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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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