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94 patient evaluations for Amantadine

Purpose: Parkinson's Disease (Started Feb 12, 2003)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jul 01, 2012 300 mg Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major MildMildMildMildMild AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
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  • suzzie
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 2 stars
    MS: 40 yrs
    Type: Secondary Progressive
    Sensation: Severe
    Overall: Severe
    Cognition: severe
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: moderate
    Swallowing: moderate
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: severe
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Purpose: Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence) (Started Apr 09, 2012)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jun 12, 2012 100 mg Daily Led_efficacy_1Led_defaultLed_defaultLed_defaultNone NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
May 18, 2012 100 mg Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
May 18, 2012
Advice & Tips
I take this treatment every morning and it seams to help. I have not noticed any thing else while taking this medacation, I have not had any trouble taking the medacation but I do take others along with it.
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  • melmaky
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 1 star
    Pain: Some
    Fatigue: Most
    Sleep: Some
    Stiffness: All
    function: None
    external_stress: Some
    Stickman: most
    Description:F40y
    CFS:24y Dx
    FM:2y Dx
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Purposes: Fatigue, Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence), Myoclonic jerking, and Stiffness/Spasticity (Started Sep 04, 2012)
Date Dosage Fatigue Perceived effectiveness Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence) Perceived effectiveness Myoclonic jerking Perceived effectiveness Stiffness/Spasticity Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Sep 15, 2012 200 mg Daily Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_default Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_default Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_default Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_default MildMildMildMild AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Sep 05, 2012 200 mg Daily Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_default Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_default ? ModerateModerateModerateModerate AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
Sep 15, 2012
Advice & Tips
Has given me a bit more energy and notice more clarity in thinking - although far from restored.
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Purpose: Parkinson's Disease (Started Feb 11, 2012)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Oct 01, 2011   Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Aug 23, 2011   Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
Oct 01, 2011
Advice & Tips
This did not seem to decrease the dyskiinesia caused by l-dopa.
Cost
< $25 monthly
Date
Aug 23, 2011
Advice & Tips
I was prescribed this medicine because I was experiencing dyskenisia effect from levodopa. It helps, but it is not perfect. I can still feel some movement.
Cost
< $25 monthly
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Purpose: Fatigue (Started Nov 01, 2007)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Sep 01, 2010 200 mg Daily Led_efficacy_1Led_defaultLed_defaultLed_defaultNone NoneNoneNoneNoneNone NeverNeverNeverNeverNever Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
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Purpose: Parkinson's Disease (Started May 24, 2002)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jun 24, 2005 100 mg Daily Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
Jun 24, 2005
Advice & Tips
Couldn't tell if it did much as my symptoms were not severe.
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Purpose: Major Depressive Disorder (Started May 12, 2011)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jul 28, 2011 300 mg Daily Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight MildMildMildMildMild AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
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Purpose: Parkinson's Disease (Started Jan 01, 2006)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Apr 01, 2006 100 mg Daily Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight MildMildMildMildMild AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
Apr 01, 2006
Advice & Tips
I had mild periods I thought I was zoning out. Don't know if I did?
Cost
< $25 monthly
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Purpose: Parkinson's Disease (Started Sep 10, 2006)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Oct 10, 2007 200 mg Daily Led_efficacy_1Led_defaultLed_defaultLed_defaultNone SevereSevereSevereSevereSevere AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways VeryVeryVeryVeryVery
Side effects:
Rash or skin problems
Date
Oct 10, 2007
Advice & Tips
if it helps,great. I had a lacy purple rash from lower body to toes, edema and Reynauds syndrome
Cost
< $25 monthly
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  • bayleesmom
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 0 stars
    MS: 8 yrs
    Type: Relapsing-Remitting
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: None
    Cognition: none
    Vision: none
    Speech: none
    Swallowing: moderate
    Upper limb: none
    Walking: none
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Purpose: Muscle fatigue (Started Jun 26, 2006)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Dec 15, 2008 200 mg Daily Led_efficacy_1Led_defaultLed_defaultLed_defaultNone NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
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