User Reviews for Ropinirole
Also known as: Repreve, Requip, ReQuip Follow on Pack, Requip Starter Kit, ReQuip Starter Pack, Requip XL
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| Restless Legs Syndrome | 31 reviews | 19 medications | 7.4 |
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| Parkinson's Disease | 8 reviews | 47 medications | 5.3 |
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| Periodic Limb Movement Disorder | 8 reviews | 16 medications | 3.4 |
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| Summary | 47 reviews |
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Reviews for Ropinirole
Sort by:| Review by Worldly Patriot: | ![]() | User Rating: |
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Requip (ropinirole) for Restless Legs Syndrome: I have moderate-to-severe Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS). I take 1 or 1.5 mg of REQUIP nightly. It is 100% effective in eliminating all symptoms of RLS. I have no side-effects. It has been a miracle drug for me. I also want to say Mirapex (pramipexole) was also 100% effective for me, with no side-effects.
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| April 7, 2008 9:28 PM | ||||||
| Review by lbferguson: | ![]() | User Rating: |
10
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Requip (ropinirole) for Restless Legs Syndrome: I have been on Requip for over a year now and it is a God-send. Requip has saved my life. I don't have any of the side effects (sleepiness, etc.) associated with Requip, thank goodness, but it does let me sleep at night. I asked my doctor to prescribe it for me and she had never heard of Requip until I told her about it. Surprise! I will be on Requip forever until science figures out what causes RLS. I highly recommend Requip to anybody who has RLS. Side effects for me - none whatsoever, just a good night's sleep for a change.
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| September 2, 2008 11:37 AM | ||||||
| Review by Anonymous: | ![]() | User Rating: |
6.0
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Requip (ropinirole) for Restless Legs Syndrome: Works great at getting rid of RLS, but causes rebound RLS after a few months of steady use. Also doesn't affect RLS brought on or worsened by extreme tiredness or dehydration. Rebound RLS is worse than before, and instead of having it a few times a week, RLS is constant after about 8pm, and rebound starts up in the very early AM. It works well, but I started to have issues after several months.
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| June 21, 2009 12:19 AM | ||||||
| Review by babs98019aol.com: | ![]() | User Rating: |
10
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Requip (ropinirole) for Restless Legs Syndrome: I have to agree with the other comments about Requip and restless legs - it works great and I have no side effects either. I take 0.5-1 mg before bed and I usually sleep straight through for 8 hours.
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| February 19, 2009 12:53 AM | ||||||
| Review by beau91: | ![]() | User Rating: |
6.0
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Requip (ropinirole) for Parkinson's Disease: I've been using Requip since 2005 started with the progression dose. Now I take 16mg per day. Today saw my neurologist raised it at 20mg per day, because the effect starts to decrease before my next dose. Drowsiness and sleeping is one of the side effects I have.
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| August 14, 2008 9:47 PM | ||||||
| Review by Gerry F: | ![]() | User Rating: |
9.0
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Requip (ropinirole) for Periodic Limb Movement Disorder: I am a 73 year old male. I have sufered from periodic leg movement most of my life. Lately it has been getting worse to the point that it could take me hours to fall asleep. In addition to that, I have been having nightmares in which I try to protect myself from some threat. My defense was to punch my wife on the arm. I have also experienced sleep walking. I had been taking to sleeping in the spare bedroom so that my wife could get some sleep. This was not a solution that suited either one of us. When I began taking Requip I experienced relief from the very first night. I now routinely sleep the whole night through without nightmares or restless legs/periodic limp movenent.
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| December 23, 2008 5:56 PM | ||||||
| Review by jen9: | ![]() | User Rating: |
7.0
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Requip (ropinirole) for Restless Legs Syndrome: I have chronic kidney disease that can cause RLS. It was wonderful at first when they started me on 0.5mg. As side effects go I got a nice relaxed feeling with nausea. Than I started to get the RLS again and had my dose upped twice. Now I take 2mg of Requip with 1mg klonopin. Still can get a little restless. Still looking for the perfect pill. For those of you like me on dialysis I don't think there is much hope but prayers. Sometimes they work, sometimes they don't.
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| November 29, 2008 5:09 PM | ||||||
| Review by kasialee: | ![]() | User Rating: |
2.0
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Requip (ropinirole) for Restless Legs Syndrome: After taking Mirapex for about a year then developing horrible nausea and vomiting, my doctor switched me to Requip 0.5 mg at bedtime. This time, the relief from RLS only lasted about a week. After that the nausea and vomiting returned with a vengeance and I had to discontinue the medication immediately.
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| March 17, 2009 4:30 PM | ||||||
| Review by Anonymous: | ![]() | User Rating: |
10
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Requip (ropinirole) for Restless Legs Syndrome: This drug finally gave me peaceful rest.
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| June 25, 2009 3:26 PM | ||||||
| Review by Thomas L.: | ![]() | User Rating: |
5.0
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Requip (ropinirole) for Restless Legs Syndrome: It took over 5 years before I was able to find out what I had in my legs, and behold it was Restless Legs Syndrome. They gave me Requip and it was great for about a month or so, no pain when I sat down which was when I always felt the pain. But like some other users I would wake up and dry vomit or vomit depends how long it was since my last meal. It was not worth the morning sessions so I stopped taking it. I hope this works for other people but I am waiting for a better option. I would like to point out also my legs didn't hurt after I threw up but it just was not worth it.
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| January 1, 2011 6:31 AM | ||||||
| Review by Genome68: | ![]() | User Rating: |
10
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Requip (ropinirole) for Restless Legs Syndrome: I have been using ropinirole for about 2 1/2 years now. I finally can get a good night's sleep. I take it nightly; I can't forget to take it because my legs start getting restless. I have had to increase dosage to 2 mg and I have never experienced any side effects to my knowledge.
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| Review by BRK: | ![]() | User Rating: |
1.0
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Requip (ropinirole) for Parkinson's Disease: I took this for about 6 months. It made me very tired to the point that I would skip doses. I told my docter that it could not be working for me if I couldn't stay awake or was missing doses.
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| January 31, 2009 11:00 AM | ||||||
| Review by Anonymous: | ![]() | User Rating: |
1.0
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Requip (ropinirole) for Periodic Limb Movement Disorder: This medication caused me severe nausea and vomiting.
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| April 3, 2009 10:04 AM | ||||||
| Review by REV DMP: | ![]() | User Rating: |
3.0
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ropinirole for Restless Legs Syndrome: I had bad side effect using this drug. All of the one's that my doctor talked about and more that I had to do my own research about. The medicine did moderately help the restless legs, but for me would wear-off after 4 to 5 hour. With an increased dose the side effects got worse.
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| June 16, 2009 1:34 AM | ||||||
| Review by Anonymous: | ![]() | User Rating: |
8.0
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Requip (ropinirole) for Restless Legs Syndrome: I took Requip for Restless Legs Syndrome about 2 years ago. To this day I don't know what precipitated the condition but I was completely satisfied with Requip. It is noteworthy, however, I only had to take it a dozen times in 2 years. If it were a chronic condition, I don't know if it would have been effective. Best of luck.
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| Review by AuntyC: | ![]() | User Rating: |
10
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Repreve (ropinirole) for Restless Legs Syndrome: This drug is a miracle cure for RLS!! From the first night on, I have experienced NO RLS! It certainly gives you a better night's sleep! I wish I'd known about this drug a long time ago.
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| March 1, 2008 4:38 PM | ||||||
| Review by Anonymous: | ![]() | User Rating: |
6.0
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Requip (ropinirole) for Restless Legs Syndrome: The same doseage taken at the same time each day works sometimes and not others. Not reliable.
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| December 13, 2009 7:48 PM | ||||||
| Review by Patti B: | ![]() | User Rating: |
10
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Requip (ropinirole) for Restless Legs Syndrome: I have been using Requip for approximately 10 years now for severe restless leg syndrome which affects my entire body, not just my legs. I take 4 to 5 1mg tablets a day and don't know what I would do without Requip.
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| April 21, 2011 2:40 PM | ||||||
| Review by Anonymous: | ![]() | User Rating: |
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Requip (ropinirole) for Periodic Limb Movement Disorder: I have used Requip for several years for Periodic Limb Movement Disorder, and couldn't do without it. If I don't take it, I can sleep, but wake up frequently and feel more tired in the morning than I did at night. I have gradually had to increase my dose over the years, from 0.75 to 1 mg.
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| November 20, 2009 9:44 PM | ||||||
| Review by Anonymous: | ![]() | User Rating: |
1.0
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Requip (ropinirole) for Periodic Limb Movement Disorder: I couldn't sleep at all when taking Requip!
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| December 22, 2009 10:08 AM | ||||||
| Review by Bjall: | ![]() | User Rating: |
9.0
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Requip (ropinirole) for Restless Legs Syndrome: I have been taking Requip for almost as long as it has been out. Yes, it is a God send for me. My RLS was so bad I would cry myself to sleep and if I was in a movie, church, or at a play I could not sit through the whole thing. I just only hope someday they will find out what causes this. I have to take 4mg a day. I take one in the morning and 1 in the mid to late afternoon and then the other 2 about 30 mins before going to bed. It feels so good to sleep all night but now I also found out peripheral neuropathy and have to take medication for that too. But as long as I take as the doctor orders I do fine. I feel for everyone who has RLS.
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| February 1, 2011 4:06 PM | ||||||
| Review by nanthers: | ![]() | User Rating: |
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Requip (ropinirole): Requip is a very scary drug. It gave me the worst headaches. I was in bed within 30 minutes of taking it. It also caused me to get Myclonus. Anytime I would try to rest my entire body would start jerking. The jerks could go on for hours. The only way to stop the jerking was to stand up and walk. I started taking Requip for RLS which I now believe was caused from the Zoloft. I stopped taking Requip and started weaning off the Zoloft. The jerking has stopped but I feel very dizzy. Can't wait to get all of this out of my body.
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| December 11, 2009 9:51 PM | ||||||
| Review by Michelle38: | ![]() | User Rating: |
3.0
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Requip Starter Kit (ropinirole) for Restless Legs Syndrome: When the medicine did finally get in my system, it helped with some of the restless leg syndrome, but I had so many other side effects I had to stop taking it. One major side effect was that I would get these headaches and it felt like there was pressure on my head. I would feel really weird like I was about to explode, the feeling was so weird that I had to stop taking it, and that major symptom disappeared. That was my experience with the trail kit. I'm on gabapentin now and no adverse side effects besides gaining a ton of weight. I don't like that either but I can deal with that better than the weird feeling with the Requip.
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| January 16, 2010 1:08 PM | ||||||
| Review by rmabey: | ![]() | User Rating: |
3.0
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Requip (ropinirole) for Parkinson's Disease: Taking Requip from the very beginning caused drowsiness, which after 3 years has developed into sleep attacks and edema in my feet. Also, an allergic reaction with a rash over most of my body.
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| April 27, 2009 1:53 AM | ||||||
| Review by Arthur G: | ![]() | User Rating: |
9.0
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Requip XL (ropinirole) for Parkinson's Disease: Great, I take it twice a day, it does the job. I feel really good.
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