Purposes:Improve mobility and Parkinson's Disease(Started Apr 23, 2010)
Date
Dosage
Improve mobility
Perceived effectiveness
Parkinson's Disease
Perceived effectiveness
Side Effects
Adherence
Burden
Jul 11, 2012
6 mg
Daily
?Can't tell
?Can't tell
Moderate
Usually
Not at all
Date
Jul 11, 2012
Advice & Tips
On days where I may be forced to drive I may skip a dose of this med. My attacks of sudden fatigue and sleepines have been positivly linked to taking this med
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.
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.
There is no "cure" in taking these drugs, and for as long as I can, I'd rather be without. Trying to go along/manage by means of alternative nutrients and therapies
Date
Apr 12, 2010
Advice & Tips
I had less pain in right leg and arm, and I was able to sleep during night. It has not however eliminated the pain in foot/toes and hand/fingers
I have no more side effects than any other of the battery of drugs used to treat our burden. Neurologist simply write out prescriptions with little concern of effect or outcome of treatment. We,the afflicted are left holding the bay as treatments available advance under the medieval control of the religious right that has been used by the Bush administration. We as patients have been used as cannon fodder by this these groups, It is time to take of the gloves in the fight against Parkinson's!
Daytime sleepiness, Throat tightening, Difficult to move or walk
Date
Aug 03, 2008
Advice & Tips
Make sure when you start a drug like this that you have people around you in case you have a severe reaction like I did. These reactions may be rare, but when they happen, they can be dangerous.
Cost
< $25 monthly
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