Riluzole Treatment Report
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Brand Names: Rilutek
Riluzole is the first drug to be approved for the treatment of ALS. Riluzole does not cure the disease or improve symptoms, but may extend the survival of patients by approximately three months. Riluzole appears to be more effective in patients with bulbar-onset than for those with limb-onset.
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What we've learned
Why Patients Take Riluzole
| slow my disease's progress | |
|---|---|
| Not indicated | |
| Disease-related symptoms | |
| Other | |
| Don't know | |
| Stiffness/spasticity | |
| General health | |
| Fatigue | |
| Anxiety | |
| Bulbar symptoms | |
| Fasciculations |
Patient Dosages
| 1 mg daily | 2 mg daily | 5 mg daily | 20 mg daily | 25 mg daily | 30 mg daily | 40 mg daily | 50 mg daily | 60 mg daily | 75 mg daily | 80 mg daily | 100 mg daily | 125 mg daily | 150 mg daily | 200 mg daily | 300 mg daily | 500 mg daily | 512 mg daily | N/A | ||
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3
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1
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1
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6
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2
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1
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1
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74
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1
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2
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1
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440
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1
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6
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8
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2
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2
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1
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81
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How Long Current Patients Have Been Taking Riluzole
Why Patients Stopped Taking Riluzole (multiple reasons could be selected)
| Side effects too severe | |
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| Did not seem to work | |
| Other | |
| Doctor's advice | |
| Not indicated | |
| Personal research | |
| Expense | |
| Course of treatment ended |
How Long Patients Took Riluzole Before Stopping
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Riluzole Ratings
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