Side Effects of Requip for Early Parkinson's Disease

Requip Medicine

Common Side Effects of Requip for Early Parkinson's Disease

Requip has been studied extensively in clinical trials. In these studies, side effects are always documented. The most common side effects of Requip for early Parkinson's were:

Dizziness (40 percent)
Nausea (60 percent)
Excessive tiredness, which is known as somnolence (40 percent).

Other common side effects of Requip in early Parkinson's patients (occurring in more than 5 percent of patients) were:

Headache
Vomiting
Fainting (syncope)
Fatigue
Indigestion (dyspepsia)
Viral infection
Constipation
Pain
Increased sweating
Weakness (asthenia)
Swelling
Dizziness, nausea, sweating, or fainting when standing up from either a sitting or lying down position
High blood pressure (hypertension)
Abdominal pain
Sore throat (pharyngitis)
Confusion
Hallucinations
Urinary tract infection (UTI)
Vision problems.

Other Side Effects of Requip for Early Parkinson's Disease

Some of the other Requip side effects that occurred in more than 2 percent but less than 5 percent of patients with early Parkinson's disease included:

Flushing
Dry mouth
Increased sweating
Increased heart rate
Chest pain
Impotence (also known as erectile dysfunction or ED)
Feeling of discomfort or being ill (malaise)
Low blood pressure
Abdominal pain
Difficulty concentrating
Inflammation of the sinuses (sinusitis)
Atrial fibrillation.

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