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Taking Rasagiline
129 Patients currently take Rasagiline
20 Patients stopped taking Rasagiline
BaykayakR
Mouth/throat: mild
Arms: mild
Chest: mild
Legs: moderate
BaykayakR
Azilect, 1 mg daily since Apr 24, 2008
demohun
Mouth/throat: moderate
Arms: moderate
Chest: mild
Legs: moderate
demohun
Azilect, 1 mg daily since Nov 26, 2007
Plous
Mouth/throat: mild
Arms: mild
Chest: mild
Legs: moderate
Plous
Azilect, 2 mg daily since Aug 30, 2006

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Brand Names: Agilect, Azilect

Rasagiline is a MAO inhibitor which can enhance the activity of dopamine at the synapse. It is sometimes used in early Parkinson's as a monotherapy to enhance naturally existing levels of dopamine, or may be added on as an "adjunct" to other drugs in later stages.


What we've learned

Why Patients Take Rasagiline

slow my disease's progress
slow my disease's progress: 100% 108
Other
Other: 6% 6
Stiffness/spasticity
Stiffness/spasticity: 6% 6
Not indicated
Not indicated: 5% 5
Don't know
Don't know: 2% 2
Fatigue
Fatigue: 1% 1
Disease-related symptoms
Disease-related symptoms: 1% 1

Patient Dosages

0.05 mg daily 0.5 mg daily 0.75 mg daily 1.5 mg daily 1 mg daily 2 mg daily 3 mg daily 5 mg daily 10 mg daily 50 mg daily 100 mg daily N/A
2 Number of Patients: 2 23 Number of Patients: 23 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 85 Number of Patients: 85 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 16 Number of Patients: 16  

How Long Current Patients Have Been Taking Rasagiline

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
5
8
17
34
37
10

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

Doctor's advice
Doctor's advice: 100% 9
Side effects too severe
Side effects too severe: 100% 9
Did not seem to work
Did not seem to work: 78% 7
Expense
Expense: 33% 3
Other
Other: 22% 2
Not indicated
Not indicated: 11% 1

How Long Patients Took Rasagiline Before Stopping

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
3
7
5
4
1
0

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

4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
4: 100% 6
3 stars3 stars3 stars
3: 83% 5
2 stars2 stars
2: 83% 5
1 star
1: 50% 3


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