AMPYRA Reviews (DALFAMPRIDINE)Average Rating: 2.1 (11 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare AMPYRA with similar:
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RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR AMPYRA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
2 | To help walking and foot drop | I have had three falls , insomnia and constipation | I I have just a feeling of being unwell taking this . | F | 66 | 1 months 2X day | 1/12/2024 | 1 | rms | Insomnia! Shaking inside my brain & body. Worse tingling sensation. Feeling like I was jerking inside. | Terrible medication! | F | 59 | 4 days 10 2X day | 4/3/2023 | 1 | PPMS | My legs are worse!!! | As is with the others who were dissatisfied, it seemed to have sped up my disability. God help you if you forgot to take it, you can barely stand I really wanted this to be as promised; The Miracle Walking drug. But, for me, it's a no go. It's not worth the cost of furthering disability. | F | 49 | 1 months 10mgs 2xs 1X day | 4/13/2022 | 1 | Ms | I took ampyra for 1 month. At first I noticed a huge difference. I can almost say it was a miracle. 15 days in I felt the pill wasn't as effective. Once I stopped taking it my walking was worse than when I started taking it to the point where I felt drop foot on both legs. I know everyone has different results. Praying everyone gets the benefits from this pill from beginning to the end. | F | 35 | 30 days 10 1X day | 10/23/2021 | 2 | MS | I have been taking this medicine for 4 weeks now, side effects have been insomnia, severe fatigue (worse than before this medicine)headache and back ache, and Bladder issues that I didn't have before, Had some improvement with walking for longer times. Too many negatives for me to continue this medicine. | F | 47 | 4 weeks 10 2X day | 11/15/2020 | 5 | MS for 29 yrs. Falls from foot drop | Indigestion, lost some sense of balance, lower back pain, minor throat irritation, insomnia | Would I start it again? In a heart beat! I have scraped up my knees way too many times and broken 3 bones and my upper 2 center teeth from falls caused by foot drop. The side effects I have felt are a very small price to pay for the (almost) total elimination of that foot drop. Thus, my high rating. | M | 62 | 30 days 10mg 2X day | 11/26/2011 Patient History | 2 | To improve my walking. | On the first day, after the second pill, my legs were tingling uncomfortably. The tingling subsided in a couple of days and I stuck with the regimen for three months. However, my walking didn't improve. And then I ended up getting a nasty UTI, which took two rounds of antibiotics to get rid of. And I'm not prone to UTI's. After a one-month layoff, I tried it again and with the first dose I got a nasty headache and body aches. I'm through with the stuff. | M | 51 | 3 months 10mg 2X day | 9/26/2011 | 2 | MS Gait | The first few days tingling sensations increased but that subsided after a few days. Increased bladder infections with spasms. | It seemed to improve the overall nerve function for me for the first month then seemed to lose its effect. I could walk a bit better for a while but not faster; I'm ceasing the use of this one. | M | 42 | 3 months 10 MG 2X day | 1/17/2011 | 5 | Muscle endurance due to MS | Increased Urinary Tract Infections | I was on the clinical trial for this med. It works for me. I have no complaints. My walking speed increased, my energy levels were higher and it had some off-label benefits such as improved bladder continence. | F | 40 | 5 years 10MG 2X day | 11/16/2010 | 2 | MS | Worsening of MS symptoms. Dizziness. Heaviness. Slower reflex/response. | This drug reminded me of wearing ankle-weights. | M | 41 | 3 weeks 10mg 2X day | 8/30/2010 | 1 | Gait difficulty because of MS | Worsening of my MS symptoms - numbness, spasticity, and heaviness of feet and legs. The numbness became unbearable within 36 h. I could not sleep, sit, anything. | I was among the first to take this recently FDA-approved drug. | M | 58 | 4 days 10 mg 1X day | 5/12/2010 |
AMPYRA (DALFAMPRIDINE): Dalfampridine is used to improve walking in people with multiple sclerosis (MS). It is a potassium channel blocker. It is thought to work by improving nerve conduction. FDA Approval Date: 2010-01-22 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)