Gila I had RLS very bad. I was taking Neurontin. It wasn't until I started taking Merapex that it went away. I recently tried to stop the Neurontin with bad consequence. So it must be a combination of the medicine. Hope it works for you. Bud Harrington At 08:32 AM 11/17/98 -0500, you wrote: >At 07:34 PM 11/16/98 -0800, you wrote: >>Hi, I'm new to the list. >> >>I'm interested in information about co-morbidity of PD and RLS >>(restless legs syndrome). What I want to know is stuff like: >> >>Are there people on the list with both PD and RLS? Have they ever been >>told that RLS is commonly co-morbid with PD? If you have PD with RLS, >>have you ever been told *why* there is a connection between the two, >>or is it considered ideopathic? >> >>Does anyone know of any web sites that mention PD with RLS? Can anyone >>tell anything about therapies used by people with PD did that made the >>RLS better/worse? >> >>Thanks. >> >>Gila Jones >> GILA you are not a one as of 74/30 i still have RLS. WHAT I HAVE TO SAY >IS NOT A PROVEN THING i have wheelchair,elect cart. my legs from the >toes to above my knees feel like in am on needles. my nero says lot of time >it is not always PD but can be the cause. so what i do at times i walk with >a cane. then pain leaves for a spell. then i rest my legs,then later i take >3 Tylenol. then start all over again. now it may not work for you as we all >are diff. so in time we all got to see what works for us can try some one >idea if don't help look and see who else has same trouble try it so in time >you will find what will help you. to me that is what the list is for to >help. my way may not do you any good. it all goes back to trial and error. >just let me know if it helps. as i still got a lot to learn. you can help >me to. so if you find something that helps let me know it could be better >than mine. > > [log in to unmask] > I.Y.Q. DON & VIVIAN >