There are 278 ratings for the drug: REQUIP in the Askapatient database.

Key to ratings for requip: 5-Very Satisfied: this medicine cured me or helped me a great deal. 4-Satisfied: this medicine helped. 3-Somewhat Satisfied: this medicine helped somewhat. 2-Not Satisfied: this medicine did not work to my satisfaction. 1-Dissatisfied: I would not recommend taking this medicine.

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1	RLS	Constant feeling I was about to throw-up. Strange headache that seemed to originate a few inches behind and between my eyes. Anxiety.	And I only took it once, then refused any more. Everything horrid of what others wrote about this stuff was true. IF it helps someone out there, I am thankful and amazed. While it did make me sleepy and there were no RLS symptoms that night, I would much prefer RLS to this nightmare.	M	521	1 days		3/25/2009
5	RLS	Adjusted time taken before bedtime as the dosage of 1mg made me too tired to sit up until my normal bedtime. In the beginning of the starter kit I experienced a headache for a couple of days when getting up in the a.m. Wore off without medication.	I now only wake up for a brief moment during the after realizing that my body feels perfectly relaxed I go right back to sleep. WONDERFUL! Heading on a road trip shortly and really looking forward to it now.	F	73			6/28/2007 Email
5	RLS	No side affects. I take 2 1/2 to 3 mg a day	Must be taken before the RLS starts in the early evening. Lasts about 4 hours, so I break the dosage down and when up in the middle of the night take another .5. I am so thankful for REQUIP. My life is now worth living.	F	73	2 years		2/28/2006
1	RLS	It caused severe nausea, limb weakness and shortness of breath. Went to Urgent Care who said I had a severe potassium deficiency and admitted me to hospital. I don't remember how many bags of potassium they pumped into me. When I saw my own Internist a few days later she took me off Requip which did the trick - no more nausea. So one of the real dangers of this drug is that it can cause nausea, which, in turn, causes severe potassium loss.		F	73	3 weeks 2 MG 1X D		5/9/2010 Email
1	RLS	itching, day time fatique, middle ear infection,post nasal drip, muscle spasms in hands and toes, tremors in hands,indigestion	I contacted my Dr. and asked if I quit takeing this med abruptly would it be OK. My RLS is not as intolerable as the side effects. The doctor said it was ok to quit stat. I am a RN and never had a doctor so bored and disinterested in her patients as this one. Money appears to be her only interest in seeing patients. Another Dr. has advised me to see a neurologist (as RLS is a neurological disease) not the pulmonary Dr. that I have seen (who did my sleep study) and Dx'd RLS. Just wanted to pass this on.	F	72	6 months 1mg @ HS 1X D		6/25/2010
3	Essential tremor/parkinsons maybe	Sore throat low in throat/ Bleeding gums( thought I had Gingervitis)	Did help smooth leg motion going down stairs	M	70	15 months		9/11/2007
1	RLS	Extreme pain in hand and finger joints and tendons and in knee, leg, ankle and feet tendons. Depression, increased appetite and subsequent weight gain, particularly around midsection.	I posted a response to a Requip sample packet (14 pills) for RLS three months ago. Experiencing immediate severe hand and finger pain, I discontinued the pills. It has now been three months since taking them and I fear my body has been permanently altered... Now also have severe pain in my knees, shins and Achilles tendons. Also signifigant weight gain around my midsection and constant depression... Talked with three drs., the last a Rheumatologist, who prescribed occupational hand therapy, which made the pain worse, even after wearing a wrist splint for 4 weeks. Guess I am just one of the unlucky ones who reacted badly to the drug.... but beware... the RLS relief hardly worth the possible side effects... Has anyone successfully had bad side effects disappear with discontinued use of this med?	F	70	14 days		1/1/2007
5	rls	Use to take Quinine for bad leg cramps during the night but can no longer obtain Quinine, so doctor gave me 1 mg Requip and it has worked from the beginning. I take it about 9 pm, sleep through the night most of the time (up one time to piddle) and wake up fine. Thought it was a great drug. Now I have taken it every night for 2 months, and now I have developed a terrible itch, all over my body, from feet to head and scratching it only subsides the itch for a short time. Nothing else has changed or be added to my diet or medicines. I normally do not suffer from any allergies so am wondering if it could be the Requip. The itch is terrible and can be embarrising at times, but the cramps distrub my sleep so I am of mixed feeling about stopping the Reuip. I will try to cut back or stop the Requip and see if that helps. No one else has mentioned an itch. I haven't had any other symptom such as those listed so don't know what to make of it. Has anyone else developed a terrible itch? D		F	69	2 days		9/23/2007 Email
1	RLS	Extreme arthritic pain all day and night in hands and one finger that drops toward palm and returns to upright position with difficulty. Pain also in toes, ankles and knees.	I took Requip for only 14 days (a sample pak) which has left me with these severe side effects. It has been three weeks since I took the last pill and the arthritic pain remains extreme. I am afraid my dopamine level is altered and this will be a permanent condition. I would appreciate hearing if anyone has experienced lessening of side effects over time and/or if symptoms continue long after discontinuing the drug.	F	69	14 days		10/14/2006 Email
1	RLS	Started with sample pak. After four days, extreme arthritic pain in hands, first at night and upon waking. Within days, pain all day and night. One finger drops toward my palm and only returns to normal position with difficulty. Can hardly flex my right hand at all.	Have had mild RLS for years, was getting worse lately so my doctor gave me a sample pak that began with .25mg, then .5mg and finally 1mg. Some relief from the RLS at night, but often worse before it got better, then sometimes had RLS during the daytime, which I never had before. By the time I had taken the 12th pill (1mg.) I had constant extreme pain in both hands and the one dropping finger. About this time I also began to have joint pain in both knees, one of which was a knee replacement. Don't know if the Requip is responsible for that or not, but I am taking no chances. I stopped taking the pills after 14 days and somehow I will deal with the RLS without them. (I have used quinine pills and tonic water successfully for leg cramps and will try it for RLS). It has been four days since I discontinued Requip and all my pain is still severe... I pray I will return to normal.. This drug is extremely powerful and dangerous. I'm sure there is a use for it for those who need it for s	F	69	14 days		10/1/2006
1	RLS	CAUSED ARTHITIS IN FINGERS AFTER A FEW MONTHS. SEVERE JOINT PAIN IN ENTIRE BODY. RAISE IN BLOOD PRESSURE. NAUSEA IN LAST 3 MONTHS. TENDONITIS. DIMINISHED HEARING & PAIN IN EARS IN LAST 6 MONTHS. PROBLEMS WITH EYE TEAR DUCTS & VISION IN LAST 2 MONTHS. BEEN ON 3 MG TWICE A DAY FOR OVER 2 YRS. HAVE BEGUN DETOX FROM REQUIP, AND AM HAVING DISTRUBING DREAMS. WILL SEEK ALTERNATE DRUGS FOR RLS.	DRUG WAS SO NEW WHEN I BEGAN TAKING REQUIP, NO SIDE EFFECTS WERE KNOWN. THE SIDE EFFECTS HAVE REACHED SUCH EXTREMES - MAKES TAKING IT A HAZARD TO MY HEALTH. REQUIP SHOULD BE TAKEN OFF THE MARKET.	F	69	2 years		5/14/2007 Email
5	RLS	This is an update to a post I made a couple of years ago. I've been on Requip almost five years now. Here's what I experience now: 1. My daily dose has been stable now for almost two years. .5 about 1pm, .5 around 11pm and another 1mg just before I go to bed. The 1pm dose stops the rebound effect which I only get when I forget to take the afternoon dose. 2. I continue to experience increased libido but for the past year ,decreased sensitivity. Could the the decreased senstivity may be due to age? Its similar to useing a condom. 3. I've almost forgoten that I have RLS. I never wake up in the middle of the night anymore. I now use a generic brand (Ropinirole) and find it works faster. It may be my imagination, but if I let it disolve in my mouth it kicks in much faster. That didn't happen with the brand name version. This generic brand is more disolvable then the brand name. I prefer it now.	Has anyone used the Requip Extended Release? I'm very pleased with Ropinirole. I would reccomend it to anyone, but you gotta give it time! I would tell anyone considering it, to give it at least a year to find the more or less effetive dose for you. IT may take even longer for the perfect dose for your individual need. Ask your doctor to have the pharmacist give it to you in .05mg tabs with an order to take something like 2mg daily as needed. You can adjust your dose more easily with the smaller tabs.	M	68	5 years		5/11/2009 Email
5	RLS	I'm 67. Have been taking reqip for about three years now. Have a few side effects. Hypersexuality, flashes in eyes, weight gain. I can live with these. My only real complaint about it is the rebound effect about halfway thru the next day. I take a total of 2mg. in three divided doses so that I have a blood level all the time.	I would like to know if anyone has tried the Requip XL (long acting Requip) I just found out about it today.	M	67	3 years		1/4/2009
4	Parkinsons	When I first started Requip, I was so tired I fell asleep at a red light and while eating dinner in a restaurant. I was also in a mental fog. Now, I just get a little tired - no more mental fog or inability to stay awake.		F	67	2 years		4/16/2006
3	severe RLS	weight gain, nausea, sleepiness during the day	I take 4mg of Requip daily. A specialist said he had seen only a handful of people whose RLS is as bad as mine. I fall asleep during the day, and evening. Then when I go to bed, I sleep almost exactly an hour and a half, then I'm up for the rest of the night most nights. Then after only 2 hours' sleep for several nights in a row, I crash and sleep about 6 hours maybe one night in 4 or 5 nights. When I have an early morning appointment after one of these 2-hour nights, it's like driving drunk. This is no way to live.	F	67	3 years		4/22/2009
5	RLS	After I was on requip for a couple of months I started having worse episodes of RLS in the afternoons. My doctor suggested a small dose of requip around noon and it works! I take 1mg about two hours before bedtime and then at noon I take .25 mg. Sometimes I start having symptons again around 5 or 6 in the evening but they aren't too bad.	I sleep every night like a baby.	M	66	1 years		6/4/2007
4	To relieve RLS symptoms.	I haven't noticed any serious side effects with this medication. I am presently taking 15 mgs. per day, which is a lot more than any other RLS sufferer that I know.	I have had RLS for 37 years, but it was only diagnosed 16 years ago. Before that, I was told (by medical doctors) that I was suffering from severe stress, but I knew that was incorrect. I have taken just about every drug for RLS treatment, but only found that klonopin, mirapex and requip would relieve my symptoms. I took klonopin for 9 years, but it then became ineffective. I took mirapex (and called it my miracle drug) for 4 years, gradual incresing the dosage up to 6 mgs. per day. At that point, the side effects (blackouts) became too severe and I switched to requip. I started requip at 4 mgs. per day, but quickly found it necessary to increase the dosage to hold my symptoms at bay. But even at my present dosage of 15 mgs. per day I still get symptoms and my sleep is very restless. I am sure that I will have to increase to 18 mgs. per day very soon. Is there anyone out there who takes high doses of requip? Please email me at kenrl11@teleshare.net as I would like to know more about th	M	66	3 years		6/13/2007 Email
4	RLS	I started having RLS about 9 years, ago right after my third back surgery. I can't say that the back surgery caused RLS, but it was odd that I never had it before. It was severe right from the start, every single night. Eventually, it was diagnosed by a doctor who had RLS himself. I was lucky that the doctor had it, I guess. At first I was given Klonopin and took that for years. It stopped being effective. When I attempted to get off the Klonopin I had hallucinations. It was a very bad several days. I have never been that sick in my life. I now take 2MG of Requip. 1MG used to work for 2 years and then it stopped working so the dosage was increased. The thing that I don't like about Requip is the side effects. About 30-40 minutes after taking it, I start to feel funny. It is a sick feeling like when you are getting the flu or something. I get the chills and I start yawning and yawning, then my nose stuffs up. Sometimes it is stuffed so badly that I have to breathe thru my mouth. Th		M	66	2 days		8/13/2007
4	RLS	Over the past two years I've run the gamut of side-effects. I take 1mg at night and half of that (.5mg) at noon for rebound. Sometimes I can see the capillaries in my eyes but they are black. Like black lightning. Also, I get the strobe light effect in my left eye, usually in the evenings while watching TV. I had my eyes checked when I started getting the strobe light effect and the doctor said my retina is fine. I had leg cramps for a while but found that Co-Enzyme Q10 120 mg daily would take care of that. Have occasional itching of my feet but hydrocortisone cream seems to work fine. Also, I have increased libido which, at my age, is fine with me!! My doctor thinks the increased libido is because I am getting enough sleep now, but I think it's due to the Requip directly. When I first started Requip I had blunted orgasms which,after a few months, were replaced by prolonged,enhanced orgasms	I'm willing to jump through a lot of hoops to stay on the Requip.I've had RLS for over 30 years. I still find it hard to believe that now I'm getting a whole nights sleep, every night without having to get up and exercise my legs. I sleep like a baby now. I'm a retired nurse and looked high and low over the years for relief. I tried benzodiazpines which seemed to work for a short while. Beta blockers also seemed to work for a while. Any time I had to use a narcotic, like Tylenol #3 , that would work for a few days. Nothing worked for very long tho. I tried the home remedies like Vitamin E, Folic Acid, Calcium/Mag. Zinc, etc etc. I tried eating more sugar and then tried no sugar at all. I was grasping at straws... Requip is a God-send!!!	M	66	800 days		12/14/2007 Email
4	parkinson's d.	drastic drop in body temperature, causing all-over tremor for ca 30 min. after taking requip. Stiff, sore neck at the same time. dizzyness, headache, nausea, fainting, swollen, bruised ankles and feet, trouble walking ( feet didn't work), weight gain, particulaly in waistline and stomach. Before I took flax, I had severe stomach aches and heartburn. Little sleep 'blips'. I wake up and realize I've been asleep	It gives me back my energy and has helped dexterity and flexibility and all over mobility. But it makes my tremor worse.	F	66	3 years		9/29/2004
2	RLS	Reviewing the past six to eight months and reading the side effects, I too, have had several of the bad side effects. Being woke up in the middle of the night with the feeling your stomach has just convulsed and tried to push eveything out. Another is regular nightly sweats which I never had this often. The main reason I started checking for side effects is during the night if I open my eyes in the dark room looking towards the night lighted bathroom, my vision seems to " quiver ". Also I have tended to have "black lightning" stripes appear in my vision at times. My starting dosage was .5 mg and then my doctor increased it to 5.0. The first few times it was like "what is happening to my body? " So I tried easing up the dossage from .5 and splitting the 5.0. However my side effects seem to be getting stronger and more frequent. I plan on stopping this brand.	Otherwise the medication does relieve the feeling of a shell around my upper left thigh.	M	66	8 months		8/20/2007
1	Sleep clinic recommended	Sleeping during the day too much. After stopping I went through terrible days of spasticity which I had to use baclofin and flexeril to help. I pray this is not permanent as it is very painful.	I consider it to be one of the worse drugs I've ever taken and think it should be taken off the market before someone takes their life due to side effects or changes to the system which I hope are not going to continue.	M	66	15 days		12/27/2007 Email
1	restless leg syndrome	nausea, blurred vision, dizziness, vomiting, extreme anxiety, heart palpations, depression, weight gain, joint pain, high blood pressure, hot flashes, severe RLS early in day, vivid dreams, increased appetite, takes 1 to 4 hours to "kick" in, addictive.	On Requip for 6 months. If not taken nightly, I suffer with insomnia, severe RLS, leg pain, anxiety, heart palpations, etc.,until I am forced to take requip because I cannot stand the side effects. Now, addiction has developed. Side effects of requip are terrible. I don't believe the physicians know how severe and stressful they can become. Anyone successfully stopped taking requip, and how did you do it? Please help. I need to come off it now. My sister is having even more severe problems with this drug. Help.	F	66	6 months		9/15/2006 Email
5	RLS	I started off with the beginner pak and now take 1mg at hs and it has stopped the RLS symptoms for the first time in 35 years!! After a month or so of taking the 1mg I began to develop rebound symptoms which were worse then the original RLS. Every afternoon my legs would begin to jump as if I were having a seizure. I told my doctor and he prescribed an extra .5 (1/2 mg) that I could take around noon the following day if I needed it. I found if I took just half of the tablet (1/4 of a mg.) that would take care of the rebound without making me sleepy. I havne't tried it but I think I could take even less to rid myself of the rebound. Perhaps 1/8 of a mg. I have been on Requip for about six months now and am very happy with it.	My sister who also has RLS is the one who told me about it and she got relief from symptors of RLS too!!	M	65	180 days		2/24/2007 Email
5	RLS	I sometimes get symptoms in mid-afternoon, particularly if I'm not active. O.5 mg usually takes care of it until it's time for my evening pill.	Usual dose is 1 mg 2 - 3 hours before bedtime. Sometimes take 0.5 in afternoon. Pill is awkward to cut but is much easier if I stand it up in the pill cutter. Wine seems to decrease the effectiveness of this medication. Its great to have relief!	M	65	3 months		7/9/2007 Email
3		Daytime sleepiness, severe leg and foot pain,ringing in the ears, hyper interest in sex but difficuly with erection, hyper sensation in the early evening (extreme nervousness}, mild tingling in the hands, leg and foot swelling.	It's a catch 22...Can't sleep without it and endure the side effects.	M	65	2 years		5/17/2009 Email
2	RLS	At first it seemed like a miracle drug. I am now having headaches in the morning and increased symptoms early in the day. Weight gain. The symptom that disturbs me the most is the anger and depression that is now occuring. My sister says my personality has changed.	I am going to try to get off the drug but I know my symptoms are worse now than a year ago.	F	65	1 years		4/7/2007 Email
1	Restless Leg Syndrome	Weight gain of 30 pounds, swelling of extremities, sweating, increase in frequency of RLS	I was unaware of the side effect of weight gain until I read the messages on this site. Initially, Requip did help, but by the end of 10 months on Requip, I was having RLS every day compared to three or four times per week before the medication. Have stopped it and will not resume.	F	65	10 months		6/15/2008
4	parkinsons	big weight gain . Very sleepy after second dose. cant sleep very well at night.edema in legs and hands. acid reflux after taking second dose.balance is off a little. dry mouth which in turn has caused bad teeth. bad cough	I am still taking requip 5 mg 3 times aday I guess it helps some	F	64	6 years		1/22/2009
3	restless legs syndrome	I was so excited about requip, do get the nausa, but it passes. Has anyone gotten blurred vision from taking more requip. I took it during the daytime in Las Vagas so I could sit and play. Since we got home, my vision is blurry. I have new glasses I got in May. Please let me know. Diane		F	64	6 days		8/12/2006 Email
3	restless legs syndrome	I was so excited about requip, do get the nausa, but it passes. Has anyone gotten blurred vision from taking more requip. I took it during the daytime in Las Vagas so I could sit and play. Since we got home, my vision is blurry. I have new glasses I got in May. Please let me know. Diane	One of my other side effects is dry mouth.	F	64	6 days		8/12/2006 Email
2	parkinsons	large weight gain,edema hands and feet, bad cough, fall asleep during the day,hard to stay asleep at night,teeth have gone bad,low pain in back, bad acid reflux after second dose	In the begining it worked prety good but now the sude effects are so bad i feel I need to get off this drug. and try something else.	F	64	2 years		8/18/2009 Email
1	RLS	RLS symptoms have gotten much worse after two months on the medication. I didn't even know that I had RLS until a sleep study diagnosed it. Now I can't sit and watch TV, read, go to a movie without needing to move my legs, which have a really creepy twitchy feeling whenever I am still.	Concerned that Requip may have permanently altered my dopamine neurotransmitter system. I wish I had never taken the stuff.	F	64	3 days		7/19/2007 Email
4	RLS	My doctor started me out on .25 mg. one hour before bedtime.That worked great for 2 months. Then as I read others experience I see I am suffering the same thing. Every 2 months I must increase my dose or go through horrendous leg jumping. I feel my dose is still light(.50 a day, sometimes .75) but I just worry where this will end, if I have to keep increasing my dose to get relief.		F	63	6 months		6/4/2007
4	RLS	felt odd all the time. groggy, sick and nauseous, terrable caugh all the time, developed post nasal drip very bad at night, huge flashes of light in eyes and checkerboard patterns when eyelids were closed and head moved fast. sleepy all the time. Attention span went to almost zero. And just a lot of other stuff.	Helped "at first" Didn't last After some time began to have body shaking leg jerks/kicks even during the day Med wasn't working at night Increased med Side effects got bad Constanly coughed like a giant barking dog, PND almost closed my throat at night Awake hacking up clear mucus all night,(problem got worse & moved to full time day & night Hacking it up almost caused vomiting) Day jerks came back Felt off/odd *sick* all the time Couldn't deal with it any more & went cold turkey off med First night off, had a major leg problems In desperation used bag of ice under the leg Helped the leg to clamn down By accident I found that salt seems to be connected with RLS (I eat & cook salt free No added salt except what is in the food-if processed) I was having ripples down my legs one night while watching TV I started eating some heavily salted tortilla chips as a TV snak & the ripples stopped Experimented with drinking salt water before going to be	M	63	18 months		9/4/2008
4	RLS	I had most of what other people discribe, and some specific to me. One major one was constant very bad gagging post nasal drip. This has now "almost" stopped since going off drug.	I posted before in Oct. I began to tell about acidentally discovering that common table salt (salt water)seems to control the RLS at night. Since Oct. I have seen my doc and told him about going off the drug. Told him about the salt thing. I have high B P I take meds for. Doc didn't discourage the salt. He wonders if it is the sodium, the iodin, or the cloride. Salt has continued to work for me since late June of 08. Had to find right amount desolved in water by experiment. It works for me 99% of nights. worth a try I'd say. Doc said to bad it's a common element, or I could make a fourtune on this discovery.	M	63	18 months		1/9/2009 Email
4	depression	sleepiness, lose of balance occasionally, headache.	requip seems to have given me an energy push in that i seem to have more interest in getting out of bed to take care of chores and a slight renewed interest and drive to do some of my old hobbies. all this has gone undone for years prior to requip. it does send me to bed very early (7:30 - 8:30 PM, but i sleep well)	F	63	4 weeks		7/6/2007
3	PLMD	None noticed, except for difficulty /mainting or losing weight	Have never felt any noticeable effects of periodic limb movement disorder, although diagnosed with elevated index during 3 sleep studies. and am taking Requip at 2 mg per day for 1 year. Am wondering if I can wean off Requip safely and how to do it?	F	63	13 months		12/27/2006 Email
2	RLS	Godsend at first...after several months, developed nausea, vomiting, nasal congestion (with 5 minutes of taking a pill), headaches, extreme drowsiness.	Question: Has anyone experienced side effects coming off the requip...i.e, quitting cold turkey.	F	63	7 years		1/15/2009
1	RLS	I HAVE NOT HAD ANY SIDE EFFECTS AND WILL NOT HAVE ANY. I AS GIVEN A SCRIPT FOR IT TODAY. AFTER READING WHAT IS ON HERE I WILL NOT BE GETTING IT FILLED. THIS STUFF SCARES ME. WOULD RATHER KEEP DEALING WITH THE RLS.	ANYTHING THAT CAN DO WHAT THIS DOES TO A PERSON I WOULD NOT TAKE NO MATTER WHAT.	F	63	0 days		11/24/2008
1	RLS	I have developed numbness all over my body. Foggy-head is also becoming a issue.	Requip stopped my RLS but the side effects of numbness and foggy head are not worth it. I am concerned about long-term side effects. It has also hindered weight loss that I have worked for so diligently. I have stopped this medication and have gone back to Klonopin. Has anyone else experienced numbness?	F	63	19 days		3/30/2008 Email
5	I have had RLS .	The reason I am so satisfied is that .5 mg. worked the very first night. As I have gotten older, my RLS symptoms have increased from 2 to 3X per week to every night at the same time and last until 2:00 Am. The first night taking Requip I was without RLS. I take it about 6:00 PM and by 8:00 I am in bed asleep. I have to get up at 5:00 AM. I notice a break through at about 5:00 in the afternoon. I have had the left side headache behind eye, some light when my lids are closed, some heatburn, no nausa, some definite joint pain, however, in comparison to RLS for years, I am 62, I am very pleased. I have increased my Gloucosimine (sp) for the joint stuff. Iron used to help prior to Requip but it has side effects as well. Reading the comments have helped me because I have experienced most of the side effects but not enough to have me stop taking it at this time.	I have had RLS since age of 9. Mother called it 'growing pains' However, RLS does run in the family; mother, grandmother and one of my sons has it. Several cousins have it.	F	62	365 days		3/31/2008 Email
5	severe RLS, muscle spasms.	I have had the swelling of feet and legs but not sure it's requip. It comes and goes. My muscle spasms start in afternoon, so I take 1mg in aftrnoon, then 1 in evening, then a third one about8:30/9:00. It has been a life savor for me with very few side effects.	I have been taking neurontin for about 13 yrs. for fibromyalgia and RLS. But it had gotten where it wasn't helping the RLS, which had gotten worse through the yrs. I had the RLS for many yrs, as did my mother, but didn't know there was a name for it untill I was told when I was diagnosed with the fibromyalgia.	F	62	2 days		8/7/2009 Email
4	RLS	Had vertigo for the first time this morning. I am trying to decide if the drug is causing my glucose level to stay elevated despite the oral glucose meds I take. There was only a brief mention of hyperglycemia in the side effect section of the product insert.I guess I will stop Requip and see what my glucose does. I hate to since it has helped my RLS 100 %. I do have nasal congestion as well. I am glad I found this section from other users.	I am taking the generic version R0PINIROLE	M	62	46 days 0.5 mg 1X D		7/10/2010
4	Parkinson's Disease	there was off time every few days for about 1/2 day. Also I experienced extreme drowsiness 30-45 minutes after dosage (3mg 3x per day).	helped with tremors, rigidity & posture, bradykenisis, gait, handwriting, leg cramps, nervous leg, coordination.	M	62	4 months		4/17/2006 Email
4	Parkinson's	Weight Gain, Always Sleepy, no energy. Can any one suggest a diet program for Parkinson's? (I took Welbutrin for 8 yrs, could this drug have depleted my Dopamine)?		F	62	5 months		9/20/2005 Email
3	RLS	Nausa, joint pain, drowsiness	Started with 1.5 MG 4 years ago. Now up to 2 MG and it is beginning to lose effectiveness. Hesitant to increase dosage further because of side effects. Have dificulty concentrating in AM. Must be prepared to go to bed 35-40 minutes following ingestion due to extreme nausa. Not happy with the drug but this may be as good as it gets. Get no sleep without it and am unable to nap during the day.	M	62	4 years		8/8/2007
1	parkinson's	nausea, vomiting, light headededness,extreme fatigue, falling asleep at any time, violent vomiting.		M	62			9/1/2009
1	Parkinson's	I had been previously a prudent, cautious, conservative businessman and investor. On Requip, I spent my own and borrowed money compulsively and recklessly on high-risk "investment opportunities". My hypersexuality included over-the-top spending on "adult" videos. I spent compulsively on collectibles. My marriage nearly came apart.		M	62	2 years		11/20/2009
1	RLS	When I woke after the first night of taking REQUIP XL 2 mg with the headache from hell. I stood up and almost passed out, started sweating, nauseated, light sensitivity.	not taking it EVER! Yes, I slept last night but it's not worth the misery the next day.	F	62	1 days		1/12/2010 Email
1	RLS	Premature Atrial Contractions, Shortness of Breath, Forgetfulness, Confusion, General Weakness, Chronic Pharyngitis, Post Nasal Drainage, Anxiety, Low Back Pain, Fatigue, Weight Gain, mild paranoia.	I have been on Requip for about 1yr. I also have Bipolar Disorder and am on Meds for it. My Psychiatrist prescribed and didn't give me any info or tell me anything to watch out for. This is a horrible and dangerous drug and needs to be taken off the market. If there are any class action suits relating to this drug I would like to know about them.	F	62	1 years		4/27/2009 Email
1	Restless Leg Syndrome	I have been taking Mirapex for several years for RLS and my doctor urged me to try Requip. From the very beginning I had problems. It seemed to do exactly the opposite of what it was prescribed to treat. I feel terrible - can't sleep but am exhausted; the RLS is worse than ever before; I feel nauseous and sweaty all the time.	I absolutely do not like this medication and will never take it again. It's back to Mirapex for me!	F	62			6/9/2008
3	nightime leg cramps	nausea, vomiting, pain behind left eye	Had taken quinine for leg cramps, but insurance will no longer cover. Doctor said , try requip. Helped reduse leg cramps by day 4. Nausia worse on day 4. Day 6 , major headache behind left eye.	F	61	6 days		2/20/2007
1	limb movement disorder	This was my first night of taking Requip & I woke up in the middle of the night with a headache I'd never experienced before in my life. It feels like a serious sinus infection or head cold. I wear a retainer at night & had to take it out because everything above my neck was hurting so badly I could barely stand it. It's 9 hours later and 2 Tylenol and I still feel as though my head is going to burst. My ears are also ringing. I did not sleep well at all, even though this was prescribed for me to be able to sleep deeper where I wouldn't have so many limb movements. I feel I didn't get a very good night's sleep and I'm ready to sleep again.	I'm not sure I will take this again. I would like to hear if anyone else has had a similar experience with this type of pain.	F	61	1 days 1 mg 1X D		7/2/2010 Email
1	Restless Leg Syndrome	After about 1 month, began having paranoid ideas about wife of 42 years having an affair. Began wanting sex daily instead of weekly. Drove wife nuts.	This medicine can cause the breakup of a marriage. Don't take it.	M	61	3 months		6/10/2007
4	Parkinson's Disease	I can sleep but don't want to. Often lose my train of thought. Sore neck and joints. Swelling hands and legs. Severe abdominal pain when medication wears off. I am at maximum dosage of 8mgs. 3x daily, plus 5mgs. Selegiline 2x daily, plus 50/200mgs. Synamet 3x daily. But my Parkinson's is not noticeable to those who don't know. Diagnosed 7 years ago.		M	60	6 years		4/12/2006 Email
4	RLS	Other than increased RLS symptoms a couple of hours before I take the pill at bedtime and fatigue off and on, it does help with twitching and leg cramps. However, anyone else losing their hair? My normally very healthy hair is breaking and falling out!		F	60	4 months		1/4/2007 Email
3	parkinson's	did not appear to affect tremors		M	60	5 months		9/4/2004
3	Parkinson's	When I first started taking REQUIP, it made me nauseous. Over a period of four years, my neurologist gradually increased the dosage to 4 mg, three times a day. Last year it was decreased to 3 mg, three times a day because I was having difficulty staying awake. In the past six montbs, I have sometimes seen flashes of light. Recently, there has been a blurred circle in the center of vision in my left eye. I have been diagnosed with vitreous degeneration.	Started CARBIDOPA/LEVODOPA in January and all Parkinson's symptoms disappeared, but the vision problems increased. I am planning to go off of REQUIP and see what happens.	F	60	5 years 3 mg 3X D		6/2/2010
3	RLS	Gained weight and couldn't seem to loose it. Finally read comments on this website and was amazed at other people's comments. I have had leg, hip, and joint pain. Crazy dreams also. I finally decided today to throw out the rest of the medication-and try to loose this weight that I have been gaining.		F	60	7 months		7/24/2007 Email
1	Parkinson's Disease	Severe sweating, fatigue, drowsy most of the day, can't sleep at night, edema, swelling in legs, and they're pink all the time, toes black and blue, joints are swollen and sore, pain in lower back, impotence, can't walk without a walker, balance very poor, shortness of breath and a weight gain of 35 lbs. since starting Requip 3 years ago. Also have severe compulsion disorders, that I never experienced before, including gambling, sex drive, (with impotance very frustating), shopping, and near paranoia over my wife of 40 years (suspecting her of cheating with old boyfriends from over 40 years ago), and we live over 8 hours from that location.	The benefits do not out weigh the side effects. I have had PD for nearly 17 years, and need something to relplace the requip but I intend to phase myself off of it. I take 5-3mg. of requip per day, was taking 6 for two years, 6 50-200mg. of carbo-levadopa per day, and two 5mg. of selegiline per day, and I had DBS surgery last July 27, 2006. I would not get on it if you possibly can avoid it It has made my life a living hell. I was not aware of the psycological effects until I read it here. (re: compulsions)	M	60	3 years		8/1/2007 Email
1	RLS	Fainting, and not just light-headed faiting. Fainting like crash, crack-head-on-floor-vomit-and/or-wet-yourself fainting. I was afraid to be left alone. Very nauseated all night long. At first I didn't know it was the Requip that was making me so sick. The doctor order a sonogram and a heart monitor. Turned out it was the Requip. Was great for RLS but I thought I was dying.		F	60	40 days		9/24/2007 Email
5	RLS	None noted but have had disturbing dreams for years and wonder if the two are related. I take the generic Ropinirole, not Requip. I've had RLS for almost 30 years, starting w/mild symptoms and increasing as the years have gone by. Mother and grandmother also had it.	One night without medication is enough to make me realize if disturbing dreams are what I have to live with, then that's what I have to do. Beats walking the floor all night long.	F	59	6 years 1 mg 1X D		8/19/2010 Email
5	Restless legs	None that I know of but taking so many meds can't separate the side effects	Haven't had restless legs but 2 times in past 7 months of taking this drug, compared to at least once weekly.		59	7 times		8/2/2007
4	Parkinson's	I've experienced the usual stuff (grogginess, weight gain, joint stiffness, mild swelling in hand) but overall have tolerated the drug well and it has helped. However, I'm extremely concerned about my eyes. Several months into taking 9 mg of Requip per day, I had a posterior vitreous detachment(vitreous pulls away from retina) resulting in a mammoth floater. Dr. said it's quite common "as we age" and generally harmless. Had another one in same eye a few months later and one in other eye, too, so I have to deal with big floaters. Now I have an "epiretinal membrane" growing which is blurring the central vision in one eye (it is operable if it gets worse). I also see a black vascular-like pattern/after-image right after I close and open my right eye; plus I've noticed an odd flash of light when I move my eyes from one side of the TV screen to the other.	Even with all this my vision is still fine and easily correctable to 20/20. But I'm in the process of increasing my dosage of requip and am wondering if I'm crazy for continuing this medication. My ophthalmologist doesn't think it's related and my neurologist seemed unaware of the "vision problems" side effect. Has anyone else experienced what I have???	F	59	21 months		7/13/2008
4	restless leg syndrome	headaches, sluggish, sleeplessness - weight gain from mirapex - hope this is not so with requip.	I'll gladly take these side effects - requip has helped relieve the pain and aggravating jumping and need to move in my legs.	F	59	3 weeks		12/9/2005
4	RLS	I have experienced some nausea since beginning Requip but have not been sure if it or the Metforman I take was causing the problem. A symptom that bothers me more is that I seem to be chewing the inside of my mouth and moving my tongue against my teeth without realizing it. The inside of my mouth has developed ridges from being chewed and the tip of my tongue feels raw at night. I have not read any other comments about this symptom, Has anyone else experienced this?		F	59	6 weeks		2/9/2007
4	RLS	I have been taking Requip for 8 weeks. Started with .25 and for the last 6 weeks I'm at 1mg. I must say, I am very pleased overall with the cesation of my leg cramps, which I suffered with for the past several years. I am having some augmentation problems. I went to my eye doctor today with a complaint of eye fatigue and some slight peripheral vision problems. Turns out I have nystagmus, which is a condition marked by uncontrollable eye movements. With me it is very slight but noticeable, especially when driving. Not enough to be dangerous, but enough where I wouldn't drive for more than 1 hour at a time at this point. So, here is a new side effect NYSTAGMUS. Never saw this particular problem noted by anyone. Anyone else?		M	59	8 weeks		2/12/2007
3	RLS - legs & arms	Drowsy all the time, confusion, loss of interest in hobbies, swollen eye lids, moody, impaired vocabulary, too tired for almost any activity, and now extreme swelling in my feet	It helps me sleep - but not always. I was nearly suicidal before taking Requip because of the aching, jerking, sleepless nights. But now the RLS kicks in of a morning and the Requip doesn't help in the 2.o mg range. I feel like my life is just a haze that I am bearly living.	F	59	4 years .5 6X D		8/13/2010
2	restless legs	Until I visited this site, I didn't realize I was experiencing side effects. Requip does help to relieve the restless legs although sometimes it is slow to work, and if I take it earlier, it makes me so sleepy that I can't enjoy the evening hours. However, I have been feeling so bad lately that I went to see my doctor. He did blood work that did not show anything. He thought that switching to Mirapex might help, but I'm just not sure. I have extreme pain in my feet, some numbness and tingling in my hands, and just feel strange most of the time. I have a very short attention span, am irritable or angry most of the time which is just not me. This is affecting my work and home life. I have decided to come off the requip gradually to see if my symptoms improve. If they are relieved, I will have to look for another medication for restless legs.		F	59	3 years		5/28/2008
1	RLS	Began taking this drug, at first it was very helpful, I was delighted to be able to sleep. Began taking 1MG 1 per night. Then increased to .1MG 1 per day and night, then finally up to 3-4 2MG tablets per night.	Increased nausea to the point that even though I am only taking 2MG per night I must take the medication with anti-nausea medication or I am doomed for at least 24 hours. I can honestly state that I have not had any relief with Requip for years at this point in time. I have been diagnoses, finally, with feritiin iron deficiency however taking any level of replacement induces nausea at this point in time as well. I am very upset at this point in time since I do not seem to have any other alternatives as other medications seem to have as many negative side effects. I would not recommend anyone with RLS to take this medication.	F	59	3 years		12/6/2008
5	Restless Leg Syndrome	Sleepiness after taking Requip. Lasted about 1/2 hour. Had some nausea at first with high dosage but taking with food eliminated the problem	Taking 9mg per day with no symptoms or problems. Made a dramatic improvement to my quality of life.	M	58	6 months		7/26/2006 Email
4	RLS	Nausea and vomiting if taken on empty stomach. No problem if taken after meal. Biggest problem is that RLS was episodic, maybe 3-5 times a week. Now if I DON'T take it, I get restless legs.	I took Sinemet(sp?) for years until finally I started developing "restless arms" that was terrible. I wonder if Requip will eventually cause similar problems.	M	58			8/4/2007
3	RLS	depression, anxiety, anger, restlessness, inability to concentrate, loss of interest, sexuality issues	I have had RLS for more than 40 yrs. It was well controlled with Sinimet with few side effects. In Spring of 08 I underwent a complete hysterectomy and the Sinimet quite working within hours. The doctor doubled the dose, then tripled the dose and I was still miserable. I would pace for hours, the RLS went into my hands and arms, I cried for hours on end. I was switched to Requip .25 three times a day. That helped a little so it was doubled to .25 six times a day. I now have control of the RLS about 60% of the time. Between the RLS and Requip I feel as if my life is ruined. Either the side effects are bothering me or the RLS is. It controls my life. I have to plan around it all the time. Some nights I get little sleep, I need to allow extra time for driving because I either stop to pace or start feeling sleepy and stop to get awake, I have to plan where to sit in meetings because I have to get up because of the RLS or feeling sleepy. The depression is very bad. I sometimes cry for hours on end. The anger and anxiety are bad. But I don't know what to do. I can't live with the RLS as is and I can't seem to get anymore relief with anything else. This is ruining both my professional and personal life. My doctor gets impatient with me and doesn't seem to have any other answer, I've been to a psychologist who grew impatient with me because I woulnd't make any imporvements in my life, and he was supposed to be a specialist in depression. I would love to have some	F	58			5/20/2009 Email
3	RLS	Weight gain, stomach pain, joint pain	after the initial starter pak, took it for another month wondering if it was effective enough to continue, am still taking it and if I miss a dose have EXTREME (worse than before) RLS.... it does relieve the RLS but it is not helping me to sleep much better than before....strongly considering discontinuing because of the marginal effectiveness and the not-so-welcome weight gain	F	58	3 months		9/2/2006
3	RLS	At 4mg. I get drowsy and nauseated within 45 mins of taking it. Initially I also developed a very strong and persistent erection (without any stimulation) that demanded use or would be painfully persistent for 45-60 minutes. This side effect gradually lessened over about 9 months to the point today where it causes some arousal which I can use to advantage or ignore with relative ease. I have also noted that if I forget and have any wine within hours of taking the Requip, the RLS is actually worsened.	The 4 mg.dose wears off like clockwork in exactly 4 hours. A second dose when the first wears off works without the aforementioned side-effects.	M	58	9 months		1/1/2007 Email
2	RLS	sleepiness during the day, headaches , vivid dreams		F	58	4 months		2/9/2006
1	Parkinson's disease	Hallucinations and paranoia when dose was increased from 4mg to 5mg. It became so servere that I was only experiencing lucid periods for 5-10mins per day at the hight of the paranoia.	Users of REQUIP should be made aware of the full implications of this drugs side affects. I was nearly admitted to a Psychiatric Unit.	M	58	18 months		2/24/2006
1	RLS	Stomach upset, achy joints, pain and cramps in legs, weight gain, couldn't sleep the entire night, although did get to sleep initially. I have been off it for 2 weeks now and I am so happy without it. I have been taking Ambiene to get to sleep and it seems to be working. I hesitate saying it was effective, since it had so, so many side effects.	I would seek alternate treatment. I would also recommend taking vitamins. I am taking extra vitamins (not mega doses) and it seems to help quite a bit.	F	58	3 months		7/21/2007 Email
5	RLS	Weight gain, some joint pain but not sure if it is due to Requip or not as I do have some arthritis. Experienced sleepyness at first but now can take and drive. I am currently taking 2mg a day, but have also found a need to take in middle of day also. It depends on it I am sitting a lot during the day with my job as it rarely happens on the weekends when I am physically active. I have never slept this good. Requip is great and I have recommended it to my older sister and brother as they both experience RLS.		F	57	10 months		3/15/2007 Email
4	parkinsons	Leg and feet swelling, 30 lb. weight gain, arthritis in hands, increased libido, frequent erections, bloated feelings.	Taking 24 mg per day.	M	57	4 years		10/7/2008
4	RLS	For the first month, a feeling of warmth - this no longer happens.	1 mg is helpful at night and my doctor just prescribed 1 mg two times a day only if I need it, for example I can cut one in half to go to dinner and be calm, take a long car ride (careful as the driver and stick to .5mg), or take . 5 or 1 mg to go to a movie. Late afternoon can be a tricky time.	F	57	6 months		7/11/2006
4	RLS	drowsiness	I experienced complete relief at 2 mg but could hardly keep my eyes open. I now have moderate relief at 1 mg, which allows me to enjoy a movie & read again. The greatest benefit has been the quality of my sleep. I used to wake up every hour or two; now I awake only when I need to urinate. By the way, drinking more than a scant glass of wine aggravates my RLS, even with Requip.	F	57	2 months		1/21/2006
4	RLS	I can't stay awake . I take other medications that make me drowsey but this Doctor precribed them too. I fall asleep eating.Never did that before.	Has helped the RLS 100%. Now if I could keep awake, the Doctor started me out on 5mg and I've only been taking it a week. Maybe it's to much after reading what some of you wrote.It's been great not to suffer.	F	57	6 days		1/23/2006 Email
4	RLS	Upset stomach if taken without food.After 6 mounths had to increase does to 2 mg.now at one year not working as well. Fall asleep while driving a real problem.	Works well at relieving RLS. I take 1mg 4hrs before bed then 1mg 2hrs before which work better on stomach upset. RLS is made worse by Salt, and food with MSG on it.	M	57	1 years		9/23/2007 Email
3	RLS	I have to say that at .25mg to .75mg at night I did have fewer RLS SX but the side effects were NOT worth it. I Got wicked bad heartburn that OTC medication would not help. Feelings of panic and anxiety. Rebound RLS SX in the daytime which I NEVER had before. Weight gain, bloating and gas. Also the hypersexuality aspect was just weird because although aroused you can't climax.	Requip does work BUT it's not worth the side effects. I'm going back to low dose neurontin. I am very glad I didn't go up to higher dosing as getting off of Requip would be the pits. Personally ...like many of the posters here...I find that nothing works over the long haul. You have to switch meds from year to year as they all seem to have both side effects and a finite time that they will work.	F	57	3 months		3/19/2008
3	Parkinson's	I switched from Mirapex to Requip because Mirapex was giving me severe joint pain. Requip is better in that it doesn't cause joint pain, but it does cause my feet and legs to turn blue. Sometimes the veins in my arms and hands are far more pronounced. Also, edema and bloating are pretty common, and energy level is lacking.	I take Requip with Stalevo four times a day. Any time I try to increase the Requip, the side effects get worse. I'm not sure Requip is helping enough at the low dosage to make it worthwhile taking.	F	57	1 years		4/17/2006 Email
3	RLS	Acid reflux in the middle of the night; RLS is worse in the afternoons; weight gain; excessive puffiness around the eyes; increased depression; vivd dreams; light-headedness; anxiety; breathless or smothering feeling..	The RLS is hardly noticeable at night, but I wake-up in the middle of the night feeling anxious, probably as the result of some horrendous dream.	F	57	45 days		1/4/2007
3	RLS	Increased anxiety, rapid heartbeat, "smothering feeling"	When I first began with the two week sample kit, I thought this was great, but when I got up to a 1mg dose, I began having RLS again. Tonight I cut my 1mg pill in two. The RLS is better, but other side effects are still here. I may have to quit, or go to something else.	F	57	15 days		6/16/2006
2	parkinsons	drowsy, headache, spacy, nervous, nauseated		F	57	2 months		10/22/2004
2	PLMD	Deep grogginess to the point that I could not get ready for bed when taken an hour before as recommended. Developed thrush (candidiasis) on tongue that has not gone away, occasionally a more severe leg jerk than ever before early morning.	I was prescribed 1 mg of Requip. After these symptoms, I reduced the dose to .5 mg. It was fairly effective at reducing night leg jerks, except the occasional more severe one. But since I got too sedated to take in advance, and took it right before bed, it took a while to take effect. Sometimes I fell asleep only to wake up to jerks 45 minutes later and could not fall right back to sleep. The thrush did not go away, even with Diflucan and Nystatin and reduced taste. Found out from researching product literature that these side effects are documented.	F	57	3 months		9/25/2006
1	Mild restless legs	On the second 0.25 mg Requip, day 2 of a starter pack, I developed racing heart, missed beats, nausea,sweating, ringing in ears, like I had taken speed. Couldnt sleep, and was very scared it had done permanet heart rhythm damage.	I called the manufacturer and reported the symptoms and they said they were all known symptoms and my system should be clear in about 72 hours. I will never take this or any dopamine type drug again. I am going back to Ambien and Klonopin which are GABA type drugs which are calming. I was very scared with the racing heart.	F	57	2 days		8/13/2007
5	RLS	a very light nausea occassionally that goes away easily. a light headache the first week when I first got up that goes away quickly. No side effects as of late.	This is great. Not only do I get to sleep and my legs quit bothering me and making me crazy all night long but I feel happier during the day and more energetic. I hope this lasts. I love it.	F	56	10 days		1/21/2008 Email
5	RLS	Vivid dreams at first. Those ceased after two months. Had significant weight gain which I'm not sure is requip, but from other's comments, it may be the culprit. Taking with Clonazepam (generic Klonopin).	It does help the symptoms a lot, though I occasionally have bad evenings. Almost always allows a good night's sleep. Do also have some symptoms in the afternoon, but usually that coincides with fatigue.	M	56	9 months		11/14/2006 Email
5	RLS for 18 years	Weight gain, particularly around stomach and waist. Also joint pain in knees and hips.	Despite the weight gain and joint pain, Requip has changed my life--for the better. Had RLS very bad for 18 years. Slept 30 minutes, awake 60 minutes, all night long. Now I sleep like a baby all night long. What a huge difference in my life. The first night I took 1 mg, and almost fainted during the night; severe nausea, etc. Because I had read this site, I realized I was taking way too much. Next night took .25 mg, and have been on that. Weight gain has been frustrating. Prior to Requip, my weight had always been under control; I eat very healthy, and exercise 3x week, so it's frustrating not to be able to lose it. Joint pain is also not fun; sometimes it feels like my hip is locked in place when I stand up. Although both side effects concern me, I am ecstatic at getting a good night's sleep after decades of sleep deprivation. BTW, the price of .25 mg and 1 mg Requip tablets is the same, so ask your doctor if you can get the higher dosage, and then just cut the pills. It'	F	56	4 months		7/5/2007
4	R.L.S.		Although I've been on Requip for only a short while, there is every indication my R.L.S. will soon be a distant memory.	F	56	1 months		3/6/2007
4	Parkinson	nausea sleepy some edema		F	56	4 years		5/25/2005
3	RLS	I've been taking requip for approximately 4 months - 1mg dose daily. Initially, it worked very well for me, settled my legs, helped me sleep. Over the last few weeks, however, it's been making me nauseous, I've started sweating a lot at night and I'm having increased feelings of anxiety. If these symptoms continue, I'll have to quit taking it.		F	56	120 days		6/14/2006
2	SLEEP STUDY SAYS RESTLESS LEGS	I toss and turn, wierd dreams, possibly nightmares, can't remember. In the morning wake up very very sluggish. Headachs, cramped legs that I never had before on 1st day of sample kit. After 3rd day and on .5 mg I'm not sure how to resond. I just wish I could get a decent night sleep period. I could before this sample kit began.	Not sure if the side effects are common or if this is just a routine reaction in the beginning	M	56	4 days		12/4/2005 Email
2	RLS	Nausea, Weakness, Body felt "poisoned", joint pain, headaches	I switched from 1 mg Mirapex (which worked perfectly for my RLS, but left me in a gambling death-grip) to 1 mg of Requip one year ago. I got some relief, but not nearly as effective or last as long as Mirpapex. I had to increase to 2 mg, and then my bad side effects really kicked in. 15 minutes after dosage, I have 1-2 hours of bad nausea. I feel weak and tired, with dull headaches. My whole body feels wrong, like it's poisoned. Requip also takes about 2 hours before it helps the RLS. The help is 50-75%, and does not last thru the night. After a few weeks on 2 mg, I started noticing joiint pain all over my body. I grudgingly went off Requip (no RLS Meds) for 2 weeks and all of the symptoms disappeared including the joint pain. When I resumed Requip, ALL side effects returned. Thur experimentation, I now take 1/3 - 1/2 dosage 2 hours before bed time and the remainder about 1 hour before bedtime. The nausea and feeling of "poisoning" is still there but reduced somew	M	56	1 years		10/29/2007 Email

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