Prescription REQUIP XL is not for everyone. REQUIP XL may cause you to fall asleep or feel very sleepy during normal activities such as driving; or to faint or feel dizzy, nauseated, or sweaty when you stand up. Tell your doctor if you experience these or the following problems, or if you drink alcohol or are taking other medicines that make you drowsy. CONTINUED BELOW
Resources and
Support
For additional information, please visit these sites or contact these organizations. The Web sites listed are external to GlaxoSmithKline. GlaxoSmithKline does not have control over the content of the information provided on these Web sites and therefore does not warrant their accuracy and completeness.
Be sure to discuss all information related to your Parkinson's disease and treatment with your healthcare professional.
Resources: Parkinson’s Disease Organizations
Parkinson’s Hope
A Place For You
www.Parkinsonshope.com
American Parkinson Disease Association
1-800-223-2732
www.apdaparkinson.org
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research
1-800-708-7644
www.michaeljfox.org/
National Parkinson Foundation
1-800-327-4545
www.parkinson.org/
Parkinson’s Action Network
1-800-850-4726
www.parkinsonsaction.org
Parkinson’s Disease Foundation (PDF)
1-800-457-6676
www.pdf.org
WE MOVE™: Worldwide Education and Awareness for Movement Disorders
wemove@wemove.org
www.wemove.org
Resources: Neurological Organizations
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)
1-800-879-1960
www.aan.com/
American Association of Neuroscience Nurses (AANN)
1-888-557-2266
www.aann.org/
American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP)
1-615-324-2360
www.acnp.org/
American Neurological Association
1-952-545-6284
www.aneuroa.org
Society for Neuroscience
1-202-962-4000
www.sfn.org
Resources: Private Institutes & Foundations
The Parkinson’s Institute and Clinical Center
1-800-655-2273
www.parkinsonsinstitute.org
Resources: US Government Resources
National Human Genome Research Institute
(NHGRI) Division of Intramural Research
1-301-402-0911
www.genome.gov
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
1-800-352-9424
www.ninds.nih.gov
Neuroscience@NIH (National Institutes of Health)
www.neuroscience.nih.gov
- Prescription REQUIP XL is not for everyone.
- REQUIP XL may cause you to fall asleep or feel very sleepy during normal activities such as driving; or to faint or feel dizzy, nauseated, or sweaty when you stand up.
- Tell your doctor if you experience these or the following problems, or if you drink alcohol or are taking other medicines that make you drowsy.
- Side effects may include nausea, dizziness, drowsiness or sleepiness, headache, and sudden uncontrolled movements (dyskinesia).
- Increase or decrease in blood pressure and heart rate may occur.
- Hallucinations may occur at any time during treatment.
- Also tell your doctor if you experience new or increased gambling, sexual, or other intense urges while taking REQUIP XL.
- REQUIP XL may increase the side effects of L-dopa. Most patients were not bothered enough to stop taking REQUIP XL.