User Reviews for Requip

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Requip (ropinirole) for Restless Legs Syndrome: This drug finally gave me peaceful rest.

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.

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.

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.

Requip (ropinirole) for Periodic Limb Movement Disorder: This medication caused me severe nausea and vomiting.

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.

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

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.

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.

Requip (ropinirole) for Periodic Limb Movement Disorder: I couldn't sleep at all when taking Requip!

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.

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.

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.

Requip (ropinirole) for Restless Legs Syndrome: 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) for Restless Legs Syndrome: 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!

Requip (ropinirole) for Periodic Limb Movement Disorder: This medication actually worsened my symptoms and the MD kept raising the dose until I had symptoms during the day. Then she finally listened to me and took me off this medication.

Requip (ropinirole) for Restless Legs Syndrome: I've been on 1 Requip for a couple of months with *great* success. Last night, however, I got my first breakthrough restless legs syndrome; it lasted all night and was excruciating. I took baths, did some stretching and even took another Requip. I got about 4 hours sleep, but RLS woke me up again this morning, and it's the same. I've read that many people have had to up the dosage on this medicine, but this happened to me so soon after taking it, I'm sort of nervous. I don't want to increase the dosage already - it's only been a month. Thank you for mentioning that some of you have RLS breakthrough if you are dehydrated or something else.