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What does it do?
This product is used in the treatment of restless leg syndrome and Parkinson's disease. It is believed to work by mimicking the effect of dopamine and different sites in the nervous system.
Last text update: 2010-12-13
Last data update: 2012-05-18
Usage:
Requip (along with other drugs with the same active ingredient(s)) is most commonly used to treat the conditions below. Please note that some patients may be using this medication for more than one condition.
| Disease/Condition | % |
|---|
| Restless Legs Syndrome | 90% |
| Muscle Spasms | 12% |
| Parkinson's Disease | 8% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | 2% |
General Information:
- 7.0
- Requip Average Satisfaction Score
- 79% of patients are at least somewhat satisfied with Requip.
MediGuard regularly polls our more than 7,900 users taking Requip (or similar drugs with the same active ingredient(s)) using the Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medications (TSQM). This feedback is continuously updated for the benefit of the MediGuard community. To request scores for specific patient subgroups, please contact research@mediguard.org.
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I've been taking .05MG 2 hours before bed for 7 years for reastless leg as I was kicking hard enough to wake my self every 8 sec.. I wasn't getting any rem sleep and I have had no side effects and it has donethe job intended.
- 72 year old Male – Source: MediGuard
- Posted: 2012-04-18 00:47:59
When first prescribed at 4 g at night, I became overenthusiastic and lost $100,000 on the Internet. This is a known side effect now but not when I began. I now take 1/2 g at night and when napping to avoid restless leg syndrome and it works well. It was a hard lesson to learn
- 85 year old Female – Source: MediGuard
- Posted: 2012-03-28 14:13:40
i've been still on the 1mg at bedtime of ropinerole for refractory fibromyalgia..up till yesterday..my neurologist increased my dose. for two weeks i'm supposed to take 0.5mg in the am and 1 mg at bedtime. then go to 1mg in the am and 1mg at bedtime. i had been in added pain and i wasn't sure if it was weather related or if i needed an increase..so far i've felt zonked..slept this am till 11:15am. yesterday could not seem to think straight..got off the wrong exit going where i usually go..and could not figure out how to right myself as i was somewhere i never had been..thank God for cell phones. normally i would have been able to figure it out..but i just could not get my thought processes together. hoping this is just the increase in med and will settle back to usual as i am not like this at all. also woke about 2 weeks ago with numbness of one finger..just the tip from nail down..continuous not intermittent..since then..began july 9th. neurologist said it is something to do with the nerve..doesn't think carpal tunnel and we will watch it..doesn't see a real bad problem..but came out of the blue..i did not sleep on it as i sleep mainly in the recliner as i cannot sleep on my hips or back..then i am in agony where as in the recliner i have no pain usually. it is a sucky way to live..i hate it..but for now i have no answer other than that..i do not have the money for a craftmatic bed. and i already tried the special foam things to add on top of the mattress under the sheets..do nothing for me at all. thanks for listening..any ideas anyone on any of the above?
- 54 year old Female – Source: MediGuard
- Posted: 2011-07-21 18:05:59
