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What is Pramipexole?

Pramipexole is an anti-Parkinson's agent that is used to treat symptoms of Parkinson's Disease, such as stiffness, tremors, muscle spasms, and poor muscle control and for moderate to severe primary restless legs syndrome. Off label it is used for the treatment of depression.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose	# of patients	# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Parkinson's Disease	642	201
Restless feeling in legs	161	51
RLS (Restless Legs Syndrome)	56	7
Tremor	51	29
Other	45	7
Stiffness/Spasticity	34	13

See all 95 reasons taken ▼

See all 984 patients currently taking Pramipexole

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe	65
Moderate	97
Mild	76
None	99

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

See all 151 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲
Drowsiness	78	78
Weight gain	45	45
Insomnia	34	34
Vivid dreams	30	30
Nausea	27	27
Forgetfulness	26	26
Pain	15	15
Gambling urges	12	12
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence)	12	12
Visual hallucinations	11	11
Dizziness	10	10
Compulsive behaviors	9	9
Constipation	7	7
Daytime sleepiness	6	6
OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder)	5	5
Fatigue	5	5
Sleepiness	5	5
Sleep problems	4	4
Headaches	4	4
Increased shopping	4	4
Edema (fluid retention)	4	4
Swelling in feet	3	3
Somnolence	3	3
Compulsive shopping or spending	3	3
Swelling in legs, feet and ankles	3	3
Obsessive behavior	3	3
Swelling in ankles	3	3
Narcolepsy	3	3
Overeating	3	3
Nausea and vomiting	3	3
Dry mouth (xerostomia)	3	3
Urinary frequency	3	3
Hospitalization	2	2
Jerky movements (dyskinesia)	2	2
Balance problems	2	2
Obsessions	2	2
Restlessness	2	2
Dizziness and feeling faint	2	2
Jittery feeling	2	2
Early morning wakefulness	2	2
Laziness	2	2
Cognitive impairment	2	2
Water retention	2	2
Sex drive (libido) increased	2	2
Sleep attacks (daytime)	2	2
Irregular heartbeat (cardiac arrhythmia)	1	1
Loneliness	1	1
Grogginess	1	1
Binge eating episodes	1	1
Fear	1	1
Loss of short term memory	1	1
Obsessive compulsive eating	1	1
Lack of energy	1	1
Nervousness	1	1
Emotional numbness or flatness	1	1
Problems concentrating	1	1
Freezing of feet	1	1
Compulsive tendency to complete tasks	1	1
Difficulty sleeping through night	1	1
Peripheral neuritis	1	1
Crash	1	1
Chills/fever	1	1
Poor Concentration	1	1
Nausea sometimes	1	1
Mood	1	1
Paranoia	1	1
Weight loss	1	1
Compulsive eating	1	1
Brain fog	1	1
Lack of concentration	1	1
Difficulty thinking	1	1
pupils dilate?	1	1
Stress	1	1
Stiffness in neck	1	1
Apathy	1	1
Difficulty making decisions	1	1
Pedal edema	1	1
Loss of appetite	1	1
Gastrointestinal problems	1	1
Muscle and joint pain	1	1
Acid reflux	1	1
Hair thinning	1	1
Itchy scalp	1	1
Pain in feet	1	1
Cramps in calf muscles	1	1
Involuntary movement	1	1
spending time on the computer	1	1
Spinning dizziness (vertigo)	1	1
Shortness of breath with little activity (ie standing, minimal work)	1	1
Inability to drive due to medication	1	1
Hyperactivity	1	1
bloating, edema, intense emotions, suspicion	1	1
Weakness in legs	1	1
Swollen feet	1	1
Aggression	1	1
Heartburn	1	1
Loss of consciousness	1	1
Freezing legs	1	1
Dizziness with nausea	1	1
increase spending	1	1
Emotional sensitivity	1	1
Impulsive rage	1	1
Craving sweets sugar	1	1
Numbness in head	1	1
Mentally dull	1	1
Narcolepsy	1	1
deep muscle pain top of left foot and ankle	1	1
Sensitivity to medications	1	1
Need to eat to help with Nausea	1	1
Frequent nausea	1	1
Vision problems	1	1
Anxious mood	1	1
Excessive sleeping (hypersomnia)	1	1
Pain in arms	1	1
Swelling in lower legs	1	1
Disorganized thinking	1	1
Wheezing	1	1
Frequent vertigo with nausea	1	1
Mood changes	1	1
Obsessive compulsive disorder tendencies increased	1	1
I have no interest in daily activities or a mind to do anything	1	1
Negative behavioral changes	1	1
Skin cancer	1	1
falling asleep while driving	1	1
Pain in ankles	1	1
Hallucinations	1	1
Return of symptoms uo to an hour before drugs due	1	1
Pain in bottom of feet	1	1
restlessness and many ideas to handle.	1	1
Visual field defect	1	1
Bending (Spacity and Balance)	1	1
None other then can't seem to get off of it.	1	1
Tremor	1	1
sleepy-loopy	1	1
Insomnia if dose taken late or missed	1	1
hard to control blood sugars	1	1
Tiredness increased	1	1
Swelling in legs	1	1
Generalized weakness (asthenia)	1	1
Tightness in neck	1	1
Tightness in shoulders	1	1
Can't make quick moves without falling	1	1
Heart palpitations	1	1
Sleeplessness	1	1
Auditory hallucinations	1	1
Dyskinesia	1	1
Obsessive thoughts	1	1
Pain in lower back	1	1
Confusion	1	1
Lightheadedness	1	1
Tiredness	1	1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Pramipexole. See all 84 dosages ►

0.125 mg daily	0.25 mg daily	0.375 mg daily	0.5 mg daily	0.75 mg daily	1 mg daily	1.5 mg daily	2.25 mg daily	3 mg daily	4.5 mg daily
60	83	45	87	54	75	138	34	145	96

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Pramipexole (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe	154
Doctor's advice	84
Did not seem to work	74
Other	38
Expense	24
Not indicated	17
Personal research	10
Course of treatment ended	6
Change in health plan coverage	6

See all 290 patients who’ve stopped taking Pramipexole

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

Currently Taking Pramipexole

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0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
3	6	8	32	87	316

Stopped Taking Pramipexole

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0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
28	36	36	50	60	80

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Pramipexole

Always	252	75%
Usually	64	19%
Sometimes	8	2%
Never	13	4%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Pramipexole

Very	18	5%
Somewhat	48	14%
A little	66	20%
Not at all	205	61%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Pramipexole

$200+	11	5%
$100-199	11	5%
$50-99	29	14%
$25-49	53	25%
< $25	108	50%

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Patient Evaluations

See all 337 patient evaluations

judith

Sex: F

On

Mouth/throat: none

Arms: none

Chest: none

Legs: none
judith

since Oct 06, 2010
Efficacy Major for Parkinson's Disease
Side Effects Mild
Advice/Tips my prescription was reduced to 2 x's a day. See full evaluation

Shakin

Sex: M

On

Mouth/throat: none

Arms: mild

Chest: none

Legs: none
Shakin

since May 30, 2010
Efficacy ?Can't tell for Tremor
Side Effects Moderate
Advice/Tips no Benefit See full evaluation

Kinta

Sex: M

Mouth/throat: none

Arms: none

Chest: none

Legs: none
Kinta

1.5 mg daily

since Jun 20, 2010
Efficacy Slight for Tremor in limbs
Side Effects Moderate
Advice/Tips Meripex worked to ease my tremors at first but after 7 months it took more and more of the drug to get any result at all, it never did stop the body jerks wh... See full evaluation

See all 337 patient evaluations

Report created on February 11, 2012.

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