Purposes:RLS (Restless Legs Syndrome) and Restless feeling in legs(Started Jan 10, 2002)
Date
Dosage
RLS (Restless Legs Syndrome)
Efficacy
Restless feeling in legs
Efficacy
Side Effects
Adherence
Burden
Nov 24, 2011
1 mg
Daily
Major
Moderate
Mild
Always
A little
Date
Nov 24, 2011
Advice & Tips
my dose was raised from requip 1mg bid to requip 1mg tid because the pain/discomfort was increasing. the additional dose has helped a lot
ADVISE: take medication before symptoms become noticeable or else it takes a long time to kick in. i am now able to sit comfortably
Dizziness, Back pain, Tiredness, Tremor, Hyponatremia, Nausea, Narcolepsy
Date
Oct 18, 2011
Advice & Tips
It works for me I couldn't work without it. I was over medicated for afew weeks and had moderately severe narcolepsy!
Cost:
< $25 monthly
Date
Mar 09, 2011
Advice & Tips
Just increased my dosage to work up slowly to 24mg, I can now tolerate 20mg and will increase to 22Mg for next week, I hope, I can tell the difference because my tremors had become worse in my hand, arm, and even started in my left leg, Now they have calmed down unless I get too tired. Hooray! I will add Sinemet if I really need it. but for now I can still go to work.. I take all of my Requip XL early in the AM
because I can't sleep if I take it at night, It is a little unpleasant when it hits -but it lasts for me until midnight.
Cost:
$100-199 monthly
Date
Apr 08, 2010
Advice & Tips
Without requip XL, I would lose my fine motor skills and would not be able to work as writing. typing, etc. would be impossible for me. Word retrieval would become impossible again. This drug is a godsend for me and no trouble to take in the early AM not at bedtime. Love it for now - even with low blood sodium levels that must be closely monitored.
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Cost:
< $25 monthly
Date
Mar 24, 2009
Advice & Tips
This drug has done wonders for me. I just hope it keeps me in the condition that I am in now = a few arm and finger tremors almost seem like part of my natural self. It would be strange if they stopped. I didn't want to do any meds - just denial. I'm glad my neurologist knows the magic words to make me do what is best.
Cost:
< $25 monthly
Date
Jan 11, 2009
Advice & Tips
TRY IT - IT'S REALLY BAD SIDE EFFECTS FOR ABOUT 24 HOURS WHEN YOU START OR INCREASE - BUT THEN IT'S GREAT - A STEADY FLOW OF MEDS
Cost:
< $25 monthly
Date
Nov 27, 2008
Advice & Tips
I was in denial, my usual state of mind about life in general,so I did not want to take any drug. My neurologist was very patient and did not push me to do anything. I started the drug - got very sick and then improved rapidly. You never know how your body, brain will react to drugs until you try them
Cost:
< $25 monthly
Date
Oct 26, 2008
Advice & Tips
It makes you sick. About 20 minutes after you take it, it feels like you got hit by a car and knocked off a cliff with lightheadedness and nausea all the way down - then on some days after that I feel so good - like I never knew that a person could feel. Be sure to be compliant with this medication. I wasn't at first - too much denial and it was horrible.
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.
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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