80 patient evaluations for Rasagiline

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Dec 15, 2015 (Started Apr 15, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1 mg Daily

Jul 21, 2015 (Started Apr 15, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Stay on schedule.
  • 0 helpful marks

Nov 6, 2015 (Started Aug 05, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Fortunately my PD is progressing at a slow pace and perhaps that is where the Azilect comes in.
Cost: $200+ monthly

Nov 21, 2008 (Started Aug 05, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: That it is a MAO Inhibitor and expensive. Also, they warn against food and wine high in Tyramine, but I have been told that warning has been revised and it is safe to eat and drink those forbidden items.
Cost: $200+ monthly
  • 1 helpful mark

Apr 30, 2015 (Started Jan 01, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (morning nausea)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1 mg Daily
Cost: $200+ monthly

Jan 8, 2014 (Started Jan 01, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (morning nausea)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1 mg Daily
Cost: $100-199 monthly

Jun 27, 2013 (Started Jan 01, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1 mg Daily
Cost: $200+ monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Sep 24, 2014 (Started Aug 04, 2014)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 0.5 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: .5 to 1 mg prn in split doses inthe aternooon
Cost: $100-199 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Sep 1, 2014 (Started Sep 15, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 1 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: It may slow down the disease.
  • 0 helpful marks

Apr 16, 2014 (Started Jan 01, 2012)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Cost: $200+ monthly

Mar 1, 2014 (Started Jan 01, 2012)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (none)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 0.5 mg Daily
Cost: $200+ monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Aug 5, 2013 (Started Mar 30, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Advice & Tips: Had to stop Azilect 14 days before DBS surgery. Doctors have kept me off for now while DBS is being adjusted.
Cost: $200+ monthly

Sep 7, 2008 (Started Mar 30, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jan 16, 2012 (Started Nov 19, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (involuntary movement in right foot)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I stopped this med because it makes me wiggle my toes causing pain in my legs.
  • 1 helpful mark

Nov 20, 2012 (Started Jul 02, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Increase effect of another treatment)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (serotonin syndrome)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Advice & Tips: Reaction with other medicines caused serotonin syndrome, multiple system atrophy

Oct 6, 2012 (Started Jul 02, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Increase effect of another treatment)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: This medication reacted with another medication and food I ate causing Serotonin Toxicity Syndrome putting me in the hospital for 3 day. This reaction is often fatal.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 1 helpful mark

Jan 18, 2013 (Started Jun 11, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Cost: $50-99 monthly

May 15, 2012 (Started Jun 11, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: It didn't provide any benefits anymore and cost too much. Suggest you cpnsult with your neurologist to see if you could try to do without it if you can't identify benefits.
Cost: $50-99 monthly

Dec 7, 2011 (Started Jun 11, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I may stop taking it because I don't know that it is helping me. My neurologist agrees that it is Ok to try without it to see if if is currently giving me benefits or not. There seem to be no side effects but I prefer to take as little medication as possible (and also save the high cost).
Cost: $50-99 monthly

Jun 11, 2010 (Started Jun 11, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1 mg Daily
Cost: $50-99 monthly

Jun 23, 2009 (Started Jun 11, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: It lets me walk almost normally (once I get started) and permitted me to reduce Requip and some its negative effects. It is very expensive and causes my family to quickly reach my max out of pocket prescription costs of $1,500.00. So, for most of the year there is no cost to me, because my prescription insurance picks up all cost after we reach the Max.

Dec 4, 2008 (Started Jun 11, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Significantly improved my walking gait. Permitted reduction of requip's daily dosage and some of requip's negative side effecs
  • 2 helpful marks
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