What country are you in ?
There's no ban on medicating young onsets in England
- Tho 10 minutes with a (good0 consultant twice yearly is a bit minimal

Quoting angela hamon <[log in to unmask]>:

> Regardless of these varying opinions of mirapex, i can assure you that ANY
> help would be appreciated when doctors ping-pong the young onset back and
> forth and the job loss, friends loss, drooling, falling, and wondering where
> she is, it terrifying. I know the drug has side effects, but stage 3 symptoms
> are absolutely merciless, and I wish I could get more aggressive treatment
> for her in this country. Many Drs oversease seem to know that head and neck
> injuries cause PD, but in the USA, they act like parkinsons doesn't hurt if
> the victim doesn't complain much, but falls often, and tries to wander about.
> How can they watch see this behavior in the office and not care?
> I know my daughter is not the only one getting slack treatment. I wish no one
> did, but I am sure there are others out there with symptoms sprialing out of
> control, to whom Mirapex or any extra dopamine agonist would be a godsend.,
> Is there FDA indications about age and parkinson's medications? I mean to
> ask, is it just accepted protocol or is there REALLy an FDA warning not to
> medicate the younger sufferers. They are always trying to give her
> tranquilizers or pain pills and we refuse those. >
>
> Below are some of your comments I found really interesting. . . .
>
>
> > Mirapex is a dopamine agonist which is very effective in boasting dopamine>
> and, therefore, function in PWP.> > Before Mirapex was prescribed for RLS it
> was widely used for PD.> > Side effects can include hallucinations, psychosis
> and an increase in> negative behaviors such as gambling and sexual
> addiction.> > It was very effective in addressing my husband's depression,
> tremor and> dystonia (painful muscle contractions).> ----------> God bless>
> Mary Ann (CG Jamie 68/28 with PD)
> > > approval letter stated "for the treatment of the signs and symptoms of> >
> idiopathic Parkinson's disease" (quoted from the FDA approval letter> > dated
> July 1,> > 1997).> >> > It has gotten a lot of attention for RLS because of
> recent> > direct-to-consumer advertising. The RLS indication was only
> approved last> > year.> >> > Wilson DeCamp> > Leesburg, VA> > (retired from
> 22+ years at FDA)
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