hi does anyone else suffer from dizzy spells while using requip xl..im on 14 mg a day

Hello sanity7 and welcome.

I am so sorry but I cannot answer your question. I got to 12 mg of Reqip XL and was so sick that it had to be reduced. Perhaps someone else may be able to be more helpful? I do know that my blood pressure drops sharply when standing from sitting and that this may cause giddiness. But of couse this could have many causes, not just pd or pd medication

In the meantime, may I suggest that you put your concerns to your GP/ consultant/Pd nurse or the excellent service provided by the PUK helpline (no on top left of this page)

With best wishes

thanks for the reply anebernadette im almost sure its the tabs

Hi Saintly

Unfortunately, dizziness appears to be a feature of my Parkinson's. It was one of my first symptoms. Requip does help a little but am only on 6mg as the higher doses caused sleep paralysis, sparkly vision and auditory hallucinations (not nice). I am one of the few people who cannot tolerate any of the dopamine agonists (I have also tried mirapexin and neupro patches,each one for at least 6 months)

My neuro has now added Azilect, however (as with everything else I have taken gives me side effects. Constipation, pains in my arms, legs and feet.

hi caroline thanks for the reply...i suppose dizziness and unsteadyness iss something we have tpo put up with then with this damn parkinsons

Hi all -I am on 10mg slow release daily with Madopar 3 times a day and dizziness is a problem for me on exertion ! Any activity where I have to bend down and up results in light-headedness.I know my blood pressure is a bit low so I think it is a combination of the Parkinsons and the medication side effects .

It seems that Parkinsons can cause Blood pressure to be lower .

Do you mean dizzy or is it your balance ?

Whenever I ask my husband who's balance is dreadful if he is dizzy he tells me it isn't .

It's his body and not his head .

In fact if he has ben sitting in his armchair for a long time ( WHICH HE DOES ) I raise him slowly and then get him to sit on a dining chair for a short while .

for me it is definately dizziness.

dizziness for me also...but as the day wears on it seems to get better

Hi guys
For me too, Im currently on Requip 4mg and the dizzyness (feeling light headed)started on 2mg. Its bad in the morning, peaks about midday and gets slowly better during the day. I have seen a slight improvement in my hand tremor , so its a balencing act between this and feeling bad on the meds.
I bought a blood pressure monitor to check whether it is dropping when i stand , which it is a little, but not alarming - my average BP is 131/95 with the lowest dropping to 120/83.

The dizzyness is getting me down to be honest and now I have the BP monitor im paranoid about my blood pressure and check it every moment of the day
Im sure its the meds not agreeng with me but it could also be the Parkinsons ?

Also sweating constantly which started when I started taking Requip !

Im going to discuss with the GP about coming of the meds for a while to see if the dizzyness improves , at least then i will know for sure

cheers

Crusader