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Tabitha, could your leg tremors be PD and not RLS.? I know that tremor is sometimes very difficult to treat. When I was diagnosed almost ten years ago the neuro said that my hand tremor made him think essential tremor (it was not the pinrolling type), but your leg tells me PD. Ray ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tabatha Dagata" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 5:51 AM Subject: Re: Requip and RLS >I take Requip for PD and I also have RLS. I was diagnosed with RLS a few > years before being diagnosed with PD. Requip has helped my PD symptoms > some...but > it has done little for my RLS. Of course, there's always a dosage > increase. > (I'm only on 5 ml a day when I should be on 7 - 10 at the least.) > Increasing > always makes me too tired and I've even had a few fainting spells when > I've tried > to increase beyond 5. I'm 36-years-old with a son (age 9) and a daughter > (age > 15) and I just don't have time to be that tired. So, my symptoms (both PD > and > RLS) could probably lesson if I'd give in more easily to increases when > told. > > > Always, > Tabatha > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn