restless legs syndrome
"I'm 61 and started getting RLS symptoms during my 30's, starting as just tingling and progressing over the years into full blown leg kicking. It would start every evening while watching tv, or any time I was sitting for more than an hour -- in the movie, on an airplane, etc. Previous doc had me on klonipin, but current doc said (generic) Requip is a better as the side effects for long term use are supposedly less. I've been on .25 mg for only two months, but the kicking seldom even starts now. I even forgot to take it one night. I have noticed some insomnia, but that isn't new for me. I've been taking a Benadryl at night; that seems to help. I've not had any nausea or other symptoms. Fingers crossed that I don't have to keep upping the dose"