108 patient evaluations for Amantadine

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Nov 16, 2009 (Started Aug 13, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (fatigue, dizziness, general ill feeling)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg Daily
Cost: $25-49 monthly
Side effects: general ill feeling, dizziness, fatigue

Sep 17, 2008 (Started Aug 13, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (fatigue, general ill feeling)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: general ill feeling, dizziness, fatigue
  • 0 helpful marks

Oct 28, 2009 (Started Apr 24, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for tremor(s))
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 200 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: My current MDS said that this drug rarely benefits my condition. Personal impact experience. Seemed to effect memory or articulation.
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 26, 2009 (Started Jul 02, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 200 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: What the expected benefits are.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

May 17, 2009 (Started Apr 15, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Other)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 100 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: helps fight fatique. helps sleep and pain
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Mar 28, 2009 (Started Mar 23, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Don't know)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 200 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: May cause edema or blotchy skin. My only side effect so far is stomach cramps.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Mar 19, 2009 (Started Oct 07, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (constipation, fatigue, blotchy skin on my legs, fluid retention (edema))
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I am willing to go through the side effects because this med really helps me!
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: fluid retention (edema), blotchy skin on my legs, constipation, fatigue

Nov 17, 2008 (Started Oct 07, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (fatigue, blotchy skin on my legs, fluid retention (edema))
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: fluid retention (edema), blotchy skin on my legs, constipation, fatigue
  • 0 helpful marks

Mar 4, 2009 (Started Mar 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for fatigue)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 100 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: HAVENT TAKEN LONG ENOUGH TO KNOW IF IT WILL REALLY KICK IN
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Feb 8, 2009 (Started )

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for General health)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for fatigue)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
  • 0 helpful marks

Aug 4, 2008 (Started May 10, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for Don't know)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (blotchy skin on my legs, blotchy skin, fluid retention (edema))
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 200 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: If you can suddenly quit taking it, and you feel no worse, then bearing the side effects of the drup makes no sense
Side effects: fluid retention (edema), blotchy skin on my legs, blotchy skin
  • 0 helpful marks

Jan 26, 2009 (Started Dec 18, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for fatigue)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 100 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks
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