drugs used to treat ADHD will usually worsen the RLS symptoms.
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Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 8:24 AM I thank you for the response you have recently given me on a couple of issues concerning my RLS. I do not mean to over utilize your assistance however I am on a journey to battle this illness and I do not want to leave any stone unturned. My question has to do with RLS and ADHD, I believe I suffered from ADHD most of my life and some have mentioned that being treated for ADHD actually relieved some of their RLS symptoms. Could you tell me which medications could be used to treat ADHD and if you have had any success in reducing rls symptoms after treating ADHD. I currently take either Mirapex usually .5 mg. or Ultram 100mg. I find the Ultram works wonders for helping me concentrate, I am becoming overwhelmed by even the most simple tasks. I am a pastor of a church and concentrating is a must for me. Thanks for your help Randy, 42, IL Medical Reply RLS experts feel that ADHD may be caused by RLS as RLS when active certainly makes it hard to concentrate or sit still. Thus, treating the RLS problem may resolve the apparent ADHD. It does not work the other way around. In fact, the stimulant drugs used to treat ADHD will usually worsen the RLS symptoms.
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Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 8:24 AM I thank you for the response you have recently given me on a couple of
issues concerning my RLS. I do not mean to over utilize your assistance however I am on a journey to
battle this illness and I do not want to leave any stone unturned. My question has to do with RLS and ADHD, I believe I suffered from ADHD
most of my life and some have mentioned that being treated for ADHD actually relieved some of their RLS symptoms. Could you tell me which medications could be used to treat ADHD and if you
have had any success in reducing rls symptoms after treating ADHD. I currently take either Mirapex usually .5 mg. or Ultram 100mg. I find the Ultram works wonders for helping me concentrate, I am becoming
overwhelmed by even the most simple tasks. I am a pastor of a church and concentrating is a must for me. Thanks for your help Randy, 42, IL Medical Reply RLS experts feel that ADHD may be caused by RLS as RLS when active
certainly makes it hard to concentrate or sit still. Thus, treating the RLS problem may resolve the
apparent ADHD. It does not work the other way around. In fact, the stimulant drugs used to treat
ADHD will usually worsen the RLS symptoms.
I think Katherine ought to offer her body for medical science to study! She claims more incredulous anonymolies than anyone posting to usenet ever claimed. Beginning with her assertion that her hypothyroidism was accompanied by HIGH blood pressure, when hypothyroid state is accompanied by LOW, LOW, LOW blood pressure. Following that I think medical scientists ought to study how the heck she could drink/taste 42 beers in 4 days…on the medications she alleges she’s on, WHEN she also asserts she has GERD. GERD is Gastro-Esophogeal Reflux disorder. I have it, owing to a weak valve between my stomach and esophogus letting stomach juices flow up into the esophogus if I am not careful about what i eat/drink. People with GERD are extremely careful about what they eat/drink, because the esophogus isn’t lined in a manner can tolerate the acidic stomach juices flowing back up into the esophagus, and there is HELL to pay in terms of burning up your esophogus if you eat or drink anything riles up your stomach juices to the point the acidic juices flow back up into your esophagus. NOT a little pain, but a great big incredible burning pain so bad, you forever avoid eating or drinking anything churns or riles up your stomach juices, so they flow back up into your esophogus. Tyramine and the chemicals used to ferment beer, and in wine…Rile up your stomach from just a few sips of wine or champagne or beer, and give you KILLER pain in your esophugus.. so how the heck is someone with GERD gonna let their stomach get riled up 42 times in 4 days and risk that much Pain? then she tells us she has RLS…which has been associated with iron deficincy (for 40 years now), problem pregnancy and in some people, kidney impairments. Yet, she’s not treated for the iron deficiency or a problem pregnancy or Kidney, why she’s given neurontin an anticonvulsant for a problem known to be associated with an iron deficiency, or in rare cases problematic pregnancies or kidney problems???? Then, to top it all off…this person who claims she is being treated for high blood pressure with hypoT, Neurontic for RLS, and has GERD, says she has been prescribed a stimulant while she’s on hypertensive medication, which will also exacerbate the RLS, and the GERD. YEP! all manner of incredulous anonymalies of condition, then she can chug beer when nobody else on medications and having GERD to boot, can risk, plus she claims she was prescribed stimulants while she is being treated for hypertension, RLS and GERD, when such will exacerbate those conditions. INCREDULOUS!
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Beginning with her assertion that her hypothyroidism was accompanied by HIGH blood pressure, when hypothyroid state is accompanied by LOW, LOW, LOW blood pressure.
Not necessarily, according to these studies you’ll find at the NIH website: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Link&db=PubMed&dbFr… I know you aren’t interested in the facts, Linda, but you should at least do some rudimentary research before you fire off one of these missives – it’ll save you from making yourself look foolish. Again. Tyramine and the chemicals used to ferment beer, and in wine…Rile up your stomach from just a few sips of wine or champagne or beer, and give you KILLER pain in your esophugus..
According to the GERD faq at http://www.gerd.com/faq/gerd-faq.htm , "The major factor [in triggering GERD] is meals. Meals stimulate the stomach to produce more acid that can reflux up into the esophagus." You might try eating smaller meals, Linda – it’s sure helped me. then she tells us she has RLS…which has been associated with iron deficincy (for 40 years now), problem pregnancy and in some people, kidney impairments. Yet, she’s not treated for the iron deficiency or a problem pregnancy or Kidney,
From my post to alt.vegan of 4/8/03: http://www.google.com/groups?q=iron++%22katherine+wolfe%22&hl=en&lr=&… "The best way to assess your iron status is to be tested at the doctor. I just had my physical, showed up that my iron stores are low, although I’m not anemic, and so I’m going to take supplements for a few months, and be tested again." But enough about me, Linda, what about you? You’ve admitted you don’t have ADD, and that your son doesn’t have it. You don’t get any support here, and Lord knows you don’t give any. So why is it that you’re here? Are you mailing postcards from places you’ve never been? You can expect Linda to now froth at the mouth some more, or post another irrational rant, to try to distract people from her persistent refusal to answer the question. If she did, she’d have to admit to herself that the only reason she’s here is to spew her vitriolic garbage over anyone within her reach. And we can’t have that, now can we? Katherine
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GERD is Gastro-Esophogeal Reflux disorder. People with GERD are extremely careful about what they eat/drink,
Is that so? Then why was it that my GERD was independant of anything I ate? Perhaps you should speak to my surgeon–one of the two who developed the procedure currently used to correct the problem–that he does not know what he is talking about. INCREDULOUS!
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GERD is Gastro-Esophogeal Reflux disorder. People with GERD are extremely careful about what they eat/drink, Is that so? Then why was it that my GERD was independant of anything I ate?
Ditto. Perhaps you should speak to my surgeon–one of the two who developed the procedure currently used to correct the problem–that he does not know what he is talking about.
Mark, did you have a fundoplication? I’m staying a long ways away from it for now … just not sure about it yet … any advice? Any idea who is #1 fundo surgeon in the NYC area? — Tourette Syndrome – Now What? http://tourettenowwhat.tripod.com
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – GERD is Gastro-Esophogeal Reflux disorder. People with GERD are extremely careful about what they eat/drink, Is that so? Then why was it that my GERD was independant of anything I ate? Ditto. Perhaps you should speak to my surgeon–one of the two who developed the procedure currently used to correct the problem–that he does not know what he is talking about. Mark, did you have a fundoplication?
yes and it was wonderful. I have not had heartburn once in the ten years it was done. I was going through a bottle of rolaids a week (on top of prilosec and tagamet) and vomitting twice a day on clockwork (2 and 8 AM). The drawbacks seem to be few–i have a hard time burping and there’s a small lump in the soft tissue under my breastbone from where the stomach was turned back (most of the time I don’t even notice it). I’ve heard stories of the flap getting tied too tight (and burping is impossible) or too loose (and there is residual GERD) but mine appears to be "just right." Some of the preop testing was nastier than the actual procedure. I was helping a friend move a week after I had mine done with little discomfort. I’m staying a long ways away from it for now … just not sure about it yet … any advice? Any idea who is #1 fundo surgeon in the NYC area?
I’ll look around. I had mine done at Univ. Illinois Chicago Med Center before I moved back east.
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Mark, did you have a fundoplication? yes and it was wonderful. I have not had heartburn once in the ten years it was done. I was going through a bottle of rolaids a week (on top of prilosec and tagamet) and vomitting twice a day on clockwork (2 and 8 AM).
You poor thing! My run-in with GERD was a lot milder than this – eating smaller meals and avoiding orange juice has gotten me down to occasional heartburn. I’m glad the surgery went well, it sounds like you’re doing a lot better. Katherine
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Any idea who is #1 fundo surgeon in the NYC area? I’ll look around. I had mine done at Univ. Illinois Chicago Med Center before I moved back east.
Thanks, Mark. I’ve been asking around, and searching the ‘net, with little success. My gastro is WAY too hot to operate on me, and I don’t feel he’s qualified. In the meantime, controlled diet, elevated bed, all that … and 80 mg daily Nexium. I’m looking for a great surgeon, with a proven track record, in either the NYC or Yale area. I found a GERD message board, but it was a waste. If you hear anything, please let me know … but keep in mind that I do killfile most threads here once they get … well, you know … so please call my attention to it if you hear anything. Thanks again !! — Tourette Syndrome – Now What? http://tourettenowwhat.tripod.com
