dipyridamole

[RCHD]

anyone currently using successfully?

Alone without other meds? Any significant side effects? Is it an easy med to get prescription for ?

is it a world wide med.? Thank you. Trying to help my husband as his kratom is no longer working well.

[Amrob]

Hi, here's a post that i wrote some time back on the side effects that i experienced on dipyridamole.

healthunlocked.com/rlsuk/po...

[RCHD in reply to Amrob]

thank you. I wonder if everyone experiences headaches ?

[ChrisColumbus in reply to RCHD]

"Common or very common side effects: Angina pectoris; diarrhoea; dizziness; headache; myalgia; nausea; skin reactions; vomiting"

But you'll find similar lists of differing side effects against virtually all drugs. Whether any one person will suffer some of these effects, and where the cost/benefit balance lies, is an individual thing.

See the following chain for some reactions to dipyridamole. There's talk about using it on its own, diminishing returns, headaches..:

healthunlocked.com/rlsuk/po...

[RCHD in reply to ChrisColumbus]

yes sure it’s true… all have side effects..

[Qalba]

It did nothing for me. I am finally on a small dose of methadone and for the first time in 20 years I am sleeping through the night! I experience no side effects. And it is cheap!

[coldfeet7 in reply to Qalba]

Was this to control RLS or PLM? I have only very mild RLS, usually if I eat something sweet after 6pm (so I avoid it). PLM is my sleep disrupter.

[RCHD in reply to coldfeet7]

he gets restless all over his body. Not just legs

[coldfeet7 in reply to RCHD]

RLS can be expressed in other parts of the body. It is just more common in the legs.

[LanaCSR]

I'm so sorry you are getting such negative comments about dipyridamole. My neurologist has been prescribing it for me for three years now, and it works GREAT for me!! I have never had any side effects either. It calms my legs down almost immediately! I definitely would say it's worth a try. Good luck!

[RCHD in reply to LanaCSR]

thanks great ti know !!!

[PoorRichard in reply to LanaCSR]

Do you use dipyridamole every night or just as needed? What dose? Thank you.

[LanaCSR in reply to PoorRichard]

4 tablets a day, 2 with supper and 2 four hours later.

[Amrob in reply to LanaCSR]

Are you still taking it alongside other meds LanaCSR? I seem to recall that you had a combination of meds that was working well for you.

[LanaCSR in reply to Amrob]

You have a great memory! 😁 Yes, I take it with buprenorphine and Horizant.

[Typicallygaslit]

I already have chronic diarrhoea to begin with and it made my conditon worse, so sadly didn’t work for me.

[BAK524]

I have been using it with some success for about a year (225mg). It diminishes the intensity of the PLM and seems to help me sleep. I also take 400 mg gabapentin and iron every night before bed. It's not perfect, but it helps me. Headaches, yes, but these lessen with continued use.

[RCHD in reply to BAK524]

thank you