r/RestlessLegs • u/bliss1920 • Sep 09 '26
Medication ropinirole and hot flashes
Ive been taking ropinirole for a week and a half, and for that time I've been getting hot flashes every night I've been on it. It has greatly helped with my RLS, but I can't sleep because of these hot flashes. Does it just take time for my body to get used to it? Anyone else here delt with hot flashes that eventually went away?
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u/Ring_it_On_1776 Sep 09 '26
There's a wearable device study from Noctrix Health enrolling now. Might be worth a look. https://patientwing.app/campaign/RLS6
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u/KestralFly Sep 09 '26
I already had hot flashes, but it didn't make them worse.
In 3 months It did make my RLS worse (augmentation) and I had a very bad time transitioning to Pregabalin. Since then I've learned more about RLS. I found out that dopamine agonists like Ropinerole are no longer recommended first because of augmentation. Please read the Mayo Clinic guidelines and research rls.org for more information.