Requip and Tiredness: What Users Say

• Rac...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• October 11, 2016

For Restless Legs Syndrome "At first, this medication seemed like a lifesaver. After time, I began to augment, and I would have to take more and more of the drug earlier in the day. It caused all kinds of side effects, from yawning to compulsive shopping. I gained about 40 lbs, and my blood pressure went through the roof. After being on this prescription for several years, it was horrendous to get off. It has taken almost a year to finally say I am totally free of the DA's (dopamine agonists). I will never, ever take one of these classes of drugs again. The side effects, withdrawal, and effect on overall health are not worth it."

• rai...
• February 28, 2015

For Restless Legs Syndrome "I have had restless legs syndrome for 20 years or so now. I have been taking Requip for almost the entire time it was diagnosed, and I have a severe case. In the past few months, I have experienced some nausea, dizziness, pain, and tiredness after my first dose in the morning. I did not realize this could be a side effect of the medication. I take 4mg, 3X a day. If I did not, I would never sleep, sit through a movie, or be able to focus on work. I will put up with the side effects."

• KPa...
• August 24, 2016

For Restless Legs Syndrome "I have had leg pain for over 5 years now. I have taken tramadol for the pain. I never thought it was restless leg because I never felt like moving my legs, they just ached so bad in the morning when I woke up. My doctor just added Requip 2 days ago, and it was amazing. I slept past 5 a.m. and woke at 8 a.m. with no leg pain and didn't need my 2 tramadol! Unbelievable! I am so excited to possibly cut my tramadol dose down because I was always so tired on tramadol! I'm hoping this will work for a while. My starting dose of Requip is 0.25 mg."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 14, 2012

For Restless Legs Syndrome "I have had restless legs syndrome for much longer than anyone knew what it was. I was a kid in the '70s getting in trouble for 'squirming' at my desk. It tends to act up more with periods of activity. When my wife and I were dating, I was at the gym and riding a bike, and I would wake up in the middle of the night and do stretches and anything to try and make the feeling go away. Recently, it has become unbearable again for some reason, it is ten years after the last bad period. I have tried Lyrica, which did not seem to help, Neurontin, which helped some but was wiping me out with tiredness, and I just switched to Mirapex because I couldn't see that 1-2 mg a night was doing anything but making me nauseous."

• Anonymous
• May 22, 2011

For Restless Legs Syndrome "Has anyone noticed that Requip XL has more side effects than regular Requip? My doctor has been giving me samples of Requip XL to take instead of my regular Requip (insurance will not pay for Requip XL). I take 6 mg per day and have taken it for many years. My dosage has been as much as 12 mg, but I have reduced the dosage to get down to 6 mg. I still have breakthrough restless legs even when I take my medicine on schedule, and sometimes when I do not take my medicine on time, I will have restless legs for hours after I take my dose. I am having severe nausea, vomiting, sweats, flushing, hot flashes, dizziness, tiredness, etc."

• BRK...
• January 31, 2009

For Parkinson's Disease "I took this for about 6 months. It made me very tired to the point that I would skip doses. I told my doctor that it could not be working for me if I couldn't stay awake or was missing doses."