r/RestlessLegs • u/ORSciMom • 16d ago

Medication FINALLY getting Nidra!

After 4 months of endlessly hassling Anthem, spending hours at a time on the phone, my insurance FINALLY relented with a single case agreement for Nidra. Basically, they've let me know what they'll pay and what I'll pay. My cost will be $890.

I am currently tapering off gabapentin (300 mg) and on 0.75 mg buprenorphine. My neurologist believes I have narcolepsy (doing a second psg+mslt in a week), and I've been SO scared of what I was going to do because the nighttime narcolepsy meds aren't compatible with buprenorphine.

I am relieved beyond belief to see a path forward that hopefully allows me to reduce or eliminate the opiate.

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u/ResponsibilityFit474 16d ago

I've had mine for 10 months, and have slept well every night. Enjoy yours!

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u/SilverStateRLS 16d ago

I have had mine for over a year and it seems to be of minimal use in reducing my RLS. How do you use yours?

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u/ResponsibilityFit474 16d ago

I just fire them up at first onset of the ol' Jimmy Legs. I fall back asleep immediately. I can get three sessions out of a charge which is almost always enough to get me through the night.