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I do have the problem with drowsiness into the afternoon. I took requip for the first 10 years or so and then it just quit working. The mirapex does the job. My RLS is so bad that side effect is ok with me.
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@rensacb: I had the very same thing happen to me with Requip......isn’t it strange that after all that time it would stop being effective? Disappointing too as it worked well all that time. I stopped because I was needing to increase dosage every two weeks & would get sick & vomit, have a blasting headache, & be dizzy to the point passing out with each increase. By the time the side effects started to abate, it was time to increase the dosage again - and round and round it went. That’s when Mayo switched me to gabapentin which has proven to be somewhat effective but not entirely. Right now I am taking Neupro which is a transdermal patch, and so far it’s working pretty well. Problem is it’s quite expensive. It too is a Parkinson’s/RLS drug. Like @babarn above, I keep wondering if I can switch back to Requip some day or if it will forever be something that doesn’t work.
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@rensacb I take it just before bedtime Miripex0 25 I do t have any drowsy,s next day