REQUIP Reviews (ROPINIROLE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 2.8 (379 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare REQUIP with similar:
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| 3 | RLS | The neurologist said Requip has been a miracle drug for a lot of people. It's had minimal effect on my RLS symptoms. Most side is mild to moderate nausea. Side effects: mild to moderate nausea; but since it does provide even slight improvement in RLS symptoms I take it. Tegretol did wonders for my RLS. I originally started taking the Tegretol for seizures and it completely stopped the RLS. THAT was a miracle drug for over a decade. A year ago it stopped working and I was put on Requip at a sleep center. The only really good thing about Requip, in my experience, has been the commercials. It's increased awareness of RLS. | F | 49 | 1 years 1 MG 2X day | 8/17/2011 | 5 | RLS | A little sleepiness and some dry mouth, but at night this is not a problem compared to not sleeping with RLS. | This medication was savior for me. I went from completely unpredicatable sleeping patterns to a consistent sleeping pattern from Day 1. | 45 | 5 years 1.5 mg 1X day | 8/16/2011 | 1 | Parkinson's Disease | vitreous degeneration in one eye, sleepiness, compulsive shopping | When I quit taking this drug, my eye healed (no more vitreous degeneration), I wasn't sleeping during the day and for the first time in my life, was in major debt, with a home full of junk. | F | 61 | 5 years 3 mg 3X day | 7/23/2011 | 1 | RLS | This drug had the exact opposite effect from which it was prescribed. My RLS became 10 times worse after one dose! I did fall asleep eventually because the drug causes lethargy, but I was so jumpy in my sleep, I kept my wife awake all night. She was so astonished at my sleeping convulsions, she took videos of me in my Requip dream state. Ever see the movie "The Exorcist"? Well that's what I looked like when I viewed myself on the video the next day! The following day, I was so tired I could hardly keep my eyes open, but when I tried to lay down for a nap, the convulsions started up again. THIS DRUG IS POISON! Please email if you have experienced similar reactions. | M | 47 | 1 days .25 1X day | 7/19/2011 | 5 | Dopa-mine Deficiancy | I'm having Nausea and Hot flashes BUT I also had a hysterectomy in April | All my life I had NO idea what i was going through wasn't normal and I didn't realize I had a problem till I had a few surgeries. I had a sleepy study and was diagnosed with SEVERE RLS from Dopamine issues! Since I've been on my meds the results are amazing but I'm under too much stress because so much about me is changing. I no longer am tired all the time, my eating habits have changed, When its time for bed I'm tired and pass out! Also my perceptions are changing as well and my memory..WOW its getting so much better! I have drive to get things done...but it's all very overwhelming! Almost like my Neural net is changing. Its an incredible journey! | F | 44 | 4 weeks 4 1X day | 7/12/2011 | 5 | RLS | No side effects. Works great on my RLS symptoms. | Before Requip I would spent hours at night trying to get to sleep. My doctor finally diagnosed me with RLS and started me on Requip. For 3 years just .5 MG did the trick. I was finally able to get to sleep and stay asleep. Eventually had to move up to 1MG on year 4 then up to 1.5MG starting on year 5. I did some research and found that smoking interferes with Requip. I've quit smoking and started exercising and now my RLS symptoms have improved enough that I plan on tapering down hopefully back to .5MG. | M | 35 | 5 years 1.5 MG 1X day | 7/10/2011 | 4 | RLS..getting more testing soon | Makes my stomach feel queasy when I wake up and last for a few hours. | I eat before I take the medicine and still have this stomach queasiness | F | 24 | 3 days .5 1X day | 6/26/2011 | 2 | my neurologists recommendation | if there is any stress or confusion this never works. I get tired and sleepy alot. lots of constipation. | M | 59 | 6 days 4 mgs 3X day | 6/17/2011 | 3 | Restless Leg Syndrome | I am so glad I stumbled upon this web site....I have been taking Requip for my RLS (my husband refers to it as 'jimmy legs'). It has relieved my RLS symptoms and I sleep much better than before, HOWEVER I have had a weight gain of 70 pounds since starting the med...and have the ringing in the ears....and HOT all the time - almost cannot stand it in the Iowa summers...we have central air AND a window AC in the bedroom because we can't afford to keep the entire house as cold as I need it....and my husband has an electric blanket on his side of the bed! (Electric company LOVES us!). Until just recently I had not associated these symptoms to the Requip because shortly after starting the med I had a complete hysterectomy and blamed the weight gain and perpetual hot flash on that...now I am not so sure. I was on hormonal replacement for several years but stopped that 2 years ago due to the weight gain. I am a nurse - do lots of walking both at home and at work, do Zoomba, and eat MAYBE | 45 | 4 years 4 1X day | 6/10/2011 | 1 | Parkinson's | DRUG FROM HELL! What I thought was symptoms of my young-onset PD turns out to be this drug. Cognitive issues, brain fog, confusion, anxiety, panic attacks, crying jags, PAIN in joints, incontinence, taste and smell issues, "lost" time, heart burn, chest pain, compulsive sex drive, eye blurriness, brain "buzz" on decrease in dosage. | i recommend you avoid this drug as now I am trying to wean off it. I am FURIOUS that any doctor would think the benefits can ever justify the risks. I feel certain drug will eventually be pulled from market. If you are not on this DON'T START!!! | F | 49 | 1 years 16mg 1X day | 6/5/2011 | 2 | RLS | If I take the tiny dose of .25 it might help a tiny bit with no noticable side effects. When it just does nothing and I double the dose I am very weak the next day. I feel as if my hand weighs ten pounds. I have had plenty of swelling, not sure if it is related though because I also had changed another med when it started happening. So to sum it up if I take enough to help it makes me a blob! | F | 38 | 4 months .25 TO .50 1X day | 5/7/2011 | 1 | RLS | Ended up in the hospital after the 1st dose! Requip dropped my blood pressure so low that I was passing out everytime I tried to sit up. EMS was called and they couldn't even find a blood pressure a couple of times, when they did, it was like 60 over 40. I was taken to the hospital and watched until the medicine wore off, then released. I obviously had a severe reaction to this medicine. | F | 35 | 1 days 1 1X day | 4/6/2011 | 3 | RLS | I have noticed quite a few side effects, the one that is most troubling though is sleep paralysis. I will wake up in the middle of the night and it feels like my whole body is paralyzed, it takes a few moments for my body to come back to itself and the experience is nothing short of frightening. I noticed that it seems to only happen when I am sleeping on my back. I have not heard of anyone else with this sort of side effect. Another strange thing I have noticed since I started taking Requip is a sound I hear in my head as I'm falling asleep, sometimes. Like the sleep paralysis it doesn't happen every night, but every once in a while I hear just as I'm falling asleep the sound of snapping or just one loud snap. It almost sounds like the snap of electricity. When it first started happening it would jolt me up, but I have gotten use to it and the sound has gotten quieter and quieter. It may sound crazy, but I don't know what else to attribute it to. I have described it to my wife as soun | When I first started with I thought everything was going great. I was sleeping better and thought I had found this life saving medicine. As time go's by though the side effects seem to worsen. I have decided to give requip a break for a while and see if things have changed. If the sleep issues come back I may need to start taking it again, but I will have to weigh the pro's and con's of this medication again before I hop right back on. | M | 28 | 3 years 2MG 1X day | 2/21/2011 | 5 | RLS | I have morning sickness if I don't sleep at least 7 hours at night. I am moody, and not much interest in hobbies. One minute I want all the sex I can get and then the next, I don't want it. I can't eat after I take the pill because I vomit with in 30 mins. | If I didn't take it,I would never sleep.Before I started Requip I stayed awake all night. It has been a blessing to have it. But I don't like the side effects of it. | F | 41 | 3 years 2mg 1X day | 2/1/2011 | 1 | leg cramps | extreme weight gain 30 lbs | F | 47 | 6 months 1X day | 2/1/2011 | 1 | RLS | Depression, increased alcohol usage, disorientation, lack of interests, headaches, and nausea. | For the past 5 years my husband has been suffering from the various side effects listed. Throughout this period of time, we had visited with several doctors and therapists trying to figure out what was happening to my husband. Never once did a doctor analyze his medications for his symptoms. Instead, they suggested he start taking Zoloft. After watching my husband deteriorate and almost losing our marriage, I found this website. We found a new doctor, and he immediately took him off Requip. It was an arduous 3 weeks. The rebound effects were terrible, but my husband is back. He now takes LYRICA. It has been wonder drug for him. | M | 60 | 5 years 1 1X day | 1/14/2011 | 1 | RLS | eye swelling, ear ringing, ankles/calves and palms/forearms swelling | I have been ropinirole free for about 2 months, but the swelling in ankles/calves/palms/forearms continues. Doctors can't explain swelling...but after reading the reviews, I am certain that it is from the ropinirole. I pray that the damage is temporary. | F | 50 | 2 months 3mg 1X day | 12/19/2010 | 4 | RLS | Increased interest in sex. I'm almost 70 and think about it more then when I was a kid! Not sure if this is good or bad, but I can live with it. Just in the past six months I'm noticing that I fall asleep very easily during the day. I hardly realize it, it happens so quickly | This is another yearly update on requip (actually I am taking the generic version) I've been on it for over six years now. I'm up to 2.5mg a day now and may have to go up another .5 since I'm starting to get more rebound effects again. I take 1mg just before going to bed and take the other 1.5mg prn thru the day if I get rebound. If the rebound starts up (usually around 2pm) I take a .5 and it's gone in an hour. If it starts up again before I go to bed, usually around 1am or so, I take another .5, etc. I'm still happy with this drug. If I weren't retired I would be concerned about the the sudden cat naps I take. | M | 69 | 6 years .5 4X day | 11/15/2010 | 4 | PLMD | impulsive behaviors, weight gain, leg pain, limb heaviness, nausea, homicidal dreams | for 12 years I couldn't sleep. After having my son 10 yrs ago, every doctor blew me off saying it was because I was a single parent. Finally had a sleep study and I moved an average of 37 times an HOUR. Aroused myself 94 times. Started on Requip and have had MANY bad side effects. It took almost 3 months before I would sleep well every night. The weight gain and impulsive behaviors are the worst. I am in the Army and the weight could ruin my 16 yr career. As for impulsive behaviors... I have a new tattoo on my shoulder to prove it to you! I am reluctant to stop the drugs because sleeping is wonderful! But I just ordered a weighted blanket and I hope that allows me to at least decrease the dose. | F | 37 | 3 months 2mg 1X day | 11/13/2010 | 2 | RLS | nausia starting in eve when I take. During the day I get: lethargic. weak. depression. cog fog.easily overwhelmed | Does help my RLS, but you slowly have to take more and more to get same effect until you are non-functioning. Wake up! realize it is a trap. Look for alternatives. The alternatives may be more work than taking a pill, but worth it IMHO. | M | 46 | 3 years 1mg 1X day | 10/30/2010 |