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What is Amantadine?

Amantadine is an antiviral medication that blocks actions of viruses. It is used to treat and prevent certain strains of influenza A. It is also used to treat Parkinson's Disease and "Parkinson-like" symptoms such as stiffness and shaking that may be caused by the use of certain drugs.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
7 8%
Moderate
19 22%
Mild
16 18%
None
46 52%

Most commonly reported side effects

Fatigue
8 22%
blotchy skin on my legs
8 22%
Edema
8 22%
Blurry vision
5 14%
general ill feeling
5 14%
Constipation
5 14%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Amantadine. See all 20 dosages ►

  100 mg all the time (24/7) 100mg as needed daily 1 daily 2 daily 2 mg daily 3 mg daily 4 daily 50 mg daily 100 mg daily 2 x 50 mg/5 mL daily 150 mg daily 3 x 50 mg/5 mL daily 200 mg daily 4 x 50 mg/5 mL daily 300 mg daily 400 mg daily 500 mg daily 600 mg daily 3100 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 75 Number of Patients: 75 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 146 Number of Patients: 146 1 Number of Patients: 1 95 Number of Patients: 95 14 Number of Patients: 14 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Amantadine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe
25 34% Side effects too severe: 34%
Did not seem to work
24 33% Did not seem to work: 33%
Doctor's advice
24 33% Doctor's advice: 33%
Other
12 16% Other: 16%
Expense
4 5% Expense: 5%
Course of treatment ended
3 4% Course of treatment ended: 4%
Not indicated
2 3% Not indicated: 3%
Personal research
1 1% Personal research: 1%

See all 69 patients who’ve stopped taking Amantadine

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Amantadine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0

Stopped Taking Amantadine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
67 76%
Usually
18 20%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
3 3%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
3 3%
Somewhat
8 9%
A little
18 20%
Not at all
59 67%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
1 1%
$50-99
3 3%
$25-49
7 8%
< $25
44 50%

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.

Report created on March 22, 2010.