PatientsLikeMe : Rasagiline Treatment Report

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Taking Rasagiline
273 Patients currently take Rasagiline
43 Patients stopped taking Rasagiline
jbphotonut Mouth/throat: mild Arms: moderate Chest: mild Legs: mild See profile jbphotonut Azilect, 1mg daily since Jul 11, 2008
PDPLUSGUY Autonomic: Moderate Mood: Very bad Cognition: Moderate Head: moderate Arms: mild Legs: moderate Tremors: severe See profile PDPLUSGUY Azilect, 1mg daily since May 15, 2007
Lindyb Mouth/throat: mild Arms: mild Chest: none Legs: mild See profile Lindyb Agilect, 0.5mg daily since Nov 21, 2008

What is Rasagiline? Rasagiline is a MAO inhibitor which can enhance the activity of dopamine at the synapse. It is sometimes used in early Parkinson's as a monotherapy to enhance naturally existing levels of dopamine, or may be added on as an "adjunct" to other drugs in later stages.

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Reasons Taken

316 patients in the community are taking or have taken Rasagiline.

Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Treat Parkinson's	229	72%
Other	22	6%
Stiffness/spasticity	12	3%
disease-related symptoms	3	<1%
Mobility	3	<1%
Support another treatment	2	<1%
Anxiety	2	<1%
Excess saliva	1	<1%
Slowness	1	<1%
Memory problems	1	<1%
Fatigue	1	<1%
Freezing of gait	1	<1%
General health	1	<1%
Don't know	1	<1%
Balance problems	1	<1%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Rasagiline.

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0 mg day	0.05 mg day	0.5 mg day	1 mg day	1.5 mg day	2 mg day	3 mg day	4 mg day	5 mg day	6 mg day	10 mg day	500 mg day
22	2	28	207	2	3	1	1	4	1	1	1

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Rasagiline or how long patients were taking Rasagiline before stopping.

Currently taking Rasagiline

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
14	18	46	36	70	30

Stopped taking Rasagiline

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
11	12	7	7	4	1

Why Patients Stopped Taking Rasagiline (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe	20	47%
Did not seem to work	17	40%
Doctor's advice	11	26%
Expense	6	14%
Other	5	12%
Personal research	2	5%
Not indicated	1	2%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 44 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major	32%	12
Moderate	22%	8
Slight	22%	8
None	8%	3
Can't tell	16%	6

Treat Parkinson's

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe	7%	3
Moderate	0%	0
Mild	23%	10
None	70%	31

Top reported side-effects include: Frequent urination, Anxiety, severe skin rash

Summary results are based on 44 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 44)

Marshview

Mouth/throat: mild

Arms: mild

Chest: mild

Legs: mild

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by Marshview
Nov 18, 2008

EfficacyMajor
Side-effectsMild

Treat Parkinson's

Advice/Tips: Although my neuro said that I would see immediate results, it was nearly 2 weeks before I saw anysignificant results. Before the 2 weeks, my progress on Azilect was uneven. My symptoms would get better and then worse than before. It has now been 4 weeks. My progress still seems uneven/spotty.I believe that there is room for improvement. It is almost like Azilect is working, but not all the way.