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).
Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
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| Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) | 38 |
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6 | |||
| Other | 28 |
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2 | ||||
| Night-time leg spasms | 5 | 0 | |||||
| General health | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Stiffness/Spasticity | 4 |
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1 | ||||
| Sensation | 2 | 0 |
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Side Effects
Dosages
Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Ropinirole. See all 15 dosages ►
Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other
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4 | 31% |
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Side effects too severe
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3 | 23% |
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Did not seem to work
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2 | 15% |
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Doctor's advice
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2 | 15% |
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Course of treatment ended
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1 | 8% |
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Patient Evaluations
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- Impy Ann1
- Sex: F
- Sensation: Moderate
- Overall: Mild
- Cognition: mild
- Vision: mild
- Speech: mild
- Swallowing: mild
- Upper limb: mild
- Walking: moderate
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- Impy Ann1
- 1 other one time
- since Oct 08, 2008
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Efficacy
None
for Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS)
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Side Effects
None
- Advice/Tips Not worth the time it took to take this stuff. It was free from the doctor or I would have counted it a major burden. See full evaluation
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- tlheyne
- Sex: F
- Sensation: Severe
- Overall: Moderate
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: mild
- Speech: mild
- Swallowing: moderate
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: moderate
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- tlheyne
- 4 mg daily
- since Jul 28, 2009
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Efficacy
Major
for Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS)
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Side Effects
None
- Advice/Tips I take it 3 hours before I go to bed and put my legs up. If I'm late taking it, I have to stay up later and keep my legs down. If I prop them up, it delays... See full evaluation
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- babsinfisk
- Sex: F
- Sensation: Moderate
- Overall: Moderate
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: moderate
- Speech: moderate
- Swallowing: moderate
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: moderate
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- babsinfisk
- 6 mg daily
- since Feb 04, 2009
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Efficacy
Major
for Other
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Side Effects
Mild
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Report created on November 21, 2009.