Restless Legs Syndrome Medication Therapy

When the natural therapy bring little to no effect, it’s time for you to seek the medication treatment. There is no effective drug to complete treat Restless legs syndrome but there are some that usually used to help the sufferers sleep better and suppress the symptoms of RLS. In this post, you will know what are the drugs that used to help RLS sufferers to improve the quality of their sleeps as well as livings.

Drugs are used for severe cases of restless legs syndrome. A single type of drug can have different effects on different people. You can see this drug can be highly effective in helping Mr. A coping with RLS but it does nothing to help Mrs. C. Doctors also find that the effectiveness of the drugs might lessen during the nighttime and after a long period of using. With that said, it is recommended for sufferers to use different drugs from different categories to suppress RLS. In the next section, we will discover the common type of drugs that used to treat RLS.

Parkinson’s medication

Doctors found that medication that used for Parkinson sufferers can be very effective in helping people with RLS reduce the movement and sensations in their limbs. When using these drugs, you may expect side effects like lightheaded, nausea and fatigue.

Benzodiazepines

These medications allow the user to have a better sleep but they don’t eliminate the sensation in the legs as they don’t fully suppress RLS. As the medications have the effect to relax the muscle (muscle relaxant), it’s not recommended for you if you are suffering from sleep apnea. The expected side effect of benzodiazepines is day time drowsiness.

Opioids

These drugs are pain-killers. It’s usually used in some severe cases of RLS. With higher dose, Opioids can be addicting. However, with the does typically given to RLS sufferers, you don’t have to worry about addiction.

In restless legs syndrome, it can take some experiment for the doctor to find the right drugs and dose for the patients.

Parkinson’s medication

Doctors found that medication that used for Parkinson sufferers can be very effective in helping people with RLS reduce the movement and sensations in their limbs. When using these drugs, you may expect side effects like lightheaded, nausea and fatigue.

Benzodiazepines

These medications allow the user to have a better sleep but they don’t eliminate the sensation in the legs as they don’t fully suppress RLS. As the medications have the effect to relax the muscle (muscle relaxant), it’s not recommended for you if you are suffering from sleep apnea. The expected side effect of benzodiazepines is day time drowsiness.

Opioids

These drugs are pain-killers. It’s usually used in some severe cases of RLS. With higher dose, Opioids can be addicting. However, with the does typically given to RLS sufferers, you don’t have to worry about addiction.
In restless legs syndrome, it can take some experiment for the doctor to find the right drugs and dose for the patients.

Parkinson’s medication

Doctors found that medication that used for Parkinson sufferers can be very effective in helping people with RLS reduce the movement and sensations in their limbs. When using these drugs, you may expect side effects like lightheaded, nausea and fatigue.

Benzodiazepines

These medications allow the user to have a better sleep but they don’t eliminate the sensation in the legs as they don’t fully suppress RLS. As the medications have the effect to relax the muscle (muscle relaxant), it’s not recommended for you if you are suffering from sleep apnea. The expected side effect of benzodiazepines is day time drowsiness.

Opioids

These drugs are pain-killers. It’s usually used in some severe cases of RLS. With higher dose, Opioids can be addicting. However, with the does typically given to RLS sufferers, you don’t have to worry about addiction.
In restless legs syndrome, it can take some experiment for the doctor to find the right drugs and dose for the patients.