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Taking Ropinirole
231 Patients currently take Ropinirole
59 Patients stopped taking Ropinirole
pokie too
Mouth/throat: none
Arms: mild
Chest: mild
Legs: mild
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pokie too
Requip, 12 mg daily since May 19, 2006
BaykayakR
Mouth/throat: none
Arms: none
Chest: mild
Legs: none
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BaykayakR
Requip, 11.5 mg daily since Apr 25, 2008
nd788
Mouth/throat: mild
Arms: mild
Chest: mild
Legs: moderate
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nd788
Requip, 18 mg daily since Jul 10, 2005

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Brand Names: Requip
See also: Requip, Ropinirole XL

What is Ropinirole? Treatment of idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD); in patients with early PD who were not receiving concomitant levodopa therapy as well as in patients with advanced disease on concomitant levodopa; treatment of moderate-to-severe primary Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Read more...Click to read more below


What we've learned

Why Patients Take Ropinirole

slow my disease's progress
slow my disease's progress: 100% 145
Other
Other: 25% 36
Stiffness/spasticity
Stiffness/spasticity: 14% 21
Not indicated
Not indicated: 8% 11
General health
General health: 4% 6
Restless leg syndrome
Restless leg syndrome: 1% 2
Anxiety
Anxiety: 1% 1
Constipation
Constipation: 1% 1
Fasciculations
Fasciculations: 1% 1
Freezing of gait
Freezing of gait: 1% 1
Muscle cramping, spasms
Muscle cramping, spasms: 1% 1
Night-time leg spasms
Night-time leg spasms: 1% 1
Numbness, tingling, pins & needles (paresthesia)
Numbness, tingling, pins & needles (paresthesia): 1% 1
Pain
Pain: 1% 1
Pain, chronic
Pain, chronic: 1% 1
Restless legs when trying to sleep
Restless legs when trying to sleep: 1% 1
Tremors
Tremors: 1% 1
Disease-related symptoms
Disease-related symptoms: 1% 1

Patient Dosages

0.5 mg daily 0.25 mg daily 0.75 mg daily 1 mg daily 1.25 mg daily 1.5 mg daily 2 mg daily 2.25 mg daily 3.5 mg daily 3 mg daily 4.5 mg daily 4 mg daily 5 mg daily 6 mg daily 7 mg daily 7.5 mg daily 8 mg daily 8.5 mg daily 9 mg daily 10.5 mg daily 10.25 mg daily 10 mg daily 11 mg daily 11.5 mg daily 12 mg daily 13 mg daily 13.5 mg daily 14 mg daily 15 mg daily 16.5 mg daily 16 mg daily 18 mg daily 20 mg daily 21 mg daily 22 mg daily 23 mg daily 24 mg daily 27 mg daily 32 mg daily 75 mg daily 150 mg daily 200 mg daily 225 mg daily 300 mg daily 500 mg daily N/A
13 Number of Patients: 13 10 Number of Patients: 10 8 Number of Patients: 8 23 Number of Patients: 23 1 Number of Patients: 1 9 Number of Patients: 9 13 Number of Patients: 13 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 26 Number of Patients: 26 6 Number of Patients: 6 23 Number of Patients: 23 6 Number of Patients: 6 39 Number of Patients: 39 5 Number of Patients: 5 5 Number of Patients: 5 9 Number of Patients: 9 1 Number of Patients: 1 33 Number of Patients: 33 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 32 Number of Patients: 32 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 19 Number of Patients: 19 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 7 Number of Patients: 7 4 Number of Patients: 4 3 Number of Patients: 3 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 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 27 Number of Patients: 27  

How Long Current Patients Have Been Taking Ropinirole

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
7
7
25
26
38
82

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

Side effects too severe
Side effects too severe: 100% 28
Did not seem to work
Did not seem to work: 57% 16
Doctor's advice
Doctor's advice: 57% 16
Not indicated
Not indicated: 54% 15
Other
Other: 21% 6
Personal research
Personal research: 18% 5
Expense
Expense: 7% 2
Course of treatment ended
Course of treatment ended: 4% 1

How Long Patients Took Ropinirole Before Stopping

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
7
18
14
20
10
6

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

4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
4: 100% 10
3 stars3 stars3 stars
3: 100% 10
2 stars2 stars
2: 30% 3
1 star
1: 30% 3


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