User Reviews for Ropinirole

Requip (ropinirole): 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.

Requip (ropinirole): 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.

Requip (ropinirole): 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.

Requip (ropinirole): 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.

Requip (ropinirole): 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.

Requip (ropinirole): 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.

Requip (ropinirole): This drug finally gave me peaceful rest.

Requip (ropinirole): 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.

Requip (ropinirole): 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.

ropinirole: 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.

Requip (ropinirole): 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.

Repreve (ropinirole): 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.

Requip (ropinirole): The same doseage taken at the same time each day works sometimes and not others. Not reliable.

Requip (ropinirole): 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.

Requip (ropinirole): 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.

Requip Starter Kit (ropinirole): 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.

ropinirole: I have been on Ropinirole for about 4 months. I started at the lowest dosage, and am now up to 3mg, 1 hour before bedtime. It does a great job in making me sleepy and I can sleep for about 5 hours then I wake up. But I am usually able to fall back asleep. I have suffered from the symptoms returning in the early morning hours, and in the afternoon. Also if I am driving, or sitting for awhile they come back too. I have found it I cut in half the 2mg pills and keep some on my nightstand, and in my purse, if I get symptoms again, I will take a half pill and this will hold me over till bedtime. There have been times I have had to do this twice in one day. But I notice with only taking 1mg to alleviate the rebound, the sleepiness is minimal.

ropinirole: I have been taking Ropinirole (Requip) for about three years. I take 2mg tablets: 1 at 6 a.m., 2 at 11 a.m., 2 at 4 p.m. and 3 at 8 p.m. It does not take away all my symptoms but it relieves them somewhat. I am also on an antidepressant.

ropinirole: Without this drug I would get absolutely no rest at night. Seem to be able to take it long term without developing increasing drug tolerance.

Repreve (ropinirole): Just started using Repreve 0.5mg and find it's alleviating my symptoms at the moment. I'm having some minor side effects for e.g. feeling a little off color at times and bit of after taste in the mouth. So fingers crossed see if my body adjusts to these minor side effects and hopefully I'm not needing to up the dosage required to keep my symptoms at bay.

Requip (ropinirole): Has anyone noticed that Requip XL has more side effects than regular Requip? May doctor has been giving me samples of Requip XL to take instead of my regular requip (insurance will not pay for Requip XL). I take 6mg per day and have taken for many years. My dosage has been as much as 12 mg. but have reduced the dosage to get down to 6 mg. I still have breakthrough restless legs even when I take my medicine on schedule and sometimes when I do not take my medicine on time I will have restless legs for hours after I take my dose. I am having severe nausea, vomiting, sweats, flushing, hot flashes, dizziness, tiredness, etc.

Requip (ropinirole): I have been taking Requip XL for a few years now. It worked great at first, but now I get rebound restless legs syndrome almost every afternoon. I also find that if I'm late taking it, or if I take it after the rebound RLS starts, that it takes hours before it helps. I usually end up taking Percocet to stop the painful twitching. It's better than taking nothing at all, but I would love to go 24 hours without the pain!

ropinirole: It is helping with the insomnia and with the restless leg syndrome.

ropinirole: I have taken Requip for about 4 to 5 years now. I started on the dose pack and first leveled out at 1mg. I found if I took 2 1mg tablets I would dry heave. It finally got where 1 mg wasn't doing enough and so I started on the 2mg XL but due to absorption issues after gastric bypass I didn't get the full effect. I am now taking 2mg 2 - 3 times a day with surprisingly no side effect.

ropinirole: Have suffered with restless legs syndrome for years. This medication allowed my legs to relax enough that I can get to sleep. Negative effects are nausea and that it can take up to an hour to set in. Nausea can be controlled by dosage. Sometimes it has no effect and have to wait an hour to take another one. My wife has also noticed after a few hours it wears off and I'm tossing and turning in my sleep again. It works but I'm looking for something that works better.