Ropinirole requip rotigotine neupro and pramipexole mirapex are approved by the food and drug administration for the treatment of moderate to severe rls.
Restless leg syndrome medicine side effects.
The most common adverse reactions occurring in patients receiving treatment for restless legs syndrome were nausea somnolence fatigue and headache.
Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects.
Data sources include ibm watson micromedex updated 2 sep 2020 cerner multum updated 1 sep 2020 wolters kluwer updated.
Restless legs syndrome rls is a condition that causes an uncontrollable urge to move your legs usually because of an uncomfortable sensation.
Although an individual likely won t experience most side effects associated with the drug and may indeed not have any of them some that commonly occur with requip include.
Nausea vomiting stomach pain loss of appetite worsened rls symptoms early in the morning diarrhea constipation dry mouth sweating headache dizziness drowsiness.
Requip is available in generic form.
Muscle spasm or muscle weakness.
Sleep problems unusual dreams.
This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur.
It typically happens in the evening or nighttime hours when you re sitting or lying down.
Nausea or vomiting sleepiness.
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Common side effects of requip include.
Side effects of ropinirole pramipexole or rotigotine include impulsive behavior drowsiness changes in blood pressure or heart rate and hallucinations.
Requip is also used to treat restless legs syndrome rls.
What are side effects of requip.
Ref nervous system.
In a 2008 johns hopkins university study reported in medical news today researchers discovered that a main component of allergy medicine diphenhydramine made rls symptoms three to four times worse in people who were known to have the disease.
Benzodiazepines such as alprazolam xanax clonazepam klonopin.
Side effects can also include nausea vomiting hallucinations and involuntary movements dyskinesias.
Common side effects may include.