Wow antidepressants may make it worse?? - Restless Leg Syndrome Message Board

Robin H · 07-18-2003, 09:09 PM

Wow, I had NEVER given this a thought..but it seems as if the RLS strated occuring earlier in the day and worse since I have started taking the Lexapro and concerta. Maybe that is what has worsened it from bad to OMG can't tand another minute of it!!! Ok I swear I am going to call for a appt Monday, I truely can't take it any more. I have two small children and staying up all night with aches and twitches is making me crazy and soooo tired, I cant be a good mommy like that.
take care, Robin

Sleepy61 · 07-29-2003, 07:37 PM

Hi, I have been taking Elavil for over a year and realized about 6 months ago that there is a connection with RLS. The symptoms got much worse as my doctor uped the dosage. I asked him if there was a relation between the two and his reply was, not to his knowlege. Good Luck

Dean J · 08-01-2003, 11:15 PM

There IS is correlation between antidepressants and RLS. Same with caffiene.

My RLS got a lot worse when I upped my dosage of Zoloft, and it seemed to help some when I switched to taking it at night with my mirapex instead of in the morning. Many antidepressants have a temporary energizing effect with varies from person to person.

Family practitioners generally do NOT know enough about RLS to deal with it properly!

nightkitten00 · 08-05-2003, 11:12 AM

I am so glad you posted this, I take Zoloft too but I found when my dosage was upped it got worse. I thought it would have been better. I am going to a sleep clinic tonight to see what they are going to do for my RLS which is a new thing for me to learn about, I didn't know they had a name for that crazy urge to move my legs every time I try to sleep. Thanks for the info

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Originally posted by Dean J:
There IS is correlation between antidepressants and RLS. Same with caffiene.

My RLS got a lot worse when I upped my dosage of Zoloft, and it seemed to help some when I switched to taking it at night with my mirapex instead of in the morning. Many antidepressants have a temporary energizing effect with varies from person to person.

Family practitioners generally do NOT know enough about RLS to deal with it properly!

[This message has been edited by nightkitten00 (edited 08-05-2003).]

SDJAN · 08-20-2003, 06:43 AM

I have been prescribed a couple different types of anti-depressants (Lexapro is one) and noticed within days that my legs got worse...so I quit taking them and though I still have them very bad..they aren't as bad as they were when I was taking them. My sister has RLS also and she was on Lexapro also and the doctor told her to up her Lexapro and she said her RLS was worse then ever!! She is quiting Lexapro....I definatly will NOT take any anti-depressants anymore!!