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Taking Amantadine
223 Patients currently take Amantadine
67 Patients stopped taking Amantadine
BaykayakR
Mouth/throat: mild
Arms: mild
Chest: mild
Legs: moderate
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BaykayakR
100 mg daily since May 16, 2008
nanuq50
Mouth/throat: moderate
Arms: moderate
Chest: moderate
Legs: moderate
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nanuq50
200 mg daily since Apr 01, 2008
msw323
Mouth/throat: moderate
Arms: moderate
Chest: mild
Legs: moderate
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msw323
300 mg daily since Oct 22, 2007

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Brand Names: Symmetrel

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What we've learned

Why Patients Take Amantadine

Fatigue
Fatigue: 100% 94
slow my disease's progress
slow my disease's progress: 88% 83
Other
Other: 18% 17
Stiffness/spasticity
Stiffness/spasticity: 11% 10
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence)
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence): 4% 4
General health
General health: 4% 4
Not indicated
Not indicated: 4% 4
Anxiety
Anxiety: 2% 2
Brain fog
Brain fog: 1% 1
Cramps, feet
Cramps, feet: 1% 1
Heavy sensation in legs
Heavy sensation in legs: 1% 1
Slowness
Slowness: 1% 1
Tremor, left hand
Tremor, left hand: 1% 1
Tremors
Tremors: 1% 1
Don't know
Don't know: 1% 1

Patient Dosages

1 mg daily 2 mg daily 3 mg daily 10 mg daily 20 mg daily 50 mg daily 60 mg daily 100 mg daily 150 mg daily 200 mg daily 300 mg daily 400 mg daily 600 mg daily N/A
1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 58 Number of Patients: 58 1 Number of Patients: 1 80 Number of Patients: 80 42 Number of Patients: 42 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 42 Number of Patients: 42  

How Long Current Patients Have Been Taking Amantadine

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
5
23
40
29
23
62

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

Did not seem to work
Did not seem to work: 100% 41
Side effects too severe
Side effects too severe: 39% 16
Doctor's advice
Doctor's advice: 32% 13
Other
Other: 24% 10
Not indicated
Not indicated: 15% 6
Personal research
Personal research: 12% 5
Expense
Expense: 5% 2
Course of treatment ended
Course of treatment ended: 5% 2

How Long Patients Took Amantadine Before Stopping

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
7
16
6
11
3
20

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

4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
4: 100% 7
3 stars3 stars3 stars
3: 43% 3
2 stars2 stars
2: 43% 3
1 star
1: 57% 4


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