2006-12-05 07:35:12 · 7 answers · asked by salan514 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
It could, but actually....if you are already on Percocet for a while...then not taking it, that is what's causing the RLS in the first place. Withdrawing from opiates can cause terrible RLS. But it's temporary.
If you have RLS and you're not on Percocet....then you should talk to your doctor about treatment options. It would be very irresponsible for the doctor to prescribe something so addictive for RLS.
2006-12-05 07:49:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I did not find percocet to help me at all with RLS, if anything it added to the problem. Percocet is a strong opiate and I personally can't see using it for RLS.
I was taking requip for 5 months and it worked great for the RLS. I did not like the side effects. I was so sensitive to the sun, the color of my eyes as well as under my eyes darkened and I woke up every morning with a terrible headache.
What worked best for me was an anti-anxiety medication on the nights I really needed it badly. Go see your Dr about it and see if you can get something to help with it.
2006-12-05 08:00:46 · answer #2 · answered by hiscinders 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Percocet really isn't what you need to be talking for RLS. You will become addicted to the pecocet, and still have RLS. My boyfriend has restless leg syndrome and it makes him miserable. He has tried lots of meds for it, he just started taking the new med made just for RLS. I forget what its called but your doctor will know. So far, so good, but the list of side effects are long but he hasn't had any problems so far **** Luck
2006-12-05 08:09:08 · answer #3 · answered by samanthabohon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Im sorry to say but this doesnt work. I myself suffer from rls and am one of the youngest people to suffer from it unfortunately i have tried this among alot of other things and it doesnt work. Doctors have actually come to the conclusion that i might have been doing to much exercise. You see i used to train as a professional swimmer since i was 5. Since then i have cut down on how much i do and it seems to have helped a little bit but unfortunately i still have to take valiam every night to help me sleep. There are different ways to help people witht his condition perhaps the theory you have suggested (which has been suggested numerous times) could be the case for sum people but unfortunately it isnt the case for all .
2016-05-22 21:52:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Percocet for RLS is like going after a fly with an elephant gun.
An anti seizure drug like Neurontin or any Benzodiazepine should do the trick and they are a lot less addictive than the narcotic you suggested.
2006-12-05 07:41:34 · answer #5 · answered by Jack 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes and no. It may relieve some of the discomfort but hopefully no physician would prescribe or advise the use of such a potent opioid for a condition for which there are better, more direct, and more effective treatment. Although ropinirole (Requip) is the only medication which is Food and Drug Administration approved for restless leg syndrome it is expensive and problematic and is last on my list. There are more effective generic medications with fewer side effects.
2006-12-05 07:41:28 · answer #6 · answered by john e russo md facm faafp 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
way over kill it is a stronge pain killer what you need is more of a muscel relaxer
2006-12-05 07:41:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋