This med has worked extremely well for me I have had RLS for many years. In 2005 it got so bad that I was awake for hours every night, not able to sleep because of the achey pain. I tried painkillers and heat packs and ben gay- all to no avail. I did find that clonazepam helped a bit. In my opinion it didn't get rid of the symptoms, just helped me to sleep through them. Then I got on to the Requip and it worked like a charm. No more dealing with RLS. The only side effect I've had is lower blood pressure.