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Amantadine Treatment Report
Brand Names:
Symmetrel, PK Merz, Mantidan
What is Amantadine? Amantadine is an antiviral medication that blocks actions of viruses. It is used to treat and prevent certain strains of influenza A. It is also used to treat Parkinson's Disease and "Parkinson-like" symptoms such as stiffness and shaking that may be caused by the use of certain drugs.
See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Fatigue | 322 | 39% |
| Treat Parkinson's | 207 | 25% |
| Other | 33 | 4% |
| Stiffness/Spasticity | 25 | 3% |
| Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence) | 25 | 3% |
| Tremors | 20 | 2% |
| Support another treatment | 17 | 2% |
| Brain fog | 8 | <1% |
| Don't know | 8 | <1% |
| disease-related symptoms | 6 | <1% |
| 100 mg all the time (24/7) | 100mg as needed | 2 100mg as needed | daily | 1 daily | 1 mg daily | 2 daily | 2 mg daily | 3 mg daily | 4 daily | 10 mg daily | 12 mL daily | 20 mg daily | 200 mg weekly | 30 mg daily | 50 mg daily | 100 daily | 100 mg daily | 2 x 50 mg/5 mL daily | 150 mg daily | 200 mg daily | 4 x 50 mg/5 mL daily | 300 mg daily | 400 mg daily | 500 mg daily | 600 mg daily | 900 mg daily | 3100 mg daily | ||
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Duration
How long current patients have been taking Amantadine or how long patients were taking Amantadine before stopping.
Currently Taking Amantadine
Stopped Taking Amantadine
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Did not seem to work | 131 | 56% |  |
| Side effects too severe | 56 | 24% | |
| Doctor's advice | 49 | 21% | |
| Other | 32 | 14% | |
| Not indicated | 12 | 5% | |
| Expense | 10 | 4% | |
| Personal research | 6 | 3% | |
| Course of treatment ended | 5 | 2% | |
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 144 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Major | 27% | 12 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 27% | 12 |
| Slight | 20% | 9 |
| None | 5% | 2 |
| Can't tell | 20% | 9 |
Treat Parkinson's
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 4% | 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 16% | 23 |
| Mild | 14% | 20 |
| None | 66% | 95 |
Top reported side-effects include: general ill feeling, Edema, Fatigue
Summary results are based on 144 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 144)
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- dixie pixie
- Sex: F
- Mouth/throat: mild
- Arms: mild
- Chest: mild
- Legs: mild
- See profile
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by dixie pixie
Jun 14, 2008
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsNone
- Treat Parkinson's
- See full evaluation
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- ronnie
- Sex: F
- Mouth/throat: none
- Arms: mild
- Chest: none
- Legs: mild
- See profile
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by ronnie
Aug 19, 2008
- EfficacyModerate
- Side-effectsNone
- Treat Parkinson's
- See full evaluation
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0 helpful marks
Report created on November 07, 2009.