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Ropinirole
Ropinirole is a dopamine affecting agent which is a kind of anti-Parkinson's drug (brain and nerve drug).
Dr. Jeffrey Pollard reviewed this
21 year experience in ENT and Head and Neck Surgery
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A 35-year old asked:
Are there any generic equivalents to the drug requip (ropinirole)?
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A 64-year old male asked:
How long Requip (ropinirole) is effetive for Parkinsosn? Only several years?
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A 45-year old asked:
What are the side effects of requip (ropinirole)?
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A 29-year old asked:
what are the side effects of requip (ropinirole) xl?
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A 36-year old asked:
Is requip (ropinirole) was useful in treating pain from fibromyalgia?
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A 51-year old male asked:
5mgs ropinirole for rls. How long do i have to be off ropinirole to bring down my tolerance level to 1mg or lower ? What would be a good drugtogo to
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A 35-year old asked:
Is requip (ropinirole) a narcotic?
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A 31-year old asked:
Repost* requip (ropinirole) for rls having opposite side effect?
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A 43-year old asked:
I started breaking out in hives around my torso mostly and have itchy prickly feeling, is it the ropinirole?
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A 45-year old female asked:
I'm at the max dose of mirapex for RLS and its been needing to be increased q6m.o to a year I'm at that point what else has good results except requip (ropinirole)?
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A 38-year old asked:
Does requip (ropinirole) work for restless leg syndrome?
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A 30-year old asked:
How can i get sleep. i have restless leg syndrome and take requip (ropinirole)?
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A 73-year old female asked:
How much requip (ropinirole) and neuronton can I take for restless leg syndrome?
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A member asked:
In simple terms that can be understood, What exactly does requip (ropinirole) do to the brain ?
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A 31-year old asked:
I have rls restless leg syndrome and i'm on .5 mg of requip, (ropinirole) why am I still having many sleepness nights?
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A 32-year old female asked:
I have been prescribed Ropinirole for RLS.. I was wondering if I could take an over the counter sleep aid as well?
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A 45-year old female asked:
Is there other medicine to try for RLS besides requip, (ropinirole) neurontin, and mirapex?
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A member asked:
I have Restless leg syndrome and would like to look at options other than ropinirole (sp) as a medication. It makes me sleepy.?
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A 29-year old female asked:
What are some reasons for leg pain in both legs without relief from requip (ropinirole) and pain meds?
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A 64-year old male asked:
Should Sinemet (carbidopa and levodopa) and Requip (ropinirole) taken together or take Requip (ropinirole) in between doses of Sinemet (carbidopa and levodopa) to be more effective? Underwent DBS 2 months ago for Parkinsons
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A 38-year old asked:
I AM BREAKING OUT IN HIVES FROM REQUIP (ropinirole) FOR PARKINSON'S DISEASE, WILL OTHER DOPAMINE AGONISTS GIVE ME HIVES?
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A 24-year old female asked:
I have a constricting pain in my right foot. It feels as though it's in a vice and being squeezed. I take Requip (ropinirole) for restless leg, could this pain be caused by the restless leg syndrome? It's hurts.
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A 64-year old male asked:
Is it safe to take fluoxetine with Parkinsons medications such as Sinemet (carbidopa and levodopa) and Requip (ropinirole)?
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A 40-year old female asked:
i am taking 10 325 norco every 6 hours with 2 benedryl and 3 advil due to recent heart ablations i normally take 10mg of requip (ropinirole) amd 10md of valium at night to sleep but i am out of valium so i am taking tamazapam instead of valium i am not sl
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A 65-year old female asked:
My partner's ropinerole dose is being reduced by 1mg a day from 14mg to zero due to intense confusion and hallucinations. Is this reduction too fast?
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A 40-year old asked:
Can "requip" cause some people to compulsively gamble?
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A 45-year old female asked:
Is requip in the same family of drugs as xanax (alprazolam)? Is it addicting, and do you have to wean off it? Can you also build up a tollerance to it ?
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A 66-year old male asked:
I see a Neurologist at the VA for Parkinson's. i take Carbidova/levodopa 50/200 7 x per day and Ropinrole .5 4x a day. Is this to much? Dx 3 yes ago.
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A 29-year old asked:
Is it okay to take flexeril, vicodin 10mg and xanax (alprazolam) .5 and also requip at the same time before bed?
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A 68-year old female asked:
Does seroquel or escitalipram interfere with Stalevo (carbidopa and levodopa and entacapone) and/or requip?
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