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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.
Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken |
# of patients
Efficacy
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Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tremor in hands | 4 |
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1 | ||||
| Multiple System Atrophy MSA | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Stiffness | 1 | 0 |
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Side Effects
Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
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Side effects too severe
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1 | 100% |
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Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
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Patient Evaluations
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- david100
- Sex: M
- Cognition: Severe
- Autonomic: Severe
- Mood: Very bad
- Head: moderate
- Arms: severe
- Legs: severe
- Tremors: moderate
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- david100
- 3 mg daily
- since Sep 19, 2008
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Efficacy
Major
for tremor in hands
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Side Effects
Mild
- Advice/Tips Many folks have seen bad things happen by using this drug. (Ex. gambling.) For me it has helped greatly with my right hand tremor. See full evaluation
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Report created on March 16, 2010.