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Given what you are saying, there are still other alternatives: discuss with your neurologist the possibility of switching to or adding Sinemet, if Mirapex alone does not give you satisfactory control without excessive side effects, Jorge Romero, MD ----- Original Message ----- From: "sue weiler" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2000 2:39 PM Subject: Mirapex and Tremors > Dear Friends, > > Here's my question--am I under-medicated? > > Here's the background--I am 53, diagnosed at 51. I take only Mirapex and > vitamins. My MDS lets me decide how much meds I am comfortable with. I take > 1.25 mg of Mirapex 3 times a day. A recent post about Mirapex controlling > tremors > got me curious. My tremor in both hands is considerable and yesterday, at > the YMCA > where I lift weights MWF, my left leg (my weakest side) started > shaking. The MDS > has said that I should go no further than 1.5mg-3 times a day. I have been > holding > back for fear of falling asleep at the wheel. So, what do you think, do I > shake and > drive or stop both or will taking more even affect my tremors? > > Sue