Requip User Reviews & Ratings (Page 5)
Requip has an average rating of 5.9 out of 10 from a total of 122 reviews on Drugs.com. 47% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 34% reported a negative experience.
Reviews for Requip
- Anonymous
- July 11, 2011
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."
- Anonymous
- June 25, 2009
For Restless Legs Syndrome "This drug finally gave me peaceful rest."
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- Vam...
- May 24, 2016
For Restless Legs Syndrome "Honestly, I think this has made my symptoms worse."
- BRK...
- January 31, 2009
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 doctor that it could not be working for me if I couldn't stay awake or was missing doses."
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- Taken for 1 to 2 years
- March 27, 2020
For Restless Legs Syndrome "I started taking Requip when it first came out, and within a year had serious lung issues leading to a pulmonary embolism."
- bos...
- Taken for 5 to 10 years
- November 23, 2014
For Restless Legs Syndrome "I started using 1 mg and now I'm up to 3 mg for restless legs syndrome about 7 years now."
- Rls...
- July 2, 2015
For Restless Legs Syndrome "The very first night I started Requip, I vomited violently all night."
- Bel...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- July 31, 2020
For Restless Legs Syndrome "Took this Requip for about a week, and then it stopped working. I now take Kratom, and the RLS is gone."
- Ed ...
- January 13, 2013
For Restless Legs Syndrome "I had shaky legs so bad and could not sleep. My primary care doctor prescribed Requip, but I had awful side effects on Requip."
- Anonymous
- April 3, 2009
For Periodic Limb Movement Disorder "This medication caused me severe nausea and vomiting."
- Anonymous
- December 22, 2009
For Periodic Limb Movement Disorder "I couldn't sleep at all when taking Requip!"
- Jam...
- October 26, 2014
For Restless Legs Syndrome "Made me very sick at my stomach."
- Bcc...
- April 17, 2017
For Restless Legs Syndrome "I used for years, no longer helping. I'm 55 now and never had it so bad. See Dr. next week... RLS is worse than back pain. I have 2 rods in my back."
- sus...
- November 10, 2011
For Parkinson's Disease "Requip was prescribed for me for 'breakthrough' symptoms related to Parkinson's disease. I could not tell that it made any difference at all."
- peg...
- August 2, 2014
For Restless Legs Syndrome "Did not help enough, plus terrible side effects..."
- Mur...
- Taken for 2 to 5 years
- June 5, 2017
For Restless Legs Syndrome "Have used this drug for 2-3 years, at 2 mg. Not so effective right now, having to attend G.P. to see if the drug can be increased."
- Jai...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- July 26, 2015
For Periodic Limb Movement Disorder "I was given this med for RLS/PLM. This medication kept me up most of the night with a bucket to vomit into. Hummm.... Which to choose, RLS/PLM vs. severe nausea/vomiting?"
- wro...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- August 10, 2016
For Periodic Limb Movement Disorder "This drug ruined my life. I became a compulsive gambler. It screwed my brain over until I had little moral control over my life."
- Pen...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- July 18, 2021
For Periodic Limb Movement Disorder "I have been severely depressed since starting this medication. I’m stopping today as I just figured out the correlation."
- Lyn...
- December 15, 2021
For Restless Legs Syndrome "It works! No restless leg symptoms during the night."
- NW4...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- March 22, 2024
For Restless Legs Syndrome "This medication actually works pretty well at night for my RLS."
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For Restless Legs Syndrome "Works better than Mirapex."