As a nervous youth I always showed RLS symptoms and that was long before I started meds. From what I understand RLS isn't a BP symptom but can be caused by meds.

I agree with Tommy about the meds possibly causing the RLS. I do take the RLS med Requip with my BP meds. Hasn't caused me any problems.

Some BP meds even cause restless legs...it might be your meds?

Oh,I just read tommymotts answer...
2 votes for meds

Thanks for your input. I have had this since before I started bp meds and I have struggled with sleep including tmj grinding teeth and recently a big chunk of tongue. I also have sleep apnea. I am dealing with all these. But when I went to the primary doc he said ask your pdoc if requip or mirelex? will work with what I am taking.

I would love for this to work. I am tired of flopping around like a fish out of water. I have been trying to make up for lost time while I was never diagnose3d with bipolar since 2002 and started taking meds in 2007.

I really didn't have one set of parents or teachers to see the problems since I was raised by a village and foster homes, so no one but me looked after me until I got out of an abusive 21 yr marriage and my two sons were adults. So now it is all about me. I will be done with my journey of diagnoses soon and anything I can do for sleep deprivation will make a world of difference to my other illnesses.

Wow! life story. Sorry, I just needed to get that out.

Take care pepe's

I only had one instance with it and it went away... Just asked H if he remembered what was going on and he can't recall either, no meds, i know... it just came and was horrible and then left. I thought it would never end...

and that would mean, for me it wasn't a syndrome

Seroquel gave me RLS. My accupuncturist said to take 400 mgs of magnesium every day. I haven't tried it yet.

If they use a drug like Mirapex to treat it which is a dopamine agonist it should be ok. Dopamine agonists are only counterindicated with AP's I take a dopamine agonist for another disorder. I took it with lithium and lamictal with no problem.

I appreciate the vitamin imfo. I have a multi vitamin organic and real expensive. Can't take it because one of those boogers I am allergic too. I cab remember crying in the middle of the night and somebody having to rub my cramp away.
I cabna lso going to numerous dr's in my teen years and being told they were growing pains. Somehow that didn't stop when i was an adult.

I do take Seroquel but it really helps me actually not have insomnia. (one more down on the list) I also take Lamictal and cymbalta for BP and Fibro.

I guess your input helped me sort of the what to expect and look for. And that makes things a little easier to know what I need to do. Gotta try what you can to get relief.

I take over the counter iron supplements to quiet down my RLS. I buy FEROSUL 325 mg at my local department store. It helps me quite a bit. My Dr. recommended to have my iron levels tested to make sure I don't take too much.
You can check Drugs.com site to find out what medications can't be taken together.
I don't know where you live but try to find out your closest Public Health Clinic or a clinic where they can charge you according to income. I hope this info helps you.