rls was only symptom helped by requip. otherwise it was the devil drug that gave me red ankles, 30 lbs., and sleepless nights with compulsive behaviors, and nauseous days ! not for everybody
I take 8 mg Requip ER at bedtime (generic) to supplement L-Dopa and so far so good. I tried Mirapex first but it caused hallucinations, and falling asleep during normal activities
Hi Thomas, My husband also has been on Requip for his RLS. He has Parkinson's and neuropathy from his back problems. His doctor prescribed Requip for his RLS and said it would help him with the symptoms of Parkinson's. The tremor and the stiffening of his legs. He did walk better with the Requip. The awful thing though was he did have side affects. We have been trying to lower his use of it now. The doctor said we have to get him off of it slowly. We wish you the best of luck with this drug.
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