As far as over the counter meds, nothing with Diphenhydramine in it, as in Benedryl, or any over the counter sleep meds with Diphenhydramine will put you into total misery, again for most of us, that will happen. How fast did you taper off the Ropinerole and then how fast did you taper down from the Tramadol? Tramadol only stays in your system for 4 to 6 hrs and then starts 'going out'. Since you know Tramadol works and it is a synthetic opiate, maybe a different opiate would help you and not cause insomnia. You said you tapered off of Ropinerole, and the doc did the right thing to give you tramadol to help with that. I am sorry you have had such a hard time. We added in a sleep med, and all was well. When I was taking it, it totally took care of my RLS 90% of the time. Tramadol does have a wicked insomnia effect on some people. Or how long this absolute insomnia caused by the Tramadol withdrawal will last? I know I will still suffer from RLS but at least with that I can usually get 3-4 broken hours sleep. In the meantime can anybody recommend any over the counter sleep remedies that won't aggravate my restless legs? I don't expect much but I would like to think I can get a few hours sleep. I can already rule out any dopamine drugs (augmentation) and Tramadol (insomnia). I'm waiting for an appointment with the neurologist in Sheffield (currently 5 months so hopefully very soon) and want to be drug clear when I see them. Last night I didn't sleep at all, the night before I only got 2 hours. These have reduced somewhat now but I am left with absolutely dreadful insomnia. I have been clear 3 nights now and couldn't believe how severe the withdrawal was to say I had only been on it 4 weeks - sweats, headaches, anxiety, panic attacks. I have now tapered off the Tramadol, as although it was helping my restless legs it didn't help my insomnia. Perhaps too long but I had a holiday booked and didn't want to spoil it with sleepless nights and restless legs. The doctor prescribed me Tramadol to help and I took 100mg a night for 4 weeks. I have written previously about withdrawal from Ropinirole which was horrendous.

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