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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

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How To Treat Sleeplessness Caused Due To RLS Inspite Of Taking Zanax?

yes I've been taking percet for like 6-7 years was somewhat under control for a long time till about 1.5-2 years ago went from like 5-10mg a day to a 30 mg a day then about 2.5-3 months ago worked up to about 80-90 mg a day now I'm trying to stop went from 90 down to 40 in a week haven't slept at all and now I'm down to 25mg in another week still can't sleep RLS and all the other things but that RLS is the worst i can't lay there for 1 minute without toxin turnin i feel horrible for my wife been keeping her up what can i do about this and I've been on Zanax for 10-or more years so that will not help and i used to come home every night and have 2-4 beers and i stopped that and that doesn't bother me nothing like not being able to sleep and working 45 hours a week any advise or just do what I'm doing and rt. now I'm 2 weeks in no alcohol and down to 25mg a day every 3-4 days now i reduce it by 5mg but still got that RLS like crazy and i do take walks now after 10 days and i went for a 25 mile bike ride 2 days ago but then i had a 40 mg time released and split it in half 2 days ago and got really sick so ill never do that again and when i was taking 80-90mg a day i did that all the time so I'm convinced that made me sick so from here on out I'm only taking the other kind that are 30mg but not time released i been splitting them in half and half any advise?this is private rt
posted on Sun, 25 Jan 2015
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