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Amantadine Treatment Report

Category: Prescription Drugs

Most Popular Types: Symmetrel, PK Merz, Mantidan (Show all)

Generic Name: Amantadine

See patients taking Amantadine

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94 patient evaluations for Amantadine

rose5

Sex: F

Data Quality: 3 stars

Parkinson's: 11 yrs

Hoehn-Yahr 4 Type: Parkinson's disease On

Mouth/throat: mild

Arms: moderate

Chest: mild

Legs: mild
by rose5
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**Purpose:** Parkinson's Disease *(Started Jun 15, 2011)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Jun 15, 2011	100 mg Daily	Slight	None	Always	Not at all

Date: Jun 15, 2011
Advice & Tips: I was put on Amantadine while I was waiting for insurance company to approve Provigil.

0 helpful marks

Kirk46

Sex: M

Data Quality: 1 star

Parkinson's: 10 yrs

Hoehn-Yahr 2 Type: Parkinson's disease On

Mouth/throat: none

Arms: none

Chest: none

Legs: mild
by Kirk46
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**Purposes:** Tremor(s) and Other *(Started Dec 20, 2005)*
Date	Dosage	Tremor(s) Perceived effectiveness	Other Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Feb 16, 2011	200 mg Daily	Major		None	Always	Not at all
Jan 01, 2010	200 mg Daily	Moderate		None	Always	Not at all
Dec 20, 2008	200 mg Daily		Moderate	None	Always	Not at all

0 helpful marks

TomR

Sex: M

Data Quality: 3 stars

MS: 25 yrs

Type: Secondary Progressive

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Mild

Cognition: mild

Vision: moderate

Speech: mild

Swallowing: mild

Upper limb: mild

Walking: moderate
by TomR
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**Purpose:** Memory problems *(Started Dec 17, 2010)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Jan 21, 2011	100 mg Daily	Slight	None	Always	Not at all

Date: Jan 21, 2011
Advice & Tips: I took it for one month to see if had any benefit, Will start on Providgil any day now.

0 helpful marks

D'awesome

Sex: F

Data Quality: 1 star

MS: 36 yrs

Type: Relapsing-Remitting

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate
by D'awesome
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**Purpose:** Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence) *(Started Dec 05, 2008)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Jan 10, 2011	100 mg Daily	Moderate	None	Always	Not at all
Dec 01, 2010	100 mg Daily	Moderate	None	Always	Not at all
Mar 15, 2010	100 mg Daily	Major	None	Always	Not at all

Date: Jan 10, 2011
Advice & Tips: worked fine but new neuro suggested Nuvigil to do what Provigil and Amantadine was doing together.
Cost: < $25 monthly

Date: Dec 01, 2010
Advice & Tips: Worked well in conjunction with Provigil
Cost: < $25 monthly

Date: Mar 15, 2010
Advice & Tips: since some people were taking this for sleepiness AND some people were also taking Provigil and I was already on Provigil and doubling Provigil DIDN'T help improve my somnolence or narcoleptic-like episodes, I asked the neuro to try the combination and together they are helping tremendously. I STILL get the extreme fatigue and if I don't check myself I can still fall off sort of asleep but it's not the instant out like it was and I have more energy longer into the day now. WITHOUT it I couldn't cope. Without BOTH, I'd be bedridden.
Cost: < $25 monthly

1 helpful mark

BAWAlex

Sex: F

Data Quality: 2 stars

Parkinson's: 6 yrs

Hoehn-Yahr 1 Type: Parkinson's disease On

Mouth/throat: mild

Arms: mild

Chest: none

Legs: mild
by BAWAlex
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**Purpose:** Parkinson's Disease *(Started Aug 23, 2008)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Jan 06, 2011	200 mg Daily	?Can't tell	None	Always	Not at all

0 helpful marks

florije

Sex: F

Data Quality: 0 stars

MS: 6 yrs

Type: Relapsing-Remitting

Sensation: Mild

Overall: None

Cognition: mild

Vision: mild

Speech: none

Swallowing: none

Upper limb: none

Walking: none
by florije
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**Purposes:** Fatigue and Balance problems *(Started Oct 17, 2007)*
Date	Dosage	Fatigue Perceived effectiveness	Balance problems Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Jan 02, 2011		None	None	None	Always	Not at all
May 25, 2010	100 mg Daily	None	?Can't tell	None	Always	Not at all
Aug 24, 2008	100 mg Daily	Moderate	?Can't tell	None	Always	Not at all

0 helpful marks

ducdu

Sex: M

Data Quality: 2 stars

Parkinson's: 9 yrs

Hoehn-Yahr 4 Type: Parkinsonism (unknown cause) Off

Mouth/throat: mild

Arms: mild

Chest: mild

Legs: severe
by ducdu
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**Purpose:** Parkinson's Disease *(Started Jan 28, 2011)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Jan 01, 2011		?Can't tell	Moderate	Never	Not at all

0 helpful marks

silbitpro

Sex: F

Data Quality: 0 stars

MS: 35 yrs

Type: Secondary Progressive

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Mild

Cognition: moderate

Vision: mild

Speech: mild

Swallowing: mild

Upper limb: mild

Walking: moderate
by silbitpro
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**Purpose:** Fatigue *(Started Sep 09, 1995)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Dec 29, 2010	300 mg Daily	Moderate	None	Always	Not at all
Apr 28, 2010	300 mg Daily	Slight	None	Usually	A little

Date: Dec 29, 2010
Advice & Tips: since I take so many other meds, this one isn't difficult. I think taking it has helped me to not have colds because i rarely have one.
Cost: < $25 monthly

Date: Apr 28, 2010
Advice & Tips: This med worked quite well for many years. Only in the last 2 years, the fatigue has become so great, that I wonder if taking it still serves any purpose. Dosing 3 times a day always requires some memory jog for the mid-day dose.
Cost: < $25 monthly

0 helpful marks

old goat

Sex: M

Data Quality: 2 stars

ALS: 5 yrs

Bi-Pap Wheelchair Feeding tube

Bulbar: mild

Arms: moderate

Chest: moderate

Legs: severe
by old goat
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**Purpose:** Fatigue *(Started Dec 28, 2009)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Nov 02, 2010	200 mg Daily	Moderate	None	Always	Not at all
Jan 28, 2010	200 mg Daily	Slight	None	Always	A little

Side effects:: Dry tongue, Dry mouth (xerostomia)

Date: Jan 28, 2010
Advice & Tips: It makes me a little more active during the day but I am not sleeping through the night so I am backing down the dosage or take the secound dosage earlyer.

0 helpful marks

bluespring mser

Sex: M

Data Quality: 1 star

MS: 10 yrs

Type: Secondary Progressive

Sensation: None

Overall: None

Cognition: none

Vision: none

Speech: none

Swallowing: none

Upper limb: mild

Walking: severe
by bluespring mser
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**Purpose:** Fatigue *(Started Nov 01, 2007)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Sep 01, 2010	200 mg Daily	None	None	Never	Not at all

0 helpful marks

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