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Q: Is Requip Dosage Too High for RLS?

asked by: DoctorQuestion on January 29th, 2006

I have suffered from RLS for 10 yrs (at times unbearably) I have tried every medication for this disease except the one I have recently been placed on.....Requip. My neurologist put me on 2mg three times daily. The side effects are terrible, nausea, extreme nervousness, spasms lasting for about an hourafter dosage. Is this dosage in excess?
My last regime was Meripex and Darvon which I am clear of.

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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD

replied on February 11th, 2006

Sleep Disorders Answer A320

Requip (ropirinole) is a dopamine agonist used for treating Parkinson’s disease and RLS. Your neurologist started with very high doses of this drug because the beginning dose for RLS is 0.25 mg once a day, 2-3 hours before sleep; this beginning dosage is not the same for Parkinson’s disease . The dose can be increased to 4 mg per day at most. You can consult your neurologist and tell her/him about the side effects you are experiencing from this medicine.

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