MIRAPEX Reviews (PRAMIPEXOLE DIHYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 2.8 (431 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare MIRAPEX with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR MIRAPEX | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Parkinson's Disease | None | F | 57 | 10 months | 10/1/2004 | 3 | Parkinson's Disease | Slight nausea and constipation. | It does nothing for tremors and have recently been given Amantadine to go with it for dystonia. Causes constipation, and occasionally sleepiness. | F | 53 | 7 months | 9/28/2004 | 1 | Parkinson's Disease | Shaking, morelike cold shivering than tremor,no use of my left hand | discontinued use after 4 weeks and went back to Permax | F | 57 | 4 weeks | 9/28/2004 | 1 | RLS | I took .25 mg, after taking .12 for several days. It kept me wide awake and made me so sick I was vomiting violently all night long. | I am suprised to see so many positive comments and practically no mention of nauseau and vomiting anywhere. | F | 52 | 5 days | 9/5/2004 | 5 | Young Onset Parkinson's Disease | Overwhelming sleep episodes occurred initially, but quickly ended. I do wonder if, in higher doses, it leads to weight gain in the stomach area. | F | 44 | 6.5 years | 8/31/2004 | 3 | rls | .25 mg dose worked well in combination with 1mg Klonopin for about 2 weeks, then became ineffective. Doctor increased dose to .5 mg and this worked well for another week or so until tried to remove Klonopin. Problems included leg spasms, anxiety, difficulty falling asleep, awakening during nite with anxieties, muscle soreness, tiredness all day. | Still trying to get the right dose and will try taking early in evening versus one hour before bed. Would like to quit Klonopin, but must wait and see. | M | 64 | 4 months | 8/20/2004 | 5 | rls | none. | I've had rls since I was a child. Sinement helped a bit, but I NEVER slept more than 3-4 hours, the Sinement made me deathly ill if I didn't have a full stomach, and, the rls would strike earlier in the day. But, since using MIRAPEX, I can sleep 8-10 hrs at night, and wake actually refreshed. It's a MIRACLE! | F | 52 | 1 months | 8/8/2004 | 5 | Restless Leg | When I took it during the day I was sleepy and yawning a lot, so I only take it at night around 5 or 6 and maybe again at 10. I am able to sleep a normal night without having to get up and walk. | F | 62 | 1 months | 6/28/2004 | 2 | Parkinson's Disease | occasional sleepiness; leg cramps | I've been taking Mirapex for 9 months and have not noticed any improvement with my tremors or rigidity. My dosage was increased to 1mg after 3 months. I'm still shaking like a leaf. | F | 37 | 9 months | 6/18/2004 | 2 | brain injury | insomnia; agitation; aggressive behavior | M | 48 | 1.5 years | 6/7/2004 | 2 | brain injury | insomnia; agitation; aggressive behavior | M | 48 | 1.5 years | 6/7/2004 | 4 | RLS | Mild insomnia, swelling of hands, joint pain | I have had RLS since I was a child. Everyone thought I was crazy when I told them that, some nights, I felt like little bugs were crawling under the skin of my legs. I often had difficulty sleeping, and stressful situations made the problem much worse. By the time I was in my 20's, my doctors gave me mild tranquilizers, then anti-anxiety meds, to relieve my occasional symptoms. I found that .125mg of Xanax worked really well on those days when the symptoms were really bad, but my doctor discouraged it, because it's supposed to be addictive. Going through menopause was a real treat; the symptoms became almost unbearable. Last year, my doctor put me on Mirapex (.375mg every night), and it works great; however, if I try to lower the dosage or stop taking it, my symptoms come back with a vengence. | F | 47 | 1 years | 5/27/2004 | 4 | RLS | Mild insomnia, swelling of hands, joint pain | I have had RLS since I was a child. Everyone thought I was crazy when I told them that, some nights, I felt like little bugs were crawling under the skin of my legs. I often had difficulty sleeping, and stressful situations made the problem much worse. By the time I was in my 20's, my doctors gave me mild tranquilizers, then anti-anxiety meds, to relieve my occasional symptoms. I found that .125mg of Xanax worked really well on those days when the symptoms were really bad, but my doctor discouraged it, because it's supposed to be addictive. Going through menopause was a real treat; the symptoms became almost unbearable. Last year, my doctor put me on Mirapex (.375mg every night), and it works great; however, if I try to lower the dosage or stop taking it, my symptoms come back with a vengence. | F | 47 | 10 months | 5/27/2004 | 5 | restless legs | first few days, headache. After that, no side effects. | Had this all my life -- grandmother did, so does daughter. I tried everything. Finally, doc made me get a sleep test. Diagnosis: mild RLS and mild sleep apnea. Now sleep with a mask and take Mirapex. It feels like a miracle. I take one pill (.125) about 3:30 in the afternoon, then another before bed. | F | 61 | 8 months | 5/21/2004 | 3 | RLS | Not sure if it's from the mirapex .5mg 2xday or one of the other drugs I take for RLS... often have loose stools (could be my horrible diet), occasional problems with my equalibrium and walk into door-frames, etc. often a little drowsy, seldom hungry. | It seems to be helping (partly due to 2 other meds I'm taking?). My wife told me my right leg used to jerk about every 40 seconds when I was trying sleep. Now it probably only jerks 3 - 5 times all night. And the jerking is less violent. It almost looks as if I was intentionaly streching my leg. But I can still feel that damn sensation leading up to a movement. | M | 42 | 3 weeks | 5/13/2004 | 5 | Restless legs | I've had restless legs for many years and it was getting worse. I could rarely sleep until it was almost morning. The doctor had me try Neurontin and it did nothing. Then he suggested Mirapex and it was like a miracle. I was sleeping through the night for the first time in years.I take the smallest dose, half a pill at night. I don't notice any side effects. I can't imagine doing without it now. | F | 65 | 6 months | 4/29/2004 | 3 | | 4/28/2004 | 3 | rls | clenched teeth, causing fungus on tongue | relieves rls, but not plm | M | 55 | 3 months | 4/28/2004 | 4 | RLS | The dose that best controls my RLS is 1.5 mg @ bedtime; however, I THINK this dose contributes to wakefulness. I have had problems staying asleep for some time, so it took me a while to realize that Mirapex is likely contributing to it. At 1 mg at bedtime, I sleep much better; however, after 2-3 nights at 1 mg, my RLS, again, becomes a problem. Increasing the dose to 1.25 mg is not enough. 1.5 mg takes care of the RLS but seems to keep me awake. Any suggestions? | 1.5 mg works very well in controlling my RLS. I switch back & forth from 1 mg to 1.5 mg (see comments in side effects). | F | 60 | 1 years | 4/23/2004 | 3 | Parkinson's Disease | Sleepiness (often fall asleep at the computer), nausea,ankle edema, constipation, joint pain. | I've been on mirapex for about a year now and I really don't see much difference. My biggest problem with the PD seems to be my typing and hand writing. The mirapex hasn't seemed to help this at all. | F | 73 | | 4/23/2004 |