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Rasagiline Treatment Report
Most Popular Brands: Azilect, Agilect
Most Popular Brands: Azilect, Agilect (Show top 3)
Generic Name: Rasagiline
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.
Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken |
# of patients
Efficacy
|
Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkinson's Disease PD | 465 |
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145 |
| Other | 29 |
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12 |
| Stiffness/Spasticity | 22 |
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|
6 | ||
| Support another treatment | 17 |
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|
9 | |
| Mobility | 3 |
|
1 | ||||
| disease-related symptoms | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Tremor | 2 |
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2 | |||
| tremor in hands | 2 |
|
1 | ||||
| Anxiety | 2 |
|
1 | ||||
| Balance problems | 2 |
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|
2 | |||
| Slowness | 2 |
|
1 | ||||
| General health | 1 |
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|
2 | |||
| Neuroprotective | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Neuroprotection | 1 | 0 | |||||
| stiffness, spasticity | 1 |
|
1 | ||||
| prevention | 1 |
|
1 | ||||
| continued taking after study | 1 | 0 | |||||
| drug study 06/2006 - 12/2007 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Neuro-protection | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Fatigue | 1 | 0 | |||||
| possible effect on progression of parkinsons' | 1 |
|
1 | ||||
| Don't know | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Slow progression | 1 |
|
1 | ||||
| Freezing of gait | 1 | 0 | |||||
| unstable gait | 1 | 0 | |||||
| stop involuntary movement | 1 |
|
1 | ||||
| neuroprotection | 1 | 0 | |||||
| stem progression of disease | 1 |
|
1 | ||||
| slow the progression of Parkinson's Disease | 1 |
|
1 | ||||
| Memory problems | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Excess saliva | 1 | 0 |
See all 570 patients currently taking Rasagiline
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Side Effects
Most commonly reported side effects
|
Urinary frequency
|
18 | 33% |
10
9
1
|
|---|---|---|---|
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Anxiety
|
12 | 22% |
6
5
1
|
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Headaches
|
11 | 20% |
8
3
1
|
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Difficulty falling asleep (sleep onset insomnia)
|
10 | 19% |
4
4
3
|
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Nausea
|
8 | 15% |
4
3
1
|
|
Skin rash
|
6 | 11% |
3
1
2
|
|
stuffy head and nose
|
6 | 11% |
5
2
0
|
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Heart Palpitations
|
6 | 11% |
3
2
1
|
|
High blood pressure (Hypertension)
|
5 | 9% |
5
0
1
|
|
Dry mouth at night
|
5 | 9% |
2
3
1
|
|
Dizziness
|
3 | 6% |
1
2
0
|
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Tremor
|
2 | 4% |
1
1
0
|
|
Insomnia
|
2 | 4% |
2
1
0
|
|
Muscle pain
|
1 | 2% |
1
0
0
|
|
Insomnia/ less then 2 hours sleep
|
1 | 2% |
0
1
1
|
|
tyramine reaction
|
1 | 2% |
0
1
1
|
|
Hair loss
|
1 | 2% |
0
0
1
|
|
Couldn't think clearly
|
1 | 2% |
0
1
0
|
|
Depression
|
1 | 2% |
0
0
1
|
|
random movements
|
1 | 2% |
0
1
0
|
|
Constipation
|
1 | 2% |
0
1
0
|
|
Swollen feet
|
1 | 2% |
1
0
0
|
|
Weight gain
|
1 | 2% |
1
0
0
|
|
labile blood pressure
|
1 | 2% |
0
1
0
|
|
Dyskinesia
|
1 | 2% |
0
1
0
|
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Temperature-below normal
|
1 | 2% |
1
0
0
|
|
Drowsiness
|
1 | 2% |
1
0
0
|
|
Muscle spasms
|
1 | 2% |
0
0
1
|
|
Depression with anxiety
|
1 | 2% |
0
0
0
|
|
cheese effect
|
1 | 2% |
0
1
1
|
|
Orthostatic/Postural Hypotension
|
1 | 2% |
1
0
0
|
|
Bruxism/teeth grinding
|
1 | 2% |
1
1
0
|
|
bothered my stomach
|
1 | 2% |
1
0
0
|
|
Incontinence
|
1 | 2% |
1
1
0
|
|
Light sensitivity (photophobia)
|
1 | 2% |
0
1
0
|
|
Frequent urination
|
1 | 2% |
1
0
0
|
|
Stiffness in right side
|
1 | 2% |
1
0
0
|
|
Facial dystonia
|
1 | 2% |
0
1
0
|
|
Cognitive Dysfunction
|
1 | 2% |
1
0
1
|
|
nausia
|
1 | 2% |
0
1
0
|
|
hypertensive crisis
|
1 | 2% |
0
1
0
|
- Mild
- Moderate
- Severe
Dosages
Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Rasagiline. See all 13 dosages ►
All dosages based on patients currently taking Rasagiline. See top 10 dosages ◄
Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Side effects too severe
|
42 | 39% |
|
|
Did not seem to work
|
39 | 36% |
|
|
Doctor's advice
|
27 | 25% |
|
|
Other
|
17 | 16% |
|
|
Expense
|
12 | 11% |
|
|
Personal research
|
7 | 7% |
|
|
Change in health plan coverage
|
1 | 1% |
|
|
Not indicated
|
1 | 1% |
|
Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼ Duration Hide details ▲
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Patient Evaluations
See all 173 patient evaluations
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- Marshview
- Sex: M
- Mouth/throat: mild
- Arms: none
- Chest: mild
- Legs: mild
- See profile
-
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- Marshview
- 1 mg daily
- since Mar 03, 2010
-
Efficacy
Can't tell
for Parkinson's Disease PD
-
Side Effects
None
- Advice/Tips I don't know if it works in the short term, but I am hoping for long term success. See full evaluation
-
- Ladyhawk
- Sex: F
- Mouth/throat: none
- Arms: none
- Chest: none
- Legs: mild
- See profile
-
-
- Ladyhawk
- 1.5 mg daily
- since Aug 20, 2008
-
Efficacy
Slight
for Parkinson's Disease PD
-
Side Effects
None
- See full evaluation
-
- scooter78666
- Sex: M
- Mouth/throat: moderate
- Arms: mild
- Chest: mild
- Legs: moderate
- See profile
-
-
- scooter78666
- since Aug 29, 2008
-
Efficacy
Can't tell
for Parkinson's Disease PD
-
Side Effects
Severe
- Advice/Tips The MOST important advice, is that Azilect has some undesirable raections with certain other meds, including, so I am told, certain commonly used anesthetics... See full evaluation
See all 173 patient evaluations
Report created on March 21, 2010.
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