i have restless legs,and i was on lyrica.it has stopped working,any words of wisdom would help

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• IamSophie

  
  
  
  Here's a link to the RLS page in Mayo clinic's website:
  http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/restless-legs-syndr...
  
  There are many alternatives (not only in the form of drugs), which I don't know if you've tried before the Lyrica, but maybe you should take a look.

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• nalex

  
  
  
  I had similar or the same symptoms as RLS but very occasionally. For a related/similar condition of writhing/aching muscles my grandmother (correctly) diagnosed a potassium deficiency when I was a child.
  
  Now most always use potassium salt instead of regular salt (sodium chloride) - which has other cardio vascular benefits as well as helping the leg muscles relax at night.
  
  Never having taken a drug for the symptoms of RLS, I do not understand what the effects of not having it would be, and I understand RLS is more severe than these symptoms but it is worth doing anyway as it is cheap and harmless with dual beneficial side effects - NB you only need trace amounts of potassium, but it is a problem when you run dry. Bananas are also a source of potassium.
  
  This of course may have nothing to do with your condition. Hope you do find a treatment that works.
  
  

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• mrfoot56

  
  
  
  whenever you have a problem like this,call your doctor,he may increase the amount of the drug you are taking........mrfoot56

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