REQUIP Reviews (ROPINIROLE HYDROCHLORIDE)

Average Rating: 2.8 (379 Ratings)

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REQUIP  (ROPINIROLE HYDROCHLORIDE):  This medication is used alone or with other medications to treat Parkinson's disease. It can improve your ability to move and decrease shakiness (tremor), stiffness, slowed movement, and unsteadiness. It may also decrease the number of episodes of not being able to move ("on-off syndrome"). Ropinirole is also used to treat restless legs syndrome (RLS). It may improve your sleep by decreasing the urge to move your legs and decreasing uncomfortable/unpleasant feelings in the legs. This medication works by helping to restore the balance of a certain natural substance (dopamine) in the brain.   FDA Approval Date: 1997-09-19 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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RATING  REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR REQUIPCOMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/
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DATE ADDED
 
 5  Leg pain Helps sleep. Don't have to take melatonin, benadryl F 60 2 days
0.5 mg 1X day
9/5/2010
 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 day
8/19/2010
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 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 day
8/13/2010
 1  Restless Let syndrom 1)Instantly weight gain. 2) Nausea- I felt sick to my stomach as if I was going to throw up and would feel like through the next morning. 3) Dizziness occasional, not all the time, but very dizzy when it occurred. This made the nausea worse. Yes, the symptoms did get much worse after I had my son at age 30, but two years later when I hurt my knee and couldn't run. The symptoms didn't until I hurt my leg and couldn't run for a year, now I have to take meds daily. I moved away from Lincoln, NE to DC and I went to a RLS specialist. It was then that I was put on Requip and had all these problems. I didn't put two and two together because I had just moved. I though the symptoms were from the stress of the move and living in DC. I asked the doc this week if I could go off the Requip and she said no. She did give me Sinemet again, but she STRONGLY feels that this will make my symptoms worse at an earlier age and I will have to increase my dosage more regularly. I have already gone one day without the requip and I know it takes a few to get out of your system, but the nausea has already subsided! That is huge for me. Personally, I plan to look for a new doctor, stay on sinimet as long as possible and as soon as the fatigue subsides start running again. I really think that is the key, regular exercise, regular sleep and wake up times. After reading all the other posts on this drug I feel very strongly I will not return to it and after knowing how I feel now and how I felt when I was not on it. F 37 1 years
1.5 1X day
8/12/2010
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 3  RLS 35 lbs weight gain, bloating, headaches, stiff neck, anxiety and moody. After years of not being able to sleep do to RLS, I was willing to give it a try. I can't get the weight off. I've been living on salads, yogurt, fruit, granola and chicken just to maintain. Not sure if I should try something else or just not sleep. M 43 1 years
.50 1X day
7/11/2010
 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 day
7/10/2010
 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 day
7/2/2010
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 4  RLS Apparently the nasty whole-body jerking was a result of lowering the dosage so much all of a sudden. The second night, I took 0.5 mg and alternated sleeping maybe 20 minutes, and walking maybe 5 until 3:30 AM when I felt the whole-body tensing building and took another 0.25, walked, went back to bed and actually slept for an hour or so at a time. Since that night, I've been sleeping better and had minimal problems with restless legs and for the last three nights have actually been doing better than I was on 3 mg. If you have to reduce the dose significantly, expect a night or two of problems which then subside. If you have to reduce the dose significantly, expect a night or two of problems which then subside. F 53 6 days
now 0.5mg 1X day
6/27/2010
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 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 day
6/25/2010
 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 day
6/2/2010
 3  RLS Nausea,extreme sweating & wieght gain The drug works well for my RLS but not sure about the side effects I am having. Weight gain is the biggest thing. 7 lbs in 14 days. Never had a problem with weight before & haven't changed my eating habits. F 52 21 days
2mg 2X day
5/20/2010
 4  RLS Am presently at the 1 mg level for RLS. I MUST take this with food (half a dozen crackers, or some toast and yogurt) or it gives me extremely intense nausea that continues for hours after waking. If you experience nausea, take it with food. For me that did the trick. I thought I was going to have to go off this, but finally, I'm no longer sick. F 31 2 years
1 mg/day 1X day
5/16/2010
 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 day
5/9/2010
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 4  RLS mild nausea, dry mouth, vivid dreams. so far the best RLS drug Ive tried. If i dont take it, I certainly feel it. Love it. You have to take the medication BEFORE GOING TO BED! Dont take it in the morning, it defeats the purpose. F 34 1.5 years
1mg 1X day
5/5/2010
 4  RLS at first, very hard to get use to requip, felt sick and very tired at night I'm now trying to getting off the drug. side effects of getting off are horrible. bad case of vertigo, can't walk anywhere without feeling like i'm going to fall down, having same effect with driving, hopefully I'll be off this medicine within the next month and the symptoms will stop, I'd rather have the jumpy legs, than all these horrible symptoms. Has anyone had these symptoms trying to stop this medication? The requip helped but the side effects are horrible. F 42 3 years
.25 mg 1X day
4/28/2010
 4  RLS I'm not sure that I have had any side effects (except, maybe and ironically, a decreased sex drive). Without this medication, I am incapacitated by RLS. Via general RLS induce sleep debt, I experience various non-RLS symptoms, too. For me, this medication is a life saver. I did notice odd side effects under the proper dosage for my BMI. I asked my doctor for a lower dosage, which has helped markedly with my RLS without causing uncomfortable side effects. Perhaps, a lower dosage would work for other individuals who have posted on this site as well. F 27 3 years
.025 1X day
4/15/2010
 3  RLS For the first time in many years I can fall asleep without being jolted awake over and over from legs moving and jerking. Finally my legs feel relaxed at night and I can fall asleep very quickly after it takes effect. I have had continual vivid dreams since taking this med. Now that I have been on it for about 8 months I am noticing new symptoms or side effects. I am having stinging, tingling, falling asleep feeling in my feet and legs during the day. The RLS is more intense and starts already in the afternoon should I put my feet up to read or take a nap. If I take a nap it needs to be before noon. Do I ask to up my dose and intensify everything? Not sure after reading all these comments. The thing that concerns me most is that now that I am on this med I cannot go without it. I ran out last month and thougt I could try one night without. It was HORRIBLE! The RLS was so intense that I did not sleep all night. I would briefly dose off and be jolted awake every few minutes. My arms were even effected. Before I only had the jerking, now, I need to tighten my muscles for the awful, uncontrolable, bad sensation to go away. It is as though you get addicted to this and continue to need more and take it earlier and earlier in the day. F 54 8 months
1 mg 1X day
3/30/2010
 1  RLS Could not sit still, had to be on the move, loss of appetite. Increased sexual urges. Helped with restless legs, but not worth these major side effects. DANGER! Should not be taken if you have previous history of drug or alcohol problems. I am 12 years sober and I felt like I did when I was drinking and doing drugs. I feel like taking this dopamine drug has awoken a sleeping dragon. Increased sexual urges. I liked the high I felt while taking this drug, but now realize how lucky I am to have stopped when I did. I have not smoked for years, but after starting this dangerous drug, I am smoking again. Make sure that your dr knows your history before taking. M 44
1mg 1X day
2/25/2010
Patient History
 2  RLS involuntary verbalizations and muscle twitching. M 54 2 years
2 1X day
2/20/2010
 2  parkinson I have 20 pound weight gain since beginning, severe joint pain, edema in legs and ankles, get very drowsy during the day, and don't sleep well at night. I am going to wean myself and see if there is something else I can take with Stalevo to help fight Parkinsons. M 42 7 months
2 mg 3X day
2/13/2010

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