As asked again again, please has any on... - Cure Parkinson's
As asked again again, please has any one used rimantadine 4 a treatment 4parkinsons?
No that's a drug connected to influenza. What's the connection?
That's what Iv'e been trying 2 find out!!!
Are you sure it is Rimantadine and not Rotigatine?
Rimantadine is used to treat flu symptoms Rotigatine for PD.
I haven't used it.
We have a large co Hirt of patients and have never used this. That is probably the reason you are not getting many replies. What country are you in?
I found this online:
GENERIC NAME: RIMANTADINE - ORAL BRAND NAME: Flumadine
DRUG CLASS AND MECHANISM: Rimantadine is a synthetic (man-made) anti-viral drug that can prevent viruses in cells from multiplying. To prevent a viral infection, the drug should be started before exposure to the virus. Clearly, this is not practical for most viral infections. Rimantadine initially was used to prevent influenza A during flu season, and, if given within 24 to 48 hours after the onset of flu symptoms, to decrease the severity of the flu. Rimantadine is chemically related to amantadine (Symmetrel), but rimantadine has fewer side effects on the nervous system than amantadine. Rimantadine was approved for use in 1993.
GENERIC AVAILABLE: no
PRESCRIPTION: yes
PREPARATIONS: Tablets: 100mg
ANY USE?
Rimantadine in Parkinson's disease patients experiencing peripheral adverse effects from amantadine: report of a case series.
Singer C, Papapetropoulos S, Gonzalez MA, Roberts EL, Lieberman A.
Source
Department of Neurology University of Miami, School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33136, USA. csinger@med.miami.edu
Abstract
We report our experience with 7 consecutive patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) who received rimantadine (the alpha-methyl derivative of amantadine) in substitution of amantadine due to peripheral side effects (lower limb edema, livedo reticularis). Mean age was 67.3 +/- 5.9 years, the mean disease duration was 13 +/- 6.3 years, and mean Hoehn and Yahr stage was 2.2 +/- 0.4. A total of 3 patients experienced marked improvement of edema, and 1 patient experienced marked improvement of livedo reticularis. Only 1 of the 7 patients reported significant loss of motor benefit when amantadine was replaced with rimantadine. Our results demonstrate that rimantadine may be considered as an alternative to amantadine in patients experiencing amantadine-induced peripheral side effects.
Hi y'all, in other words ; no one has used rimantadine 4 the treatment of parkinsons disease. So I shouldn't try this dug at home, w/o some type of medical experience or observation, in case of allergic episode. This is basically what my dr. sent me home with a script 4 it. He was too bzy to observe me ,during my 4 day hospital, which is y I was admitted 4 in the first place. I was apprehensive 2 begin with. Thanx, that's all I wanted to no.
Need help please to manage one more sympton
