REQUIP Reviews (ROPINIROLE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 2.8 (379 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare REQUIP with similar:
Type: Rx Drug
|
Results are sorted by Date added. Key to Ratings: 1=LOW (I would not recommend taking this medicine.) |
More on REQUIP: Reviews Summary | Drug Safety Information
| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR REQUIP | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | Restless legs and arms | It I take it too early in the evening, I am asleep by 8:00 or 9:00. I try to wait until one hour before bedtime, but sometimes the restlessness in my legs is unbearable and I take it earlier. I am currently taking 2mg per day. I sometimes get really sleepy if I am sitting still for a moderate period of tim, but I have never fallen asleep suddenly. I have gained about 15 pounds since beginning Requip about 8 months ago. It has been impossible to get that 15 pounds off, which is very distressing because I had lost 50 pounds prior to beginning Requip. | I am very happy to have relief from RLS. | F | 45 | 8 months | 6/1/2007 | 1 | RLS | For the first month, it was a wonder drug. Sleep, oh so nice. Then my RLS got much, much worse and would only go away with more requip. It got so bad that I'd rather live without the drug. | I've had RLS for 20 years. It comes and goes with me. My doc prescriped klonopin for anxiety, and I soon discovered it was helping my RLS. I didn't like klonopin because it made me dopey even into the next day. She suggested requip. I had no side effects at all and was miraculously cured for a month. Then the RLS came on like a freight train. It was so, so, so much worse than I had ever experienced. I went off. The doc said I was probably taking to high of a dose (1mg) and put me on .25 to start over. Worked for a week. Then up to 0.5. Worked for a while longer. Then the same thing happend as on the 1 mg dose. Severe torture. My husband always called me fidgity, but now he has move into the guest room. I'm going off and not touching it again. What a bummer to know what it is like to be cured only to have it come back in spades!! | F | 40 | 2 months | 6/1/2007 | 5 | RLS | I was having RLS every night and several times during the day before hearing about Requip. I had the pain for several years before I heard about Requip on TV. I talked to my doctor about it. After she researched it, she started me on the trial pak then on to 1 mg 3 times a day and 3mg at night. My symptoms went away quickly. I had hardly any side effects with the exception of getting drowsy feeling. If I'm busy, it doesn't bother me at all, but if I'm idle, I'll start to yawn like crazy. No problem sleeping at night. Such a relief. I've been on Requip now for about 3 years. My husband says I've quit kicking him and jumping around during the night. Before Requip, I would be up several times in the night getting on the floor and do the bicycle riding and jumping jacks just to get relief. I don't do any of that anymore unless I forget to take the medication. BUT, just recently in the last month or so, I'm having muscle spasms in my legs. It totally catches me off guard. I had lower back s | I think it's a miracle drug for RLS. | F | 55 | 3 years | 5/26/2007 | 5 | RLS | Strange, vivid dreams. Not so scary as just goofy stuff. If I could figure out a way to make these dreams into something I enjoy, it would be wonderful. Its like real life. | This medicine, even at fairly light dosage (.5/evening) is very effective to completely stop RLS episodes, that I've experienced for 15 years. Recently (before Requip) I had episodes every night, without exception. So far (1 month) this medicine has completely eliminated the problem. | M | 51 | 21 days | 5/21/2007 | 5 | RLS | I have not had any noticible side effects from taking this medication. It has "cured" my RLS which prevented me from ever getting a full nights sleep. I'm taking 1 MG 2 hours before bed and sleep great! No disturbing dreams, no joint pain, headaches, etc. I do wake up with heartburn several times a week, but take a few Rolaids and go right back to sleep. | Full night sleep with no jerking of the legs: PRICELESS | M | 45 | 3 months | 5/15/2007 | 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 | 4 | RLS | lethargy, some weight gain, joint pain, some anxiety/depression, if I forget to take it the RLS symptoms in my legs and arms seem much worse than before. Lately, I've had trouble sleeping and wake up feeling anxious and depressed. | I've had RLS for over 20 years and was extremely excited at the possibility of being able to engage in "normal" sleep. Even the starter dose, .5, felt too much (I almost fell asleep driving after the first night taking it) and I am able to sleep without RLS symptoms using 1/2 of a .5 tablet. I do not take it during the day, as RLS symptoms seem easier to manage. I have to make the decision whether or not feeling lethargic and spacy is worth not having to fight the maddening symptoms in my arms and legs and getting a good night sleep - even with RLS and about 3 hours of sleep, I don't think I was this lethargic, depressed, etc. before taking Requip. | F | 41 | 1 years | 4/29/2007 | 3 | RLS | Nausea, loss of coordination, overly sleepy. | While it relieved the symptoms, the side effects were worse. The nausea reminded me of chemo nausea. Not a good memory. | M | 52 | 2 days | 4/26/2007 | 2 | RLS | At initial recommended dosage (.5mg twice daily), felt very dopey. Reduced to .25mg before bedtime; this helped for about 3 months. Then upped dose to .5mg before bedtime when symptoms failed to resolve. Subsequently experienced moderate headache along with dull (sometimes throbbing) pain in forearms, wrists, hands, knees and lower back in mid-late afternoon. If I take another .25mg at this time, the symptoms are lessened, but I'm too tired to function for the remainder of the evening. Have had to work out hard and cut back on calories to retain current weight, and cannot seem to lose weight. Also feeling depressed, possibly due to lack of good sleep. | Plan to ramp down and seek alternative. | M | 37 | 5 months | 4/23/2007 | 2 | RLS | Nausea, drowsiness, waking up during the night. | Side effects, especially the nausea, too much to continue taking. | M | 43 | 8 months | 4/16/2007 | 4 | RLS | My legs hardly twitch at all anymore in the night, but I'm so glad I read these posts. I have very vivid dreams that should be nightmares, except they're not scary. I'm still on the starter pack, and am going to take another 6 weeks to see. | Really does help - my husband says I don't twitch anymore. Haven't had any symptoms during waking hours since I started taking. I'm taking 1 mg right now and that seems to be working, except for the dreams. | F | 51 | 10 days | 4/10/2007 | 2 | RLS | I'm on about day 8 of the two week trial pack. Requip does make me drowsy about 2 hours after taking it, but I wake up several times during the night, usually with a headache. I've also been having dreams that are emotionally disturbing, about long-deceased relatives and so on. I wake up from these dreams feeling sad and depressed. The feelings pass and I go back to sleep, only to wake up again at some point. I don't feel the urge to move my legs every couple of minutes like before, but I wake up feeling tired and a bit hungover. I don't think it's worth it. | Even though I haven't finished with the trial pack yet, I'm not going to take it anymore. The side effects aren't worth it. | M | 47 | 8 days | 4/9/2007 | 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 | 3 | myoclonus | Take 1 mg before bed for myoclonic jerks. I haven't jerked at night since I started taking it. Nausea at first, but went away after a few days. Have gained 10 pounds(and I've never gained weight before) and wondering if it's due to the Requip or the .5mg valium that I take at night. Have now noticed that as soon as I wake up, I get the restless leg syndrome and can't stay in bed--a very uncomfortable feeling. The jerking is starting to come back slightly, so the doc says to increase the dosage again. The meds combined make it hard to get moving around in the morning. | Loved requip at first but now beginning to wonder if I should stop it. Don't like the weight gain--if that's the culprit. But afraid to stop taking it since it has has helped with the nighttime jerks. | F | 45 | 3 months | 3/20/2007 | 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 | 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 | 1 | Restless Leg Syndrome | Extreme nausia, vomiting, migraine's, vivid dreams. | I started taking the starter pack. The first couple of nights I noticed vivid dreams. Then on the fifth day became extremely nautious, vomiting. On day seven I had a migrane, stiff neck, blurred vision, pain in ears, and thought I was going to have to be rushed to the emergency room. I would not recommend this medication to anyone. | F | 36 | 10 days | 3/6/2007 | 4 | RLS | I gained weight, but didn't think it was attributable to Requip. Sleeipness at bedtime, appropriately. I remeber a couple of night being very warm. Otherwise, just relief. | I started on 0.5 for about a month and it seemed to stop working, so my dosage was increased to 1.0 mg. No problems thus far. | M | 50 | 2 months | 3/2/2007 | 2 | RLS | Wake up with a headache, bad indigestion. | I was taken genetic Neuronton for RLS and think I will go back to using it. It makes me very sleepy and I can sleep through the night. There are no ill side effects. | F | 54 | 12 days | 2/28/2007 | 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 |