Requip User Reviews & Ratings (Page 5)
Requip has an average rating of 6.1 out of 10 from a total of 121 reviews on Drugs.com. 49% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 32% reported a negative experience.
Reviews for Requip
- Sue4JC
- February 11, 2018
For Restless Legs Syndrome "It's magic for me. Most of the time, within an hour of taking it, I'm ready to sleep with no problems at all."
- Ed 1938
- January 13, 2013
For Restless Legs Syndrome "I had shaky legs so bad and could not sleep. My primary care doctor prescribed Requip, but I had awful side effects on Requip."
Frequently asked questions
- Bella...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- July 31, 2020
For Restless Legs Syndrome "Took this Requip for about a week and then it stopped working. I now take Kratom and the RLS is GONE.."
- boston...
- Taken for 5 to 10 years
- November 23, 2014
For Restless Legs Syndrome "I started using 1 mg and now up to 3 mg for restless legs syndrome about 7 years now."
Are you taking this medicine?
- 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."
- Elf
- Taken for 5 to 10 years
- June 2, 2017
For Restless Legs Syndrome "Works better than mirapex"
- Rls...
- July 2, 2015
For Restless Legs Syndrome "The very first night I started Requip, I vomited violently all night."
- Anonymous
- June 25, 2009
For Restless Legs Syndrome "This drug finally gave me peaceful rest."
- Anonymous
- July 11, 2011
For Periodic Limb Movement Disorder "This medication actually worsened my symptoms, and the MD kept raising the dose until I had symptoms during the day. Then she finally listened to me and took me off this medication."
- Bcc
- April 17, 2017
For Restless Legs Syndrome "I used for years no longer helping I'm 55 now and never had so bad. See Dr next week.... RLS is worse then back pain I have 2 Rod's in my back"
- susie...
- November 10, 2011
For Parkinson's Disease "Requip was prescribed for me for "break-through" symptoms related Parkinson's Disease. I could not tell that it made any difference at all."
- peggy...
- August 2, 2014
For Restless Legs Syndrome "Did not help enough plus terrible side effects..."
- Jamie...
- October 26, 2014
For Restless Legs Syndrome "Made me very sick at my stomach"
- Anonymous
- April 3, 2009
For Periodic Limb Movement Disorder "This medication caused me severe nausea and vomiting."
- Anonymous
- December 22, 2009
For Periodic Limb Movement Disorder "I couldn't sleep at all when taking Requip!"
- Jai...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- July 26, 2015
For Periodic Limb Movement Disorder "I was given this med for RLS/PLM. This medication kept me up most of the night with a bucket to vomit into. Hummm.... Which to chose, RLS/PLM vs Severe nausea/ Vomiting? "
- Murf
- Taken for 2 to 5 years
- June 5, 2017
For Restless Legs Syndrome "Have used this drug for 2-3 yrs, at 2mg. Not so effective right now, having to attend G.P. to see if drug can be increased"
- wrong...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- August 10, 2016
For Periodic Limb Movement Disorder "This drug ruined my life. I became a compulsive gambler. It screwed my brain over until I had little moral control over my life."
- Pen
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- July 18, 2021
For Periodic Limb Movement Disorder "I have been severely depressed since starting this medication. I’m stopping today as I just figured out the correlation."
- Lynnea...
- December 15, 2021
For Restless Legs Syndrome "It works! No restless leg symptoms during the night."
- NW49E...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- March 22, 2024
For Restless Legs Syndrome "This medication actually works pretty well at night for my RLS."
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For Restless Legs Syndrome "I started taking Requip when it first came out and within a year had serious lung issues leading to a pulmonary embolism."