During outpatient therapy, his ropinirole dosage was gradually increased to 2 mg/day. He remained abstinent from alcohol for the next 2.5 years, but developed PG, which first emerged approximately 2 mont ...doi:10.2165/00128415-201113710-00030None...
Therapy should be reviewed and dosage adjustment or discontinuation of treatment considered with augmentation and early-morning rebound in restless syndrome; when discontinuing therapy in patients with restless leg syndrome, gradual reduction of the daily dose is recommended whenever possible ...
Restless Leg Syndrome: Very common (10% or more): Nausea (up to 40%), vomiting (up to 12.9%) Common (1% to 10%): Diarrhea, dyspepsia, dry mouth, abdominal pain upper Uncommon (0.1% to 1%):[Ref]Respiratory Common (1% to 10%): Yawning, upper respiratory tract infection, dyspnea,...
Restless Legs Syndrome REQUIP is indicated for the treatment of moderate-to-severe primary Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS). Dosage for Requip General Dosing Recommendations REQUIP can be taken with or without food [see CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY]. If a significant interruption in therapy with REQUIP has occu...
He subsequently started receiving ropinirole for RLS [ dosage and route not stated ]. His RLS improved; however, he developed behavioural changes of verbal and physical aggression towards nursing home staff [ time to reaction onset not stated ]. Interventions were initiated with pharmacotherapy, ...
either 300 mg of gabapentin (n = 8) or 0.5 mg of ropinirole (n = 8) as the initial dose, and the dose was up-titrated until relief of symptoms was achieved (gabapentin mean dosage 800 +/- 397 mg, range 300-1,200 mg; ropinirole mean dosage 0.78 +/- 0.47 mg, rang...
The article describes the cases of two women receiving dopamine agonists for restless leg syndrome (RLS) who developed punding. The older woman's physician decided to reduce her pergolide dosage and was given cabergoline. The younger woman was treated with gabapentin, cabergoline and ropinirole at ...
The article describes the cases of two women receiving dopamine agonists for restless leg syndrome (RLS) who developed punding. The older woman's physician decided to reduce her pergolide dosage and was given cabergoline. The younger woman was treated with gabapentin, cabergoline and ropinirole at ...