Monday, January 8, 2007
My RLS (Restless Leg Syndrome) is getting worse and has been since I have been through so much chemotherapy. I asked the nephrologist at the dialysis center if I could take something for it. I had heard an ad on TV for a medication that is supposed to help RLS. He said he was not familiar with that one and would have to check into it but he had prescribed Neurontin. He gave me a prescription for it and the pharmacy sent Gabapentin for the Neurontin. I took one Friday night before going to bed and was not fit for anything the rest of the weekend. I could not get out of bed because I was dizzy and unable to stand up. I do not know if it was a reaction to the medication or maybe I had something that was going around. There are lots of “bugs” going around this area at this time of year. I will try again in a couple of days when I have completely gotten over this episode. I really hope it will work for me because the RLS is very disturbing and will not allow me to rest or sleep.