MIRAPEX Reviews (PRAMIPEXOLE DIHYDROCHLORIDE)

Average Rating: 2.8 (431 Ratings)

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MIRAPEX  (PRAMIPEXOLE DIHYDROCHLORIDE):  Pramipexole 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"). This medication is also used to treat a certain medical condition (restless legs syndrome - RLS) that causes an unusual urge to move the legs. Symptoms usually occur at night along with uncomfortable/unpleasant feelings in the legs. This medication can decrease these symptoms and thereby improve sleep. Pramipexole is a dopamine agonist that works by helping to restore the balance of a certain natural substance (dopamine) in the brain.   FDA Approval Date: 1997-07-01 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 5  RLS|Fibromyalgia stomach upset-adrinaline levels went up within a week RLS was almost gone.fibro was at a level 10(really bad) and now i'm at a 2.sleep better and almost live a normal life! F 47 8 months
 4/11/2004
 3  parkersons it helped my trmor however i was very consipated M 68 30 days
 3/23/2004
 5  fibromyalgia stomach upset,ademaline levels up worked very well for my fibro M 47 8 days
 3/22/2004
 5  fibromyalgia and rls stomach upset,ademaline levels up worked very well for my fibro-rls gone with in a few days.also had it in my arms.makes me sleep better. M 47 8 days
 3/22/2004
 5  RLS & Periodic Limb Movement Dis. None at first, but I noticed that suddenly (within the past two weeks) I've had trouble getting to sleep, so I increased dosage from .25 to .50. Sometimes I wake up feeling I just started taking this drug for less than one month. In the first day my husband said I didn't kick the bed. By the second or third day I noticed a HUGE difference in how I felt. My husband said I was much more pleasant . I'm more alert, I can carry a conversation without F 37 1 months
 3/8/2004
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 5  restless leg syndrome none I have tried every prescription given to treat restless leg syndrome.Mirapex is the only drug that has helped.I have just started taking it,I am on a very low dose 0.125mg.It has totally stopped my legs from shaking and jerking.I am so relieved to finally stop shaking and get some sleep. F 56 6 days
 3/7/2004
 5  Restless leg syndrome Extreme wakefulness,its like drinking a pot of stong caffienated coffee just before bedtime. Some counter relief with Effexor,would be interested in the experiences of others. Perfect control of RLS,try to minimise dose because of side effect above. M 66 3 years
 2/22/2004
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 4  RESTLESS LEG SYNDROME I BEGAN TO TAKE DOSE OF 0.25 MG SINCE 2 YEARS TILL THAT DOES NOT HELP FOR RLS SINCE MY RLS BEGAN GOT WORSE SO MY DR GAVE ME TO INCREASE TO 0.5 MG TWO DAYS AGO SO I HOPE IT HELP MY RLS BE CALM. I WISH MY PARENTS STILL ALIVE SO I CAN ASK THEM THAT IF THEIR PARENTS HAD RLS ? SINCE I HAVE IT THAT CAME FROM INHERIT. F 63 2 times
 2/21/2004
 5  RLS Possibly nasal congestion Mirapex has been a cure for my restless legs and arms. After suffering with RLS for many years and trying several different treatments, I learned of mirapex via the RLS chatroom late one night--as I was awake with jumping legs/arms. My physician was unaware of its use in tx of RLS, and after my success with it has prescribed it for others. I praise mirapex as a miracle drug--Wish all physicians were more aware of the use of this drug when treating RLS. Truly it has given me a peace that I thought I would never have. My dosage is .25mg q 12 hours, with an occasional additional 1/2 tab. if needed. I can't praise Mirapex loudly enough!! F 55 2 years
 1/28/2004
 5  Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) None whatsoever experienced by me. I'm 52. My father, however, gets sleep attacks. He's 80. I've been on Mirapex daily (.25 3xday) for over 4 years. I have suffered from RLS for 25 years with it getting progressively worse. Had to take Sinemet for several years every 4 hours daily - I was waking in the middle of the night to take it because my RLS was so bad I couldn't risk missing a dose. Developed augmentation to it and then discovered Mirapex! What a life saver it has been for me. It was like getting my life back. I've experienced NONE of the reported side effects - namely, sleep attacks. I'm also a flight attendant and it's very important for me to be alert while on the job. Mirapex hasn't dimenished that at all. My father has severe RLS also and the Mirapex isn't working for him. He's taken it for over a year now. He's also on other meds and that may have something to do with it. I was so hopeful because of my positive experience. But we're not giving up! F 52 4 years
 1/2/2004
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 3  CATAGORY 3 Parkinsons Disease Drowsyness especially if I am tired. Loss of attention. I am at the Max recommended dosage 4.5 mg daily and the tremors don't stop. Supplimental doses of Artane started. M 50 5 months
 7/20/2003
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