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----- Original Message ----- From: "Schaaf Angus / Meadow Creek Ranch" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 11:14 PM Subject: Re: blips > Charlie, > > I have had the same experience when I was on Requip - Would "drop off > line" in mid sentence while talking with someone in same manner as you > described. Also had problem with the sleep attacks and even went off the > road on several occasions. Had some other problems also BUT all of these > disappeared within two weeks of finally getting off the stuff. Requip may > benefit some, but it had some almost deadly side effects for me. I would > rather be stiff and in pain than take my car through the ditch and hope for > a soft landing! > > Rob, 36/52/56 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Charles Countryman" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 10:34 PM > Subject: Re: blips > > > > 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 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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