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What is Ropinirole?

Ropinirole is an anti-Parkinson's agent used to treat the signs and symptoms of idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD). It is also indicated for the treatment of moderate-to-severe primary Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS).

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose	# of patients	# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Parkinson's Disease	772	273
Restless feeling in legs	220	58
RLS (Restless Legs Syndrome)	108	21
Other	63	12
Stiffness/Spasticity	48	13
Tremor	28	15

See all 77 reasons taken ▼

See all 1086 patients currently taking Ropinirole

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe	84
Moderate	113
Mild	102
None	105

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Ropinirole

See all 193 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲
Daytime sleepiness	82	82
Nausea	74	74
Fatigue	51	51
Tiredness	32	32
Swelling in feet	31	31
Swelling in ankles	28	28
Indigestion	19	19
Dizziness	16	16
Constipation	16	16
Lack of concentration	15	15
Pain	15	15
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence)	14	14
Muscle cramps	13	13
Sweating	13	13
Compulsive behaviors	11	11
Hypersexuality	9	9
Sleepiness	9	9
Insomnia	8	8
Headaches	8	8
Somnolence	8	8
Hospitalization	7	7
Weight gain	7	7
Tremor	6	6
Nausea and vomiting	6	6
Drowsiness	6	6
Swelling in legs	5	5
OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder)	4	4
Cramps in legs	4	4
Back pain	4	4
Edema (fluid retention)	4	4
Low blood pressure	4	4
Muscle twitching (fasciculations)	3	3
Dizziness with hypotension upon standing	3	3
Anxious mood	3	3
Sleep attacks (daytime)	3	3
Dry mouth (xerostomia)	3	3
Sleep disturbances	3	3
Acid reflux	3	3
Hallucinations	3	3
Difficult to move or walk	3	3
Gastrointestinal discomfort	3	3
Dry cough	3	3
Anxiety and frustration	3	3
Dyskinesia	3	3
Lack of motivation	3	3
Swelling in legs, feet and ankles	3	3
Elevated blood pressure	2	2
Cognitive Confusion	2	2
Impulse control disorder	2	2
Brain fog	2	2
Vomiting	2	2
Headaches all day	2	2
Excessive yawning	2	2
Restless feeling in legs	2	2
Increased shopping	2	2
Jerky movements (dyskinesia)	2	2
Auditory hallucinations	2	2
Visual hallucinations	2	2
Eyes water (tearing)	2	2
Swollen feet	2	2
Memory problems	2	2
Numbness in feet up to shins	2	2
Morning nausea	2	2
Compulsive shopping or spending	2	2
Paranoia	2	2
Craving sweets sugar	2	2
Dystonia	2	2
Obsessions	2	2
Insomnia (less then 2 hours sleep)	2	2
Stomach upset	2	2
Difficulty sleeping	1	1
Agitation with irritability	1	1
Swelling of right foot	1	1
Stiffness in hands	1	1
Frequent nausea	1	1
Generalized itching	1	1
Swelling in fingers	1	1
Depression with anxiety	1	1
Early evening sleeping	1	1
Affects memory	1	1
Visual field flashing lights	1	1
Dry heaves	1	1
Makes me emotional or short fused	1	1
Foot dystonia	1	1
Increased insomnia	1	1
hypertensive crisis	1	1
Stiffness in fingers	1	1
Occasional fainting	1	1
total body fatigue in waves with anxiety and flushed feeling	1	1
Muscle twitches in fingers	1	1
Makes me gag until I almost vomit	1	1
Bradydyskensia serious/right esp left ankle/feet swelling	1	1
Constant activity	1	1
Daytime tiredness	1	1
Stopped Working	1	1
Excessive behavior	1	1
Manic behaviors	1	1
Dangerous behavior	1	1
vision streaks	1	1
Unintentional weight loss	1	1
Leg edema	1	1
Stiffness in knees	1	1
Tremor in head and neck	1	1
Timid	1	1
Tiredness increased	1	1
Swelling in wrists	1	1
Complete inability to sleep (not merely insomnia)	1	1
Constant vomiting	1	1
Drug ineffective	1	1
Sudden onset of sleep after dose	1	1
Makes other meds less effective	1	1
Sinus pressure	1	1
6 Pain Pain26	1	1
Jerky movements of legs	1	1
Edema in hands	1	1
Inattention	1	1
Burning sensation in trunk	1	1
Increased concentration	1	1
unable to function	1	1
Twisting of the mouth or rabbit mouth	1	1
Generalized Anxiety Disorder	1	1
Phantosmia	1	1
Compulsive Gambling	1	1
Dizziness with nausea	1	1
Emotional lability	1	1
Ringing in ears (tinnitus)	1	1
Heartburn	1	1
Weakness in legs	1	1
Startle easily	1	1
Slowness	1	1
Apathy	1	1
Cramps in feet	1	1
Balance problems	1	1
Pain in fingers	1	1
Diarrhea	1	1
Abdominal bloating	1	1
Hair loss	1	1
Loss of sense of smell (anosmia)	1	1
Peripheral neuritis	1	1
REM Sleep Behavior Disorder	1	1
Difficulty sleeping through night	1	1
Lose train of thought	1	1
Pain in knees	1	1
Nerve pain (neuralgia)	1	1
Persistent cough	1	1
Problems concentrating	1	1
Visual disturbances (light flashes and squiggles)	1	1
Vision Abnormalities (Halos/Floaters/Snow)	1	1
Impulsive behaviors	1	1
Muscle pain	1	1
Heart palpitations	1	1
Cold hands and feet	1	1
Pain in hips	1	1
Lightheadedness	1	1
Motion sickness	1	1
Syncope (fainting)	1	1
Fainting	1	1
Irritability	1	1
Joint stiffness	1	1
Difficulty reading	1	1
Hyponatremia	1	1
Throat tightening	1	1
Extreme sedation	1	1
Elevated blood sugar (hyperglycemia)	1	1
Sedation	1	1
Dizziness and feeling faint	1	1
on/off time is like a rollercoaster ride	1	1
Swelling in ankle	1	1
Nausea sometimes	1	1
Low self esteem	1	1
Overeating	1	1
Narcolepsy	1	1
Sleep problems	1	1
face grimace	1	1
Obsessive behavior	1	1
Breathing difficulty with activity	1	1
Personality change	1	1
Increased fatigue	1	1
Edema in feet	1	1
Dizziness (vertigo)	1	1
Localized muscle ache	1	1
Surreal dreams	1	1
felt crooked	1	1
Blood pressure decreased	1	1
Drunk feeling	1	1
Tendonitis	1	1
Swelling in hands	1	1
Sinus congestion	1	1
pre occupation of thought	1	1
bad odor	1	1
Ankle edema	1	1
Jerky movements of arms	1	1
Sinus pain	1	1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Ropinirole. See all 65 dosages ►

0.25 mg daily	0.5 mg daily	1 mg daily	2 mg daily	3 mg daily	4 mg daily	6 mg daily	8 mg daily	12 mg daily	16 mg daily
56	55	108	123	47	105	93	93	105	48

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Ropinirole (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe	188
Doctor's advice	104
Did not seem to work	92
Other	58
Expense	20
Personal research	14
Not indicated	11
Course of treatment ended	9
Change in health plan coverage	7

See all 365 patients who’ve stopped taking Ropinirole

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼ Reported Duration Hide details ▲

Currently Taking Ropinirole

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0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
0	6	13	27	62	247

Stopped Taking Ropinirole

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0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
47	61	70	68	68	67

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Ropinirole

Always	325	80%
Usually	56	14%
Sometimes	13	3%
Never	10	2%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Ropinirole

Very	27	7%
Somewhat	53	13%
A little	76	19%
Not at all	248	61%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Ropinirole

$200+	14	5%
$100-199	11	4%
$50-99	36	13%
$25-49	50	18%
< $25	164	59%

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Patient Evaluations

See all 404 patient evaluations

Shakin

Sex: M

On

Mouth/throat: mild

Arms: none

Chest: mild

Legs: mild
Shakin

24 mg daily

since Aug 04, 2010
Efficacy Slight for Parkinson's Disease
Side Effects Moderate
Advice/Tips Well I'll be switched! I took this crap (carba/leva) a couple of years ago with NO positive result. Needless to say I was not very open to the idea that we t... See full evaluation

seasea

Sex: F

Mouth/throat: none

Arms: mild

Chest: none

Legs: mild
seasea

4 mg daily

since Sep 10, 2009
Efficacy Slight for Other
Side Effects Mild
Advice/Tips No impact that I can notice. My hair has started to fall out. I don't know if that is a side effect of this medication. See full evaluation