Over the counter cold and allergy medicines may also bring on restless legs syndrome 2.
Restless leg syndrome medicine side effects.
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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.
Common side effects may include.
Nausea or vomiting sleepiness.
Nausea vomiting stomach pain loss of appetite worsened rls symptoms early in the morning diarrhea constipation dry mouth sweating headache dizziness drowsiness.
Sleep problems unusual dreams.
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Requip is also used to treat restless legs syndrome rls.
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.
Benzodiazepines such as alprazolam xanax clonazepam klonopin.
Side effects can also include nausea vomiting hallucinations and involuntary movements dyskinesias.
What are the side effects.
Muscle spasm or muscle weakness.
Restless legs syndrome rls is a condition that causes an uncontrollable urge to move your legs usually because of an uncomfortable sensation.
Ropinirole requip rotigotine neupro and pramipexole mirapex are approved by the food and drug administration for the treatment of moderate to severe rls.
Requip is available in generic form.
What are side effects of requip.
It typically happens in the evening or nighttime hours when you re sitting or lying down.
Common side effects of requip include.
This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur.
Side effects of ropinirole pramipexole or rotigotine include impulsive behavior drowsiness changes in blood pressure or heart rate and hallucinations.
Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects.