Requip

[Rosabellazita]

Any opinions on this med

[trikelover]

i used 12mg. I was no longer in control of my libido. Sex was the only thing that went through my mind, it became an obsession and an addiction. I couldn't resist causing it to undermine my life.

Now I take another 8mg. The sex drive is still bad but I have it under control now.

[bassofspades in reply to trikelover]

I was hoping to get half that problem but it made me groggy and not very sexy. I only made it to 3mg 3x a day then i gave up tapering off now.

[Burlingtongal]

I take a very low dose for restless legs (1mg). I was informed by my neuro that taking high doses can cause obsessive behavior. It works well for me.

[Rosabellazita in reply to Burlingtongal]

Dr. Said to take .25 mg 3times a day.for one week then call them . Mine is for tremor. Is yours for tremor?

[Rosabellazita in reply to Rosabellazita]

Oops I see now you take it for rls

[Rosabellazita in reply to Rosabellazita]

Do u think .25 mg three x a day is alot?

[Rosabellazita in reply to Rosabellazita]

And how many times a day do u take the 1mg?

[bassofspades in reply to Rosabellazita]

No its miniscule

[Hidden]

My mother was taking this, but only 1 mg at nighttime. Originally prescribed for wrongly diagnosed restless leg. Once PK and Essential tremor was correctly diagnosed, she continued using the 1 mg along with other PK meds, but only once per night, she felt that it was helpful to her.

[Pelley]

Early on in my PD I was on requip along with a few other meds trying everything I could to stabilize my body. All I remember about it was getting leg swelling. Ultimately it all ended with DBS which has been my salvation. It isn’t perfect, but has helped for some time. You are on a much lower dose. I wouldn’t worry.

[Rosabellazita in reply to Pelley]

Thank u so much....they say they will up the dose after a week til I reach 1mg right now it's. .25 mg three x a day... how many mg. Does it take to equal 1mg.?

[bassofspades in reply to Rosabellazita]

0.25mg x 4 = 1mg

[Rosabellazita]

And I also take sinemet....I'm not good at taking these poisons.....I hate rx drugs!! But I will never have the nerve to do dbs

[bassofspades]

I gradually went up to 3mg 3x a day. Over a period of many months. It makes me really drowsy and I don't see any real benefits so my doctor is tapering me off. Down to one a day and I already feel better.

[S70AWD]

I titrated up to 8 mg once each night (fighting off the nausea) . I still get sleepy in the afternoon, so the doctor cut it back to 4 mg. I can't say the requip (I take the generic, ropinerol) really helps with the tremors, which is what I wanted it for, because I also take amantamine and carbidopa/levadopa at the same time. I honestly don't know if any of them really work.

I haven't had any of the obsessive behaviors often associated with this drug.

[PatrickW]

Sex was the only thing that went through my mind, it became an obsession and an addiction. I couldn't resist causing it to undermine my life. I'm talking serious money too, 5 figures. I'm glad it's not just me but that doesn't help matters.