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Friday, October, 23, 2009

Treatment And Medication For Restless Legs Syndrome

New restless leg med submitted to FDA

September 22, 2008

GlaxoSmithKline and XenoPort, Inc. have submitted Solzira to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of moderate-to-severe Restless Legs Syndrome. The companies are seeking approval of the once-a-day medication.

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Expert & Community Posts

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Taming the Tingles: Treatment for Restless Legs Syndrome
By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert

...soothing. The same goes for compresses.   Parkinson type drugs help, though why they work is... Read more »

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Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) Often Associated with Chronic Pain
By Dr. Mark Borigini , Health Expert

...factors that can cause RLS; for example, anti-nausea drugs, antidepressants such as the... Read more »

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Restless Leg Syndrome
By Deanne Stein , Health Expert

...are all possible reasons for RLS. There are some drugs you can take to treat RLS, but... Read more »

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Multiple Sclerosis Patients at risk for having Restless Leg Syndrome
By Merely Me , Health Expert

...few formal studies to compare effectiveness. These drugs generally fall into 4 categories,... Read more »

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Sex While Sleeping
By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert

...those seen in sleepwalkers. It can be treated with drugs such as Valium, or, even in some cases,... Read more »

Health Guide

Restless Leg Syndrome- The Basics
...good news. The results of this study show that there is no brain damage in people with RLS and that drugs that target the problem of iron uptake may be one way to approach future developments of a... Read more »
Restless Leg Syndrome: Treatment
...not you experienced any pain along with the RLS symptoms.Until recently, there were no FDA-approved drugs for the treatment of RLS. In May 2005, a drug called Requip® (ropinirole hydrochloride)... Read more »
Sleep disorders
...wakefulness Too much light Too much noise Too much caffeine or other stimulants Sleeping drugs should be used only when prescribed by a health care provider. HYPERSOMNIA ... Read more »
Restless Legs Syndrome and Related Disorders: Highlights
...overweightBe unemployedSmoke every dayHave problems with work attendance and performanceMiss social eventsDrug TreatmentsRopinirole (Requip), the only approved drug treatment for RLS, reduces RLS... Read more »
Restless Legs Syndrome and Related Disorders: Risk Factors
...(coffee drinking is specifically associated with PLMD)StressFatigueProlonged exposure to coldMedicationsDrugs that worsen or provoke the condition include:AntidepressantsAntipsychotic... Read more »

Medications

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...very unlikely, if you suddenly stop taking this drug, withdrawal reactions may occur. Such... Read more »

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...doctor's approval. If you suddenly stop taking this drug, withdrawal reactions may occur. Such... Read more »

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Study: Lyrica eases restless legs syndrome
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Spanish researchers have found that the drug Lyrica may help ease restless legs syndrome (RLS). The researchers randomly assigned 58 people with RLS... Read summary »