108 patient evaluations for Amantadine

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May 13, 2010 (Started Dec 14, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for fatigue)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 100 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly

Apr 21, 2010 (Started Dec 14, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for fatigue)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 100 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly

Jan 4, 2010 (Started Dec 14, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for fatigue)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 100 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly

Dec 14, 2009 (Started Dec 14, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for fatigue)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 200 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jun 3, 2008 (Started Jun 02, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 200 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: VERY HARD ON THE STOMACH!
Side effects: nausea, motion sickness
  • 0 helpful marks

Mar 13, 2001 (Started Apr 28, 2000)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for pain)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
  • 0 helpful marks

Feb 26, 2010 (Started Jan 15, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for fatigue)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Never taken as prescribed
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 200 mg Daily
  • 0 helpful marks

Mar 4, 2010 (Started Jun 10, 2005)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for fatigue)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 200 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: It worked very well for me for quite a while, just not enough anymore. Started Provigil, it is very good.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 1 helpful mark

Feb 15, 2010 (Started Dec 03, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Increase effect of another treatment)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (fatigue, fever/chills, whole body ache)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 100 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: fatigue, fever/chills, whole body ache
  • 0 helpful marks

Dec 31, 2009 (Started Aug 10, 2004)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Other)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for General health)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 100 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: have not gotten the flu in 7 years, knock on wood!
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Nov 11, 2008 (Started Apr 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for Don't know)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (swelling in feet)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: swelling in feet, swelling in ankles

Dec 27, 2007 (Started Apr 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for Don't know)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Never taken as prescribed
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Cost: $50-99 monthly
Side effects: swelling in feet, swelling in ankles
  • 0 helpful marks

Apr 18, 2007 (Started Apr 18, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for fatigue)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 200 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Did nothing for my fatigue
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Nov 2, 2009 (Started Feb 05, 2001)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (general ill feeling)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 200 mg Daily
Cost: $25-49 monthly
Side effects: general ill feeling

Jul 1, 2009 (Started Feb 05, 2001)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 200 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: general ill feeling
  • 0 helpful marks
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