108 patient evaluations for Ropinirole

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Feb 1, 2010 (Started May 19, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 9 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly

Sep 3, 2008 (Started May 19, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 4 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jan 15, 2010 (Started Oct 11, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for restless feeling in legs)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 3 mg Daily
Cost: $50-99 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jan 6, 2010 (Started Sep 05, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (compulsive behavior, daytime sleepiness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 12 mg Daily
Cost: $50-99 monthly
Side effects: compulsive behavior, daytime sleepiness

Aug 11, 2009 (Started Sep 05, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 8 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: It's a very individual drug. It works great for me, but for some people it can cause severe side effects, sometimes weeks or months after beginning therapy.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: compulsive behavior, daytime sleepiness

Jan 30, 2009 (Started Sep 05, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (compulsive behavior)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 8 mg Daily
Cost: $25-49 monthly
Side effects: compulsive behavior, daytime sleepiness

Dec 5, 2008 (Started Sep 05, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 8 mg Daily
Cost: $50-99 monthly
Side effects: compulsive behavior, daytime sleepiness

Oct 27, 2008 (Started Sep 05, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 8 mg Daily
Cost: $50-99 monthly
Side effects: compulsive behavior, daytime sleepiness
  • 0 helpful marks

Jan 4, 2010 (Started Dec 23, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (nausea)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1.5 mg Daily
Side effects: nausea

Dec 23, 2009 (Started Dec 23, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 4 mg Daily
Side effects: nausea
  • 0 helpful marks

Jan 1, 2010 (Started Jul 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for restless feeling in legs)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 2 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: This medication also helps me sleep at night which is nice as well because I also have to take a sleep aid.

Dec 30, 2009 (Started Jul 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for restless feeling in legs)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 2 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Help with sleeping as well.
  • 0 helpful marks

Dec 29, 2009 (Started Oct 04, 2000)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (jerky movements)
  • Adherence
    Never taken as prescribed
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Took 24 mg for many years, after taking Azilect for more than a year I noticed more dyskenisa taking 8 mg at once during the day. Taking only 4mg 7am, 11, 5p and 2 at bedtime works better. Balance between dyskenesia and tremors is much improved
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: jerky movements
  • 0 helpful marks

Mar 9, 2009 (Started Nov 03, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for General health)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (nausea, nausea and vomiting)
  • Adherence
    Never taken as prescribed
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Advice & Tips: Tried to bare with it but overcome with nausia about 30 minutes after taking the pill 3 times a day. Discontinued use after about a month. Changed to Carb/Levodopa CR 50/200 three times a day with much success. I also take Artane, Paxil, and Atenolol.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: nausea and vomiting, nausea

Feb 9, 2009 (Started Nov 03, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for General health)
  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (nausea, nausea and vomiting)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 0.75 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: From the beginning, Requip was hard to take after the first treatment. Perhaps someone else may respond differently and not vomit following the first half hour.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: nausea and vomiting, nausea
  • 0 helpful marks

Apr 2, 2008 (Started Feb 05, 2001)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (compulsive gambling, fatigue, nausea, hypersexuality, muscle cramps, overeating)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 12 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: This as well as Mirapex caused me and my brother both sexual and gambling addictions and also eating issues to binge eat.
Cost: $25-49 monthly
Side effects: muscle cramps, overeating, hypersexuality, nausea, fatigue
  • 0 helpful marks

Dec 3, 2009 (Started May 22, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (somnolence, fluid retention (edema))
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 16 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: When diagnosed, I started off with Requip 2 mg per day and from there it was taken up to 16 mg per day. It really did help for the tremors, but for the last 3 weeks appoximately my legs, ankles and feet started swelling. At first I did not realize that the Requip had anything to do with it, but as it became worse (the edema), I did more and more research and found this link: Mombu the Medicine Forum > Medicine > Characteristics of Dopamine Agonist Induced Peripheral Edema (Swelling of the Legs) (calcium parkinson dopamine) . I discussed it with my neurologist and she immediately stopped the Requip XL and put me on Carbilev. The swelling had already started going down (one day).
Side effects: somnolence, fluid retention (edema), fluid retention (edema)
  • 0 helpful marks

Nov 16, 2009 (Started Jan 10, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (pain, fatigue, nausea, sweating, hypersexuality, muscle cramps, indigestion, daytime sleepiness, problems concentrating)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 12 mg Daily
Cost: $50-99 monthly
Side effects: daytime sleepiness, indigestion, nausea, muscle cramps, sweating, hypersexuality, pain, fatigue, problems concentrating

Feb 5, 2009 (Started Jan 10, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (pain, fatigue, nausea, sweating, hypersexuality, muscle cramps, indigestion, daytime sleepiness, problems concentrating)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 16 mg Daily
Cost: $25-49 monthly
Side effects: daytime sleepiness, indigestion, nausea, muscle cramps, sweating, hypersexuality, pain, fatigue, problems concentrating
  • 0 helpful marks
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