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What is Rasagiline?

Rasagiline is an anti-Parkinson's agent and MAO inhibitor which can enhance the activity of dopamine. It is used for initial monotherapy or as adjunct to levodopa in the treatment of idiopathic Parkinson's disease.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose	# of patients	# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Parkinson's Disease	750	243
Stiffness/Spasticity	31	14
Other	30	13
Increase effect of another treatment	24	15
Balance problems	5	2
Improve mobility	5	0

See all 38 reasons taken ▼

See all 784 patients currently taking Rasagiline

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe	19
Moderate	28
Mild	48
None	183

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

See all 82 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲
Urinary frequency	20	20
Headaches	15	15
Anxious mood	12	12
Difficulty falling asleep	10	10
Nausea	9	9
Dizziness	6	6
Nasal congestion	6	6
Sinus congestion	6	6
Skin rash	6	6
Heart palpitations	5	5
Elevated blood pressure	5	5
Dry mouth at night	5	5
Low blood pressure	3	3
Insomnia	2	2
Intermittent urinary incontinence	2	2
Stiffness/Spasticity	2	2
Tremor	2	2
Labile blood pressure	2	2
Tyramine reaction	2	2
Memory lapses (brain blinks)	2	2
Hair loss (alopecia)	2	2
Insomnia (less then 2 hours sleep)	2	2
Muscle spasms	2	2
Cognitive impairment	2	2
Dyskinesia	2	2
Constipation	2	2
Blotchy skin on my legs	1	1
Drug interactions	1	1
Difficulty thinking	1	1
Stiffness in neck	1	1
Swelling in legs, feet and ankles	1	1
Migraine headaches	1	1
Spaced out	1	1
Low body temperature	1	1
random movements	1	1
Bowel (fecal) incontinence	1	1
Dizziness with nausea	1	1
Lower extremity dystonia	1	1
Bloodshot eyes	1	1
Depression with anxiety	1	1
hypertensive crisis	1	1
cheese effect	1	1
Stiffness in right side	1	1
Rash on face	1	1
loss of visual perceptions, accidents, bumping into things	1	1
bothered my stomach	1	1
Muscle pain in arms	1	1
Joint Pain (hips, shoulders, knees)	1	1
Effective antidepressant	1	1
Interacts badly with other meds	1	1
Rash on face when exposed to sun or heat	1	1
Irregular heartbeat (cardiac arrhythmia)	1	1
Muscle pain in legs	1	1
Tired feeling at first	1	1
Sudden tiredness	1	1
Hypertension	1	1
Hospitalization	1	1
Depressed mood	1	1
Hoarseness of voice	1	1
Brain fog	1	1
Light sensitivity (photophobia)	1	1
Weight gain	1	1
Incontinence	1	1
Cognitive Confusion	1	1
Rash or skin problems	1	1
Difficulty sleeping through night	1	1
Dry mouth (xerostomia)	1	1
Word fishing	1	1
Bruxism (teeth grinding)	1	1
Vivid dreams	1	1
Facial dystonia	1	1
Falls	1	1
Frequent night time urination	1	1
Back pain	1	1
Muscle pain	1	1
Hands Tingling	1	1
Neck pain	1	1
None	1	1
Short term memory problems	1	1
Orthostatic/Postural Hypotension	1	1
Dry throat	1	1
Drowsiness	1	1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Rasagiline. See all 13 dosages ►

daily	0.05 mg daily	1 mg every other week	1 mg weekly	0.5 mg daily	1 mg daily	1.5 mg daily	2 mg daily	5 mg daily	8 mg daily
18	2	1	1	138	617	3	11	4	1

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Rasagiline (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work	69
Side effects too severe	64
Doctor's advice	50
Other	22
Expense	20
Personal research	10
Not indicated	4
Course of treatment ended	3
Change in health plan coverage	2

See all 171 patients who’ve stopped taking Rasagiline

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

Currently Taking Rasagiline

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0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
1	3	14	31	63	293

Stopped Taking Rasagiline

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0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
26	33	33	31	26	24

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Rasagiline

Always	236	85%
Usually	24	9%
Sometimes	4	1%
Never	14	5%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Rasagiline

Very	10	4%
Somewhat	20	7%
A little	28	10%
Not at all	220	79%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Rasagiline

$200+	20	10%
$100-199	19	9%
$50-99	33	16%
$25-49	50	25%
< $25	81	40%

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Patient Evaluations

See all 278 patient evaluations

Marshview

Sex: M

On

Mouth/throat: moderate

Arms: mild

Chest: mild

Legs: mild
Marshview

1 mg daily

since Jan 22, 2012
Efficacy Major for Parkinson's Disease
Side Effects Moderate
See full evaluation

icandoit

Sex: F

Mouth/throat: mild

Arms: none

Chest: none

Legs: mild
icandoit

0.5 mg daily

since Jun 25, 2010
Efficacy Major for Parkinson's Disease
Side Effects Mild
Advice/Tips AZLECT was a wonder drug for me. The Dr, hsd tried everyting else but decided to try Azlect, Within 3 days i was feeling normal, had lots of energy, balance ... See full evaluation

demohun

Sex: M

On

Mouth/throat: none

Arms: mild

Chest: none

Legs: mild
demohun

1 mg daily

since Sep 27, 2010
Efficacy Slight for Stiffness/Spasticity
Side Effects Mild
Advice/Tips It is difficult to determine how effective a treatment is in slowing progression of Parkinson's disease in just one person. Therefore by seeing little or no... See full evaluation

See all 278 patient evaluations

Report created on February 11, 2012.

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