Ropinirole
"I had brain surgery in 2006 came home from that and found myself in a divorce - within a few weeks of being on my own trying to recoop from surgery I started having RLS - Thank God I had a small town family Dr that diagnosed it, because my neurologist told me it was "nothing" and it "would go away" which it didn't-After a few years with another medication that had to keep being increased, I was put on requip. It definitely has made my life much better.  I'm not a good sleeper, back pain& overweight-in the last 9 months lost 90lbs- I was hoping the RLS would get better on its own with the weight loss but it hasn't - I take 2-1mg tablets before bed and one tablet about 4am- it has made my life much more tolerable- I'm miserable without it"