to try it, go for it. But tread carefully...