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Will Melanoma Reoccur When Suffering From Restless Legs Syndrome?

I have RLS in the day and at night. I get approx. 1hour of sleep at a time. My oncologist told me to not take Requip for the RLS due to the melanoma I had 6 years ago in my leg and lymph nodes. I am desparate for sleep and have started taking an Rx of Requip that I had saved. It did give me about 5 days of nighttime sleep but now my legs are worse in the day. I sleep with my knees on the floor and my trunk in a recliner. I am 65 and RLS started when I was 30. I take BP medicine. I took hydrocodone for 17 years and decided to detox. I am through that now...it really didn't help that much. Through the last 30 years I have taken every medicine that's suggested for RLS. I have bags of Rx's. I worry if melanoma will return with RL Rx's
Thu, 20 Feb 2014
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Hi,

Thank you for posting your query.

It is unfortunate that you have been suffering from RLS (restless legs syndrome) for a long time, affecting your night time sleep, as well as causing discomfort during the day.

RLS treatments are safe and effective, and there is no increased risk of getting melanoma due to these treatments.

So, I would advise you to continue Requip (ropinirole) to get relief from RLS symptoms without any fear.

I hope my reply has helped you.

I would be pleased to answer, if you have any follow up queries or if you require any further information.
     
Best wishes,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad,
For DIRECT QUERY to me: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar
My blog: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.com/
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Will Melanoma Reoccur When Suffering From Restless Legs Syndrome?

Hi, Thank you for posting your query. It is unfortunate that you have been suffering from RLS (restless legs syndrome) for a long time, affecting your night time sleep, as well as causing discomfort during the day. RLS treatments are safe and effective, and there is no increased risk of getting melanoma due to these treatments. So, I would advise you to continue Requip (ropinirole) to get relief from RLS symptoms without any fear. I hope my reply has helped you. I would be pleased to answer, if you have any follow up queries or if you require any further information. Best wishes, Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology) Senior Consultant Neurologist Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, For DIRECT QUERY to me: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar My blog: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.com/