Posted by k54maze on July 19, 2009 at 15:08:11:Just went of Mirapex about five days ago and my nights have been hellish to say the least. I take Klonopin- approx. 1- 2mg. which doesn't really help until I finally do fall asleep and then it keeps me groggy the entire next day.
For the past five nights I have spent two- three hours, sometimes more than once, thrashing around in my bed with violent RLS symptoms. If I get up, my legs buckle with the severity of the movement.
Do the episodes subside on their own when there is no medication to suppress them? The side effects of the Mirapex became intolerable. I am afraid I will never get a good night's sleep again.
Am trying Cal/Mag/Zinc and L-Theanine along with baths & listening to Dr. Jeffrey Thompson's brain wave suites, and so far nothing is working. Took some oxycontin one night and it did the trick but only after a couple hours of wishing I had a hatchet to chop off my legs.
Is this a hopeless situation?