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Rick, I have had "mini-blackouts" also. But all of them happened about 30 minutes after taking Ropinirole (Requip). They are different than a "sleep attack," which I have also experienced. It is like loosing a moment in time mentally, but without the sensation of falling to sleep and waking up. They can be dangerous. One happened to me while walking up to a street crossing. The control light said "Don't Walk." I remember the intention to stop. But the next thing that I knew, I found myself walking across the street against the control light. Fortunately for me, there were no vehicles entering the intersection. But I have not experienced any "mini-blackouts" for several months. Maybe I tolerate Ropinirole better now. I have been taking it for about 4 years, up to 4 x 1 mg/day now. I also take Sinemet CR 200-50, Amantadine, & Selegiline. Charley 50, dx 1993 > Hey list, > > Lately I've been experiencing a strange symptom or perhaps medication side > effect. It is a little difficult to describe in words, but the analogy I use > is to a car engine "missing" on one of its cylinders. The episodes are > almost like mini-blackouts, but I don't lose consciousness. It's a "blip" > where I skip a beat--not a heartbeat; it's definitely in my brain. Physical > activity makes it happen more often. I take Requip, but had this thing > before I started taking it (I realize there are sleep-attack issues with > Requip, but this isn't like that). I'm 50 years old, diagnosed w/ PD almost > 4 years ago, also taking CR Sinemet, Comtan, Amantadine. I'm going to talk > to my neurologist about it today, but wondered if anyone has any idea what > I'm trying to describe or has had similar episodes. > > Rick Hermann > Bellingham, Washington > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn