108 patient evaluations for Ropinirole

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Oct 11, 2010 (Started Oct 20, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (drowsiness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 12 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: caused major drowsiness relieved restless leg syndrome tired all the time no energy
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: drowsiness
  • 0 helpful marks

Nov 22, 2010 (Started Jul 15, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (swelling in feet, pain, fatigue, sweating, hypersexuality, muscle cramps, daytime sleepiness, intoxicated feeling, swelling in lower extremities, swelling in ankles)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 18 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: iam now comeing off requip but its a long job down to 9mil a day pd is a lot worse tight legs temors tight hands ect but have been told have to do this way so can go on other pills domt kown what yet
Side effects: hypersexuality, swelling in ankles, swelling in lower extremities, daytime sleepiness, swelling in feet, muscle cramps, intoxicated feeling, pain, fatigue, sweating

Feb 5, 2010 (Started Jul 15, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (swelling in feet, pain, fatigue, sweating, hypersexuality, muscle cramps, daytime sleepiness, intoxicated feeling, swelling in ankles)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 18 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: feel like have had a drink tried all the time dont want to go far because dont feel well the docs said you kown what happens if you dont take them 1thing would not do till told to do so fed up with these feelings but untill they get it right what can you do
Side effects: hypersexuality, swelling in ankles, swelling in lower extremities, daytime sleepiness, swelling in feet, muscle cramps, intoxicated feeling, pain, fatigue, sweating

Jan 31, 2010 (Started Jul 15, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (swelling in feet, pain, fatigue, sweating, hypersexuality, muscle cramps, daytime sleepiness, intoxicated feeling, swelling in ankles)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 18 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: finding this med does not agee with me do take on time 3xtimes a day puts me to sleep gone to another plant as i live in uk no cost to me
Side effects: hypersexuality, swelling in ankles, swelling in lower extremities, daytime sleepiness, swelling in feet, muscle cramps, intoxicated feeling, pain, fatigue, sweating

Dec 16, 2009 (Started Jul 15, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (swelling in feet, pain, fatigue, sweating, hypersexuality, muscle cramps, daytime sleepiness, intoxicated feeling, swelling in ankles)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 9 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: donot think meds are working as they should waiting to go back for reviue next time at hosptail not till 032010 but feel cannot wait that long was told should be able to take meds without sick tablets but I cannot
Side effects: hypersexuality, swelling in ankles, swelling in lower extremities, daytime sleepiness, swelling in feet, muscle cramps, intoxicated feeling, pain, fatigue, sweating
  • 0 helpful marks

Sep 1, 2010 (Started Aug 22, 2005)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for weakness in leg(s))
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 10 mg Daily
  • 0 helpful marks

Aug 26, 2010 (Started Nov 12, 2002)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 8 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Sep 1, 2010 (Started May 15, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 6 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: compulsive behavior

Aug 1, 2010 (Started May 15, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 6 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: compulsive behavior

Feb 15, 2010 (Started May 15, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (compulsive behavior)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 6 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: higher compulsive behavior
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: compulsive behavior
  • 0 helpful marks

Sep 18, 2010 (Started Sep 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for constantly moving hands,feet and mouth)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 0.75 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: shortly after starting this med I noticed that there seemed to say exactly what I was thinking no matter how inappropriate. This was not a good side effect. My MD. lowered the dose which made a significant difference.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Aug 31, 2009 (Started Sep 01, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for tremor(s))
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (fatigue, nausea)
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 3 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Didn't work for me. Nausa, fatigue. XL does work for me. Go figure
Side effects: nausea, fatigue

Mar 2, 2009 (Started Sep 01, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for tremor(s))
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (fatigue, nausea)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 3 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I moved from Requip (3x/day) to Requip XL (1x/day) No side affect.
Side effects: nausea, fatigue
  • 0 helpful marks

Jun 10, 2010 (Started Jun 08, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for restless feeling in legs)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 4 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly

Jun 26, 2009 (Started Jun 08, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for restless feeling in legs)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 4 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Aug 5, 2010 (Started Jun 30, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (headaches, back pain)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 2 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: headaches, back pain
  • 0 helpful marks

Aug 31, 2009 (Started May 03, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for Other)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (tiredness, swelling in feet, numbness in feet up to shins)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 8 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: There were not any benefits from taking this medication. I did have a problem with my feet were swelling so much that I could not put my shoes on. The other side effect that I had was having trouble staying awake.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: weight gain, swelling in feet, tiredness, numbness in feet up to shins, constipation

Jun 28, 2009 (Started May 03, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for Other)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (tiredness, swelling in feet, numbness in feet up to shins)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 8 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I really don't know if this has helped me. he only thing that i have noticed is that I don't have the rigidity in my left side of my neck and shoulder any more. My left arm is much more painful and i have more rigidity in it.I think that my disease is still progressing at a slow state.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: weight gain, swelling in feet, tiredness, numbness in feet up to shins, constipation
  • 0 helpful marks
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