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Taking Pramipexole
233 Patients currently take Pramipexole
47 Patients stopped taking Pramipexole
YbNormL
Depression: 1
Emotional: 0
Compulsion: 0
Anxiety: 1
Mania: 0
Physical: 2
External Stress: Moderate
52 F
Function: High
Distress: Low
YbNormL
Mirapex, 0.125 mg daily since Jan 01, 2005
lindagail
Mouth/throat: moderate
Arms: moderate
Chest: mild
Legs: severe
lindagail
r(+)pramipexole, 300 mg daily since Oct 03, 2007
mountainmama
Mouth/throat: mild
Arms: moderate
Chest: mild
Legs: moderate
mountainmama
Mirapex, 100 mg daily since Mar 29, 2007

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Brand Names: Generic, Mirapex, pexola, r(+)pramipexole, Sifrol

Pramipexole is a dopamine agonist drug used to enhance dopamine levels in the striatum, particularly D3 receptors. It is also used in the treatment of restless legs syndrome. Read more...Click to read more below


What we've learned

Why Patients Take Pramipexole

slow my disease's progress
slow my disease's progress: 100% 173
Other
Other: 17% 30
Stiffness/spasticity
Stiffness/spasticity: 4% 7
Not indicated
Not indicated: 4% 7
Slowness
Slowness: 3% 6
Fatigue
Fatigue: 2% 3
Disease-related symptoms
Disease-related symptoms: 2% 3
Restless leg syndrome
Restless leg syndrome: 1% 2
Anxiety
Anxiety: 1% 1
Brandykinesia
Brandykinesia: 1% 1
Cramps, calf muscles
Cramps, calf muscles: 1% 1
Fasciculations
Fasciculations: 1% 1
Insomnia
Insomnia: 1% 1
Don't know
Don't know: 1% 1

Patient Dosages

0.25 mg daily 0.875 mg daily 0.1 mg daily 0.5 mg daily 0.75 mg daily 0.369 mg daily 1.5 mg daily 1 mg daily 1.08 mg daily 1.875 mg daily 1.75 mg daily 1.25 mg daily 2 mg daily 2.25 mg daily 2.5 mg daily 2.1 mg daily 3.25 mg daily 3.5 mg daily 3.75 mg daily 3 mg daily 4.25 mg daily 4 mg daily 4.5 mg daily 5 mg daily 6.5 mg daily 6 mg daily 20 mg daily 25 mg daily 27.5 mg daily 30 mg daily 60 mg daily 75 mg daily 100 mg daily 120 mg daily 150 mg daily 180 mg daily 225 mg daily 240 mg daily 300 mg daily 750 mg daily 1 tbs. daily 6 ml daily N/A
13 Number of Patients: 13 1 Number of Patients: 1 8 Number of Patients: 8 14 Number of Patients: 14 15 Number of Patients: 15 6 Number of Patients: 6 46 Number of Patients: 46 15 Number of Patients: 15 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 12 Number of Patients: 12 13 Number of Patients: 13 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 36 Number of Patients: 36 1 Number of Patients: 1 16 Number of Patients: 16 27 Number of Patients: 27 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 47 Number of Patients: 47  

How Long Current Patients Have Been Taking Pramipexole

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
1
24
22
37
26
73

Why Patients Stopped Taking Pramipexole (multiple reasons could be selected)

Side effects too severe
Side effects too severe: 100% 27
Not indicated
Not indicated: 63% 17
Did not seem to work
Did not seem to work: 56% 15
Doctor's advice
Doctor's advice: 52% 14
Other
Other: 26% 7
Course of treatment ended
Course of treatment ended: 4% 1

How Long Patients Took Pramipexole Before Stopping

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
6
6
11
9
8
12

Average: 1 star 2 star 3 star 4 star Pramipexole Ratings

4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
4: 89% 8
3 stars3 stars3 stars
3: 100% 9
2 stars2 stars
2: 56% 5
1 star
1: 33% 3


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