Ropinirole User Reviews & Ratings (Page 5)

• Shays...
• March 11, 2017

For Restless Legs Syndrome "This medication has been a lifesaver for me. Sometimes I would lay awake 4 hours miserable walks, hot showers, I researched 4 hours looking for a solution. As soon as I started taking this medication I noticed a very big Improvement. There is one downside to it. When I take this I am asleep within 30 minutes I am on the 4 milligram. I am feeling very blessed to finally have a solution to the restless nights."

• Phant...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• September 5, 2015

Requip (ropinirole) for Restless Legs Syndrome "I have been on Reqip for about 6 years and have a severe case of RLS. My legs spasms have worn out many sheets. I would have to say I have a love/hate relationship with requip. I take 5mg tablet 1 hour before bed. Almost like clock work 22 to 25 mins later I feel miserable with a constant feeling of the need to puke but I don't. I have always had insomnia which got worse on requip. I have been able to address the insomnia with trazadone and it works well. I have read others post and I think I am going to talk with my doctor about spreading it out in 3 different times to take it. In the past 6 months I have begun to have twitching in my arms, shoulders and wrists."

• Bev
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• May 26, 2013

For Restless Legs Syndrome "My Restless Legs Syndrome developed after a back injury, where I was diagnosed with 3 bulging disks and degenerative disk disease. About 12 years ago. At first it was only occasional and popping my back would sometimes help. The last 3 years it developed into an every night hell. The last 6 months I've been on ropinirole 3mg (worked up to the 3mg) and it was working perfectly! But the last month or so I have started getting RLS during the day. I'm considering asking my Dr to increase my dose to 4mg to see if that will keep it at bay. Weather I do or not I will keep taking it every night because I would rather have RLS during the day when I can walk around, then when I'm trying to sleep at night."

• white...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• July 14, 2018

For Restless Legs Syndrome "I suffer with restless legs I have for years I suffer with this 24 seven I have got to the point where I have thought of taking a overdose. It is ruining my life I can't stand much more of it I've been to the doctor again and he has prescribed me Ropinirole 25mg which has made me worse - stomach pains and very bad nausea next day I can't take this no more I take Temgesc 400 mg 4 to5 a day dissolve under my tongue which help me a lot but I cannot now sleep for more than an hour which is making me very ill I do not know what to do anymore. The hospital believe it was nerve damage in my lower legs. The pain in my calf muscles is unbelievable from top to bottom my muscles flinch terrible I am finding it very hard to cope with it now "

• Seattle...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 26, 2015

Requip (ropinirole) for Periodic Limb Movement Disorder "Was it Multiple Sclerosis fatigue? I thought I was stuck with awful 24/7 sleepiness and waking up as tired. Three months ago, I was relieved after 15 years by Ropinirole the very first dose after a new doc asked if anyone had ever mentioned me twitching at night. Try it. It might be your miracle too! I feel like me twenty years ago."

• Walki...
• May 21, 2014

For Restless Legs Syndrome "This medicine is a God send! I've SUFFERED from Restless legs syndrome for the past 15 years. On the worst nights I found myself laying on my stomach, beating my legs against the mattress, literally! My ankles just wouldn't stop twirling! I would cry & pray all night long for just a tiny moments peace, just long enough to fall asleep! Well, until this medication it never happened! I take 4MG a few hours before bedtime and my legs (and most of rest of my body) are so calm, I am asleep within 10 mins! I have also tried Mirapex, but did not get such results as with Requip. Good luck!"

• Linda...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• November 1, 2016

For Restless Legs Syndrome "I have had RLS for perhaps 35 years or so. It would start and stop. But about 5 years ago I started on .25 mg of roprinole. it takes an hour to work so I took it at about 8 PM. But over the years the dosage crept up to .50 mg once at 4:30 PM and once at 6:30 PM and I was good for the night. Some nausea and some sleepiness which were OKay. then the two pills turned into an additional pill of .5 mg in the middle of the night. Still okay. But then about 6 months ago my doctor sent me to an RLS sleep specialist. What a nightmare this began. The specialist tells me that I will just continue to take more and more and eventually Augmentation would start. this site will not let me finish my story."

• Genome
• August 4, 2010

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."

• Restl...
• February 26, 2017

For Restless Legs Syndrome "I have been on Requip for 3 days now. 1mg total. It's done nothing. I'm exhausted and want to sleep but the RSL keeps me up. I average about 4 hours of sleep a day now. I spend hours in my chair with my arms and legs shaking. It's pure hell. Sometimes I feel like taking a chainsaw to my limbs."

• Texas...
• January 5, 2017

Requip (ropinirole) for Restless Legs Syndrome "I I wanted to give an update as I hadn't started taking Requip on my first post. I had taken 2 doses, and had one episode of RLS the second day. On the 3rd day, I was sitting in the waiting room at the colonoscopy clinic while my husband was in the back. I kept dozing off, and would wake up, looking for my bottle of water, and it was in my purse, sitting in my lap. This happened over 4-5 times. Anyhow, I took another dose that night, which was a Monday. The next day, on the drive home, I was dozing, then woke up, raised up my seat, put my window down a little, reached out and pushed the mirror up! I didn't say anything, put my window back up, and went back to sleep. That was my last dose and I threw the rest of it away."

• Texas...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 29, 2016

Requip (ropinirole) for Restless Legs Syndrome "I haven't taken my first dose yet, but hoping it works. My RLS occurs mostly during the day, and at times also includes my arms. Since I have a problem with chronic pain, I'm on Norco 10/325 every 6 hrs, Gabapentin 300-900mgm 3 times a day, and had been on Diazapam (Valium) 5 mgm every 4-6 hrs as needed for muscle spasms. Well, one day I got so desperate that I took one of each of my meds and the symptoms stopped after about 45 minutes! I was so excited as I would often have 3-4 episodes a day, not every day thank goodness! Then, my pain management doctor stopped the Diazapam! Really made it harder to control the RLS when it would start. I finally upped my dose of Gabapentin, which seemed to help. Still need some Diazapam to work."

• Rionk...
• August 26, 2016

For Restless Legs Syndrome "I have had RLS since I was a teenager and the older I got the more severe it became. I have had many serious and extremely painful surgeries on my back and spinal cord but nothing is as bad as RLS. I have been on requip for almost a dozen years now. For me it has been a miracle drug. I can barely even compare my life before to after requip. Started off at .5 mg and am currently at 7mg. Each year I had to increase it little by little. Recently it has stopped working well even on such a high dose. I am barely sleeping at night and getting miserable again. I knew the day would come but I sure wish I could get a bit more time on it but the writing is on the wall, I will have to try another treatment I suppose."

• Jwright
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 15, 2017

For Restless Legs Syndrome "Unfortunately I couldn't handle this medication for even a week. I was on 0.25mg once a day (at night). I was plagued by nausea that would last ALL day. I developed moderate muscle cramping and I had extreme daytime sleepiness that not even caffeine could help with (400 mg of caffeine not helping fatigue is more than unusual). I fell asleep in the bathtub while taking a bath, when I woke up my head was nearly fully submerged, the water line was literally at my mouth. Unfortunately I had to discontinue. The nausea was the worst part. Feeling like I want to puke all day long is terrible. It might work for other people but this med is definitely NOT for me."

• Jack...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 6, 2019

For Restless Legs Syndrome "So I am now 46 years old and have severe RLS which getting worse over at least 20 years. I started on ropiniroIe and I was very sick at first on 1mg, I stuck with it and after 5 days it stopped. I was taking 2mg per day but after a couple months starting getting worse - I suffer with bad legs and arms and then my whole body gets taken over by this disease!! So I am now on SLOW RELEASE 4MG, however I feel awful every night - Like I am full of the flu, feeling sick. I wondered if the fact its a different brand may make a difference... Anyone else have this issue??"

• squir...
• August 28, 2011

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."

• Justf...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 6, 2019

For Restless Legs Syndrome "Candoitoo - I read your comments on the dosage and leg tenderness on inside of thigh. I had that before I started using ropinerole. I was concerned and could not figure out why that strange tenderness was there. .25 mg an hour or so before bed, then 1 or 2 of the .25 mg at bedtime. It has helped with the RLS so it has helped with the anxiety, panic and depression that comes with sleep deprivation. Glad to hear someone else is having similar response. Bad dreams come to me with or without the ropinerole. That seems to be part of the whole condition."

• linny
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• August 11, 2018

For Restless Legs Syndrome "helps me get the rest I need. Without rest I hurt terribly from chronic fatigue syndrome. I tried to stop taking this for a few months and I was exhausted and up most of the night with leg issues. A couple times I actually got up and marched in place for a few minutes. So frustrating to have RLS."

• Who...
• December 23, 2015

For Restless Legs Syndrome "After being on high doses of Percocet for over two months due to kidney issues, I quit my pain meds cold turkey. My RLS went from irritating restless legs to insanity causing restless body. Opiate detox can apparently cause RLS to greatly intensify if you cold turkey off your pain meds. My requip now does absolutely nothing for me. It was hard enough remembering to take one dose at 5pm and a second dose a hour before bed to begin with, now that it's stopped working I've reverted back to taking pain meds at night just to help the RLS. Unfortunately pain meds don't help me sleep, but at least I can lay still and stare at the ceiling."

• eupho...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• October 23, 2015

For Restless Legs Syndrome "If I could I could do it over, I would have never started taking ropinirole almost 3 years ago.I've had lifelong RLS. It began to really disrupt my sleep a few years ago. My doctor gave me a prescription to relieve the severity of my symptoms. I began to sleep at night, and my legs were not jumping all day. However, the negative side affects creep up on you over time; they are even worse when coupled with existing depression, bi-polar, anxiety, PTSD, and other mood issues. I have gained at least 30 lbs in the last 3 years (and I exercise EVERY DAY). Plus, when I run out of pills, and I can't get a refill in time, that means I CANNOT SLEEP. My new doc is helping me get off of ropinirole for good."

• Heather
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 2, 2018

For Restless Legs Syndrome "I found this medicine to be a lifesaver, I wasn’t getting any sleep whatsoever and up all night crying with my legs jumping all the time and feeling of tickly legs. I had to take vitamin b 12 and iron tabs 3 times a day then this medication once at night. The instructions say take 1-2 hours before bedtime but I find that after I've taken this I’m asleep within half an hour. I don’t feel myself drift off to sleep, I’m awake one minute and out the next, made a huge difference to my life and comfort at night."

• catla...
• July 5, 2011

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!"

• Monta...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• March 2, 2016

For Restless Legs Syndrome "Having had severe bouts of RLS going back as far as 1995, I was finally put on Ropinirol approx 1yr ago by my Primary Doctor. He started me off on .25 mg. Over the past months I have gone to 1 mg. I have experienced no Restless Leg for the last month. Unbelievable! What's more, no side effects! Even better! I have leveled off at 1 mg and I am totally grateful for the results!"

• BARuss
• April 19, 2016

For Restless Legs Syndrome "Knew I had SOMETHING wrong with me, didn't know for the longest time that it was RLS! Dr tried 1 or 2 other pills, worked for a minute, then stopped! Started Requip, some years ago, there was a side effect adjustment to be sure! I discovered that the "3 hours before bed time" was too long for me, and then once I took a pill, could not eat or drink, not even water or I would throw up, now I take a pill (4 MG) every night Immediately before I get into bed and per sleep studies, I have gone from 39 leg movements per hour to Zero! And help me if I don't take a pill before bed, there will be NO sleep if that happens! I always carry some in my purse in case I get stuck somewhere and need to spend the night!!! Thanks Requip!"

• Anonymous
• May 22, 2011

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. "

• Anonymous
• September 7, 2012

For Restless Legs Syndrome "I've suffered with restless legs syndrome since long before they came out with a name for it. Requip for me has been a wonder and the only side effect I've ever noticed is the drowsiness. But unfortunately it seems like either the symptoms are getting worse with age or else my body is increasingly becoming immune to the medication as for many years now I experience daytime symptoms as bad as night time symptoms and am now up to taking a total of 4mg/day (1mg every 4-6 hrs) and it takes over an hour to produce results after taking during which time I am standing at my desk at work working on my computer. Long drives, movie theaters, seminars and flights are all things I can't do without loading up on the medication beforehand."