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Ropinirole Treatment Report

Category: Prescription Drugs

Most Popular Types: Requip, Requip XL, Requip Depot (Show all)

Generic Name: Ropinirole

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115 patient evaluations for Ropinirole

Sue4t2

Data Quality: 1 star
- Sex: Female
- Age: 65y
Condition: Brain Tumor 2 additional condition(s)
Quality of Life:
- Social: Mild
- Mental: Mild
- Physical: None
I am: Good
by Sue4t2
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**Purpose:** Parkinson's Disease *(Started Sep 14, 2010)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
May 14, 2011	1.5 mg Daily	?Can't tell	Mild	Always	Somewhat

Side effects:: Fatigue

Date: May 14, 2011
Advice & Tips: I originally had ET and it has transformed into Parkinson, as diagnosed by my doctor. I am still having a problem accepting this. I had restless leg and was taking Ropinirole for that at night. She has just extending the dosage. I also had tremors when I wrote and head tremors. She is prescribing Topamax (changing to Zonisamide) for these. The propranalol worked best for me, but because of slow heart rate they will not prescribe now.

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BaykayakR

Sex: M

Data Quality: 2 stars

Parkinson's: 16 yrs

Hoehn-Yahr 1 Type: Parkinson's disease On

Mouth/throat: none

Arms: none

Chest: none

Legs: none
by BaykayakR
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**Purpose:** Parkinson's Disease *(Started Apr 25, 2008)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
May 03, 2011	4 mg Daily	Moderate	Mild	Always	Not at all
Sep 04, 2009	12 mg Daily	Major	Mild	Always	Not at all
Sep 11, 2008	12 mg Daily	Major	Mild	Always	Not at all

Side effects:: Swelling in feet, Daytime sleepiness, Swelling in ankles, Obsessions, Breathing difficulty with activity

Date: May 03, 2011
Advice & Tips: Over time I began to have obsessive thought and behavior patterns and my ankles began to swell. As the dosage has been reduced my aerobic breathing has returned to nearly the levels before I began taking medication. At 8 mg or more I was unable to swim the regular distances I had been swimming previously
Cost: $25-49 monthly

Date: Sep 04, 2009
Advice & Tips: Long acting (XL) formula allows me to feel more normal.
Cost: $25-49 monthly

Date: Sep 11, 2008
Advice & Tips: I'm taking Requip XL; the dosage is very steady and the sleepiness is more easily controlled.

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tiredoftired

Sex: M

Data Quality: 3 stars

Bipolar Disorder

Depression: 3

Mania: 1

Emotional: 3

Anxiety: 1

Compulsion: 2

External Stress: Moderate

Rx Therapy

29 M

Function: Low

Distress: Moderate
by tiredoftired
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**Purpose:** Major Depressive Disorder *(Started Mar 03, 2011)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Apr 20, 2011	0.5 mg Daily	Moderate	Severe	Always	Not at all

Side effects:: Nausea

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LifesGardener

Sex: F

Data Quality: 2 stars

Parkinson's: 3 yrs

Hoehn-Yahr 3 Type: Parkinsonism (unknown cause) On

Mouth/throat: none

Arms: none

Chest: mild

Legs: mild
by LifesGardener
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**Purpose:** Parkinson's Disease *(Started Mar 17, 2011)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Apr 15, 2011	6 mg Daily	Slight	None	Always	Somewhat
Mar 31, 2011	6 mg Daily	Moderate	None	Always	A little

Date: Apr 15, 2011
Advice & Tips: This treatment has reduced the number and severity of night time foot and calf cramps.
Cost: $25-49 monthly

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Magzmom

Sex: F

Data Quality: 1 star

Parkinson's: 9 yrs

Hoehn-Yahr 2 Type: Parkinson's disease On

Mouth/throat: mild

Arms: mild

Chest: mild

Legs: mild
by Magzmom
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**Purpose:** Parkinson's Disease *(Started Sep 01, 2009)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Apr 12, 2011	6 mg Daily	Moderate	Moderate	Always	Not at all
May 21, 2010	6 mg Daily	Moderate	Moderate	Always	Not at all

Side effects:: Weight gain

Date: May 21, 2010
Advice & Tips: Helps with both tremor and restless leg syndrome.
Cost: < $25 monthly

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daddytom

Sex: M

Data Quality: 2 stars

Parkinson's: 18 yrs

Hoehn-Yahr 3 Type: Parkinson's disease On

Mouth/throat: mild

Arms: mild

Chest: mild

Legs: mild
by daddytom
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**Purpose:** Parkinson's Disease *(Started Aug 26, 2010)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Mar 25, 2011	8 mg Daily	Moderate	Severe	Always	Not at all
Jan 03, 2011	8 mg Daily	Moderate	Moderate	Always	Somewhat

Side effects:: Frequent nausea

Date: Mar 25, 2011
Advice & Tips: Do not stop youe meds with out your Drs approval And be sure you titrate down slowly
Cost: < $25 monthly

Date: Jan 03, 2011
Advice & Tips: I need to be very careful and watch my actions. I do believe Requip makes OC. I have talked to my Dr and when I believe OC behaviour is effecting my marriage and my life in negative ways we will ty something else. It is a pain, but Requip does appear to help PD symptoms
Cost: < $25 monthly

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LifesGardener

Sex: F

Data Quality: 2 stars

Parkinson's: 3 yrs

Hoehn-Yahr 3 Type: Parkinsonism (unknown cause) On

Mouth/throat: none

Arms: none

Chest: mild

Legs: mild
by LifesGardener
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**Purpose:** Stiffness/Spasticity *(Started Dec 21, 2009)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Mar 07, 2011	6 mg Daily	Slight	None	Always	Not at all

Date: Mar 07, 2011
Advice & Tips: this dosage was insufficient. Changed to Requip XL.
Cost: < $25 monthly

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englishtutor

Sex: F

Data Quality: 3 stars

Parkinson's: 16 yrs

Hoehn-Yahr 2 Type: Parkinson's disease On

Mouth/throat: none

Arms: mild

Chest: none

Legs: mild
by englishtutor
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**Purpose:** Parkinson's Disease *(Started Jul 16, 2009)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Feb 28, 2011	9 mg Daily	Moderate	Mild	Always	Not at all
Aug 17, 2009	3 mg Daily	Moderate	Mild	Always	Not at all

Side effects:: Daytime sleepiness, Nausea, Nausea sometimes, Dizziness with hypotension upon standing

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parkinohio

Sex: M

Data Quality: 0 stars

Parkinson's: 10 yrs

Hoehn-Yahr 3 Type: Parkinson's disease On

Mouth/throat: mild

Arms: mild

Chest: mild

Legs: mild
by parkinohio
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**Purpose:** Parkinson's Disease *(Started Jun 12, 2006)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Feb 15, 2011	2 mg Daily	?Can't tell	Moderate	Always	Not at all
Jan 10, 2011	4 mg Daily	None	Mild	Never	Not at all
Jun 11, 2010	8 mg Daily	Moderate	Moderate	Always	Not at all
Oct 30, 2009	8 mg Daily	Moderate	Mild	Always	A little
Jun 23, 2009	8 mg Daily	Moderate	Mild	Always	Not at all
Jan 15, 2009	9 mg Daily	?Can't tell	Mild	Always	A little
Dec 04, 2008	9 mg Daily	Moderate	Moderate	Usually	Somewhat

Side effects:: Daytime sleepiness, Swelling in feet, Pain, Swelling in ankles

Date: Jan 10, 2011
Advice & Tips: With doctor's advice stopped taking requip because of moderate feet and ankle swelling

Date: Jan 15, 2009
Advice & Tips: reduction of Requip further reduced primary side effect of swelling of feet ankles. There has been no increase in my parkinson symptoms following this reduction. It seems that the positive results from the addition of Azilect about 6 months ago more than compensated for the benefits of the third Requip tablet. If this continues I plan to reduce Requip by 2 mg per day from 6 mg to 4 mg per day.

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outdoorsguy

Sex: M

Data Quality: 1 star

Parkinson's: 3 yrs

Hoehn-Yahr 1 Type: Parkinson's disease On

Mouth/throat: mild

Arms: none

Chest: none

Legs: mild
by outdoorsguy
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**Purpose:** Parkinson's Disease *(Started Nov 01, 2010)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Feb 06, 2011	14 mg Daily	Slight	Mild	Always	Not at all

Side effects:: Cramps in legs

Date: Feb 06, 2011
Advice & Tips: I did well up until the 10 mg dose and then I began to feel worse. It is hard to directly link it to the dosage as a side effect. I'll reevaluate and see how I feel at 12 mg dosage.
Cost: < $25 monthly

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