88 patient evaluations for Pramipexole

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Apr 29, 2009 (Started Nov 29, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (weight gain, vivid dreams, drowsiness, visual hallucinations, forgetfulness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 2 mg Daily
Cost: $200+ monthly
Side effects: visual hallucinations, vivid dreams, drowsiness, forgetfulness, weight gain

Aug 22, 2008 (Started Nov 29, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (weight gain, vivid dreams, drowsiness, visual hallucinations, forgetfulness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 2 mg Daily
Cost: $200+ monthly
Side effects: visual hallucinations, vivid dreams, drowsiness, forgetfulness, weight gain
  • 0 helpful marks

Sep 18, 2009 (Started Apr 02, 2005)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for slow movement (bradykinesia))
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (daytime sleepiness, forgetfulness, disorganized thinking)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 6 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Do not increase this medication too much at once. The side effects increase beyond whatt you expect. Fell asleep driving when dose was doubled from 1mg to 2mg.
Side effects: disorganized thinking, daytime sleepiness, forgetfulness
  • 0 helpful marks

Sep 12, 2009 (Started May 10, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for restless feeling in legs)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 0.5 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I take this 2 hours before bedtime. Unexpected results are I sleep better with it. If I don't take it, I cannot rest because of the jerking movements in my legs and hands. Works great...
Cost: $25-49 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Sep 11, 2009 (Started Aug 24, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for restless feeling in legs)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (insomnia, pain, weight gain, vivid dreams, drowsiness, visual hallucinations, forgetfulness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 0.5 mg Daily
Cost: $50-99 monthly
Side effects: visual hallucinations, drowsiness, vivid dreams, insomnia, weight gain, pain, forgetfulness
  • 0 helpful marks

Aug 30, 2009 (Started Jan 13, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (sleepiness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Side effects: sleepiness

Jul 7, 2009 (Started Jan 13, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (sleepiness)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 3 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: beware of sleepiness
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: sleepiness
  • 0 helpful marks

Aug 23, 2009 (Started May 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for Other)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Increase on time)
  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 3 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Sometimes it takes a few months for the effects to be apparent.
Cost: < $25 monthly

Aug 16, 2009 (Started May 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for Other)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Increase on time)
  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 3 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly

Jun 28, 2009 (Started May 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for Other)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Increase on time)
  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 3 mg Daily
Cost: $25-49 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jun 28, 2009 (Started Dec 09, 2005)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (drowsiness)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 6 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: drowsiness

Aug 18, 2008 (Started Dec 09, 2005)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 6 mg Daily
Cost: $50-99 monthly
Side effects: drowsiness
  • 0 helpful marks

Jun 16, 2007 (Started May 14, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (insomnia, nausea, drowsiness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 1.5 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Not tolerable for me. Should have not taken it without prior investigation of side effects. I stopped cold turkey, also not a smart thing to do.
Cost: $50-99 monthly
Side effects: drowsiness, nausea, insomnia
  • 0 helpful marks

Jun 7, 2009 (Started Jul 06, 2004)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for tremor in hands)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 3 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: This med was once increased to 1.5 mg but blood pressure dropped and med was reduced. I now have no side effects that I can determine.. Cost is based on co-pay not actual prescription cost
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Apr 19, 2009 (Started Nov 07, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for tremor(s))
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (insomnia, pain, balance problems, weight gain, vivid dreams, drowsiness, visual hallucinations, forgetfulness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 3 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I don't know.
Side effects: visual hallucinations, balance problems, forgetfulness, pain, drowsiness, weight gain, vivid dreams, insomnia

Sep 9, 2008 (Started Nov 07, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for stiffness/spasticity)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (insomnia, balance problems, weight gain, drowsiness, visual hallucinations, forgetfulness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 3 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: The Mirapex is not working very good any more the tremors are back only they turned in to jerks and shakes.
Side effects: visual hallucinations, balance problems, forgetfulness, pain, drowsiness, weight gain, vivid dreams, insomnia
  • 0 helpful marks
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