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I noticed a few days ago some one posted an inquire on how to alleviate the symptoms of Restless Legs Syndrom. I sent a reply but it did not show up on the list. Shortly after I was diagnosed with PD in the summer of 1995, and prior to being put on any medication, I joined a double blind clinical trial with the NIH in Bethesda MD. Some months later I developed RLS. The Doctors at NIH tried several drugs but nothing seemed to help. Finally they started me on Sinemet CR. That helped some what for a while but eventually nothing seemed to help. I spent many a night walking the living room floor till I was exhausted and then I would get 2 or 3 hrs sleep. Not a happy time. About two months ago my neurologist put me on Mirapex. Within 24 hrs the RLS disappeared. I am now getting a full night's sleep. A miracle drug. I am curious if many people with PD suffer with RLS. J. Eldon Green ([log in to unmask])