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Date sent: Fri, 7 Sep 2001 12:09:23 -0400 Send reply to: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network <[log in to unmask]> From: janet paterson <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Has anyone taken Modafinil? To: [log in to unmask] > all pd meds do NOT have this particular problem > ONLY pramipexole (Mirapex) and ropinirole (Requip) > (relatively new drugs on the pd scene) > > it has been well documented in the medical literatrue > and has been acknowledged as a potential problem by the manufacturers > in additional warnings included in the med packaging in particular > about the suddenness of onset and the unpredictability of sleep > attacks Janet is correct once again. Some states (including California) are considering requiring physicians who prescribe one of these two drugs to report such to the DMV in the same way that patients with convulsive seizures must be reported. Best, Bob ********************************************** Robert A. Fink, M. D., F.A.C.S., P. C. 2500 Milvia Street Suite 222 Berkeley, California 94704-2636 Telephone: 510-849-2555 FAX: 510-849-2557 WWW: http://www.rafink.com/ mailto:[log in to unmask] "Ex Tristitia Virtus" ********************************************* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn