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Pramipexole Treatment Report
Most Popular Brands: Mirapex, Sifrol, Mirapexin (Show all)
Most Popular Brands: Mirapex, Sifrol, Mirapexin, Novo-Pramipexole (Show top 3)
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
|
Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkinson's Disease PD | 471 |
|
|
|
|
|
124 |
| Tremor | 28 |
|
|
|
|
17 | |
| Stiffness/Spasticity | 21 |
|
|
|
|
11 | |
| Other | 19 |
|
|
4 | |||
| Slowness | 14 |
|
|
|
6 | ||
| Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) | 9 |
|
|
4 | |||
| Mobility | 9 |
|
1 | ||||
| Support another treatment | 4 |
|
1 | ||||
| disease-related symptoms | 4 |
|
1 | ||||
| General health | 3 |
|
1 | ||||
| Don't know | 3 |
|
1 | ||||
| Depression | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Tremor in limbs | 2 |
|
1 | ||||
| Anxiety | 2 | 0 | |||||
| tremor in hands | 2 |
|
1 | ||||
| Fatigue | 2 | 0 | |||||
| replace Cabaser | 1 | 0 | |||||
| slowness and stiffness | 1 |
|
1 | ||||
| pain in shoulders and arms | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Brandykinesia | 1 | 0 | |||||
| best effect agonist tried them all | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Tremor in left arm, wrist and hand | 1 | 0 | |||||
| drug study | 1 |
|
1 | ||||
| Increase on time | 1 |
|
1 | ||||
| to r/o parkinsons | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Numbness in hands | 1 | 0 | |||||
| on/off | 1 |
|
1 | ||||
| To help and not have to increase the carbidopa/ levadopa | 1 | 0 | |||||
| RESTLESS LEG SYNDROME | 1 |
|
1 | ||||
| Pain in legs | 1 | 0 | |||||
| INCREASE DOPAMINE PRODUCTION | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Tremor in legs and feet | 1 | 0 | |||||
| restless legs at bedtime | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Constipation | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Balance problems | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Cramped writing | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Stiffness | 1 |
|
1 | ||||
| Dyskinesia | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Insomnia | 1 | 0 |
See all 563 patients currently taking Pramipexole
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Side Effects
Most commonly reported side effects
|
Drowsiness
|
68 | 56% |
22
36
16
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Weight gain
|
42 | 35% |
11
25
12
|
|
Insomnia
|
29 | 24% |
8
18
9
|
|
Vivid dreams
|
26 | 21% |
9
15
5
|
|
Forgetfulness
|
23 | 19% |
13
12
2
|
|
Nausea
|
20 | 17% |
11
9
4
|
|
Pain
|
13 | 11% |
3
11
1
|
|
Visual hallucinations
|
10 | 8% |
7
6
1
|
|
gambling urges
|
10 | 8% |
0
7
3
|
|
Dizziness
|
7 | 6% |
3
3
1
|
|
Somnolence
|
3 | 2% |
1
2
0
|
|
Sleepiness
|
3 | 2% |
1
2
0
|
|
Anxiety
|
2 | 2% |
1
0
1
|
|
Overeating
|
2 | 2% |
0
1
1
|
|
Obsessive compulsive disorder OCD
|
2 | 2% |
1
1
1
|
|
Fatigue
|
2 | 2% |
0
2
0
|
|
Daytime sleepiness
|
2 | 2% |
1
1
0
|
|
Compulsive Behavior
|
2 | 2% |
1
1
1
|
|
Urinary frequency
|
2 | 2% |
1
1
1
|
|
Edema
|
2 | 2% |
0
1
1
|
|
Auditory hallucinations
|
2 | 2% |
1
1
0
|
|
eat all the time
|
1 | 1% |
0
1
0
|
|
Jittery feeling
|
1 | 1% |
1
1
1
|
|
loss of Consciousness during the day/jolt and hit wall,etc.
|
1 | 1% |
0
1
0
|
|
Diarrhea
|
1 | 1% |
0
0
1
|
|
fall asleep
|
1 | 1% |
0
0
1
|
|
Paranoia
|
1 | 1% |
0
0
1
|
|
Restlessness
|
1 | 1% |
0
0
1
|
|
Sleep problems
|
1 | 1% |
0
0
1
|
|
Balance problems
|
1 | 1% |
0
1
0
|
|
flatulence
|
1 | 1% |
0
0
1
|
|
Wheezing
|
1 | 1% |
1
1
0
|
|
overly sleepy, can't stay awake, mentally dull, emotionally blank
|
1 | 1% |
0
0
1
|
|
Waking up earlier
|
1 | 1% |
1
0
0
|
|
food binging
|
1 | 1% |
0
1
0
|
|
Pain in feet
|
1 | 1% |
0
1
0
|
|
Cramps in calf muscles
|
1 | 1% |
1
1
0
|
|
Headaches
|
1 | 1% |
1
1
1
|
|
mood change and compulsive behavior
|
1 | 1% |
0
0
1
|
|
Water retention
|
1 | 1% |
0
1
0
|
|
INCREASED SEX DRIVE BEYOND NORMAL
|
1 | 1% |
0
0
1
|
|
pedal edema
|
1 | 1% |
0
0
1
|
|
Breathing difficulty
|
1 | 1% |
1
0
1
|
|
Return of symptoms uo to an hour before drugs due
|
1 | 1% |
1
0
1
|
|
Confusion
|
1 | 1% |
0
1
0
|
|
Tachycardia
|
1 | 1% |
0
0
1
|
|
INCREASED SHOPPING/ONLINE SPENDING
|
1 | 1% |
0
0
1
|
|
swollen ankles
|
1 | 1% |
0
1
0
|
|
compulsive shopping
|
1 | 1% |
0
0
1
|
|
OCD Increased
|
1 | 1% |
0
1
0
|
|
Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar)
|
1 | 1% |
0
0
1
|
|
Negative behavioral side effects
|
1 | 1% |
1
0
1
|
|
extreme negative behavioral changes
|
1 | 1% |
1
0
1
|
|
obsessive behaviour
|
1 | 1% |
0
0
1
|
|
Abnormal involuntary movements
|
1 | 1% |
0
0
1
|
|
edema feet face tongue and lungs
|
1 | 1% |
0
0
1
|
|
disorganized thinking
|
1 | 1% |
1
0
0
|
|
Sleeplessness
|
1 | 1% |
0
1
0
|
|
Weight loss
|
1 | 1% |
0
0
1
|
|
compulsive behaviors
|
1 | 1% |
0
1
0
|
|
fallimg asleep whi;e driving
|
1 | 1% |
1
0
1
|
|
leg freezeups
|
1 | 1% |
0
0
1
|
|
drug sensitivity
|
1 | 1% |
0
0
1
|
|
Constipation
|
1 | 1% |
0
1
0
|
|
apathy, laziness
|
1 | 1% |
0
1
0
|
|
Headaches with nausea
|
1 | 1% |
0
0
0
|
|
lung fibrosis
|
1 | 1% |
0
1
0
|
|
Akathisia - internal restlessness
|
1 | 1% |
0
0
1
|
|
bloating, edema, intense emotions, suspicion
|
1 | 1% |
0
1
0
|
|
Chest pain
|
1 | 1% |
0
0
1
|
|
Pain in neck
|
1 | 1% |
0
0
1
|
|
Extrapyramidal Syndrome
|
1 | 1% |
0
1
0
|
|
hallucinations
|
1 | 1% |
1
0
1
|
|
deep muscle pain top of left foot and ankle
|
1 | 1% |
1
1
0
|
|
Pain in arm
|
1 | 1% |
0
1
1
|
|
Mood
|
1 | 1% |
0
0
1
|
|
Depression
|
1 | 1% |
1
0
0
|
|
compulsive eating
|
1 | 1% |
0
0
1
|
|
sweet tooth
|
1 | 1% |
0
0
1
|
|
pupils dilate?
|
1 | 1% |
0
0
1
|
|
sleep attacks
|
1 | 1% |
0
1
0
|
|
Nervousness
|
1 | 1% |
0
1
0
|
|
Difficulty sleeping through night
|
1 | 1% |
1
1
0
|
|
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence)
|
1 | 1% |
0
1
1
|
|
skin cancer
|
1 | 1% |
1
0
0
|
|
shopaholic
|
1 | 1% |
0
0
1
|
|
Pain in lower back
|
1 | 1% |
0
0
1
|
|
Tiredness
|
1 | 1% |
0
1
1
|
|
hyperactivity
|
1 | 1% |
0
1
0
|
- Mild
- Moderate
- Severe
Dosages
Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Pramipexole. See all 63 dosages ►
All dosages based on patients currently taking Pramipexole. See top 10 dosages ◄
| 0.125mg as needed | 0.25mg as needed | 0.5 mg all the time (24/7) | 1.5 mg all the time (24/7) | 1.5mg as needed | 1mg as needed | 3 0.125mg as needed | 3 1mg as needed | 4 mg all the time (24/7) | daily | 0.05 mg daily | 0.125 mg daily | 0.15 mg daily | 0.18 mg daily | 0.25 mg daily | 0.3 mg daily | 0.3125 mg daily | 0.375 mg daily | 0.5 daily | 0.5 mg daily | 0.75 mg daily | 0.875 mg daily | 1 daily | 1 mg daily | 1.07 mg daily | 1.08 mg daily | 1.25 mg daily | 1.5 daily | 1.5 mg daily | 1.75 mg daily | 2 mg daily | 2.1 mg daily | 2.25 mg daily | 2.46 mcg daily | 2.5 mg daily | 2.6 mg daily | 2.8 mg daily | 3 daily | 3 mg daily | 3.25 mg daily | 3.5 mg daily | 3.75 daily | 3.75 mg daily | 4 mg daily | 4.25 mg daily | 4.5 mg daily | 5 mg daily | 6 mg daily | 6.5 mg daily | 7.5 mg daily | 9 mg daily | 20 mg daily | 25 mg daily | 50 daily | 50 mg daily | 75 mg daily | 100 mg daily | 200 daily | 200 other daily | 225 mg daily | 300 mg daily | 500 mg daily | 750 mg daily | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
8
|
1
|
15
|
1
|
1
|
15
|
1
|
1
|
27
|
1
|
24
|
27
|
2
|
1
|
34
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
91
|
1
|
22
|
2
|
24
|
1
|
6
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
94
|
1
|
4
|
1
|
4
|
23
|
1
|
76
|
6
|
17
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
||
Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Side effects too severe
|
87 | 52% |
|
|
Doctor's advice
|
47 | 28% |
|
|
Did not seem to work
|
44 | 26% |
|
|
Other
|
20 | 12% |
|
|
Not indicated
|
12 | 7% |
|
|
Expense
|
9 | 5% |
|
|
Personal research
|
4 | 2% |
|
|
Course of treatment ended
|
4 | 2% |
|
|
Change in health plan coverage
|
3 | 2% |
|
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Patient Evaluations
See all 165 patient evaluations
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- planton
- Sex: M
- Mouth/throat: mild
- Arms: mild
- Chest: mild
- Legs: mild
- See profile
-
-
- planton
- daily
- since Aug 18, 2008
-
Efficacy
Moderate
for Parkinson's Disease PD
-
Side Effects
Mild
- See full evaluation
-
- jntdsn
- Sex: F
- Mouth/throat: mild
- Arms: moderate
- Chest: mild
- Legs: moderate
- See profile
-
-
- jntdsn
- 0.125 mg daily
- since Aug 18, 2008
-
Efficacy
Major
for Parkinson's Disease PD
-
Side Effects
None
- See full evaluation
-
- dixie pixie
- Sex: F
- Mouth/throat: mild
- Arms: mild
- Chest: mild
- Legs: mild
- See profile
-
-
- dixie pixie
- 1.5 mg daily
- since Jul 28, 2008
-
Efficacy
Major
for Parkinson's Disease PD
-
Side Effects
None
- Advice/Tips IF YOU SHOULD FEEL THA YOUCANNOT STOP ANY COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR ,PLEASE GO IMMEDIATLY TO YUOR DOCTOR AND TELL HIM.. IT IS BETTER TO BE PUT ON A VERY LOW DOSE... See full evaluation
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