REQUIP Reviews (ROPINIROLE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 2.8 (379 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare REQUIP with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR REQUIP | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 2 | restless legs | Visual disturbances after 3 weeks (with a day of dose being increased to 1 mg) with severe eye strain, blurry vision, problems reading, and constant, unrelenting headache. Started to help the RLS but won't take it at the expense of my eyesight! | Have had RLS for 20+ years. Klonopin and trazadone used to help; hope they will again. | F | 45 | 3 weeks | 9/10/2007 | 1 | rls | side effects are worse than the rls; swolen feet, legs, knees, hands and fingers. no energy, wierd sexual desires (a drug that makes you want sex all the time but lack the energy for it is just cruel...). | the information i got prior to starting this medication was inadequate and misleading. i got up to the 1mg tab in the starter pack and after 4 days of that dose was at the end of my rope. | M | 44 | 12 days | 9/5/2007 | 1 | Restless Legs Syndrome | Augmentation - it made my RLS worse. I had it during the day, which I never had before. | This drug did not work for me. I am now on Neurontin. It works better, but not great. | F | 48 | 4 weeks | 9/4/2007 | 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 | RLS | fatigue, racing heartbeat, feeling like a vise was on my chest, almost went to ER, falling asleep while driving home | This shit sucks ass | M | 50 | 5 days | 8/17/2007 | 1 | RLS | Strange, scary dreams that resulted in disturbed sleep. Wasn't I taking this medication for better sleep at night? Also, headaches, a racing heart at times & sweating. | F | 35 | 1 months | 8/15/2007 | 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 | 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 | 4 | RLS | I am experiencing falling asleep way to early in the evening. I take my 1 mg at the same time every evening. In fact, I even set an alarm at 7pm to remind me. It seems that I must take it at least 2-3- hours before bedtime or it will not work in time. Once I sit down after taking it, I start to fall asleep around 1-2 hours after taking it (8 or 9 oclock). This is the ONLY symptom I have experienced so far. I have always been a big man but I think the weight gain might be true also. It is hard to say. NO Nausea or any other effects. | After suffering RLS for many many years and trying a few other meds. that never worked, I am thankful for Requip. IT WORKS!!!. I can put up with the sleepiness and adapt my lifestyle to it. Besides, when I sleep now, IT IS A QUALITY SLEEP and my wife can also sleep. Thanks Requip! | M | 41 | 2 years | 8/10/2007 | 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 | 3 | RLS | It causes me to wake up earlier than normal in the morning. I have also been experiencing incredible nausea and stomach cramps after I eat anything. I thought I had something wrong with me until I asked the pharmacist about it. Sure enough, she told me it was a normal side effect (wonder why my doc didn't mention it?). Because of the nausea/pain after I eat, I've cut down on what I eat substancially, and often don't want to eat at all (anorexia can be another side effect). However, I haven't really lost much weight yet (perhaps the weight gain effect counteracts it?). | For me, it seems to be helping my RLS somewhat, but works better as a diet pill. | F | 27 | 7 days | 8/8/2007 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 1 | RLS | hot flashes, weird swallowing, dizziness, nausea | On the fourth night of my sample pack, I felt absolutely horrible. My husband almost brought me to the ER. I was soaking wet with sweat, yet cold and clamy, was seeing spots and had to keep swallowing. I think it was an allergic reaction. I threw the rest away!! | F | 44 | 4 days | 8/1/2007 | 3 | RLS | Not sure related to requip, but becoming suspicious - joint pain, and particularly feet and knees. Podiatrist indicating plantars facisitis in both feet and physical therapists indicating this is from very tight calfs. Could this be related to requip? Never had it before. Have been using requip for RLS for about 9 months. No other postings similar. Please e-mail if similar effects | M | 44 | 9 months | 7/31/2007 | 4 | RLS | Sore throat, mild headaches and skin disorder | Requip works great for my RLS but I've had a sore throat since I've finished the 2 week sample pack. I've been taking 1mg for about 2 weeks and have had a constant cough, sore throat and mild headaches in the morning. I have noticed that I have a skin blemish on my face. It looks like a hive and I've had it for approximately the same time that I've been on the 1 mg. I'm talking to my doctor about this and I'm done taking it. I'll try accupuncture for my RLS. | M | 36 | 1 days | 7/29/2007 | 1 | RLS | Extreme constipation, rectal and colon spasms that were becoming more and more painful, IBS seemed to get worse with some nausea. | I quit requip about a week ago and I have definitely noticed a vast improvement in all the symptons I mentioned. I wasn't sure if my symptoms were from requip but being off the medicine for a week has shown me that this was the cause. It did work for my RLS but not worth the side effects, at least for me. | F | 49 | 3 months | 7/29/2007 | 1 | RLS | COMPULSIVE GAMBLING; sweating; dizziness; inability to focus; memory loss | Compulsive gambling has financially devistated my life; please if anyone else has experience any compulsive behaviors email me ([email protected]) | F | 53 | 10 years | 7/27/2007 | 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 |