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Date: Fri, 3 May 2002 13:15:00 +0200
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Hello Greg and the whole parkinsn gang,
I'm sorry to spoil your fun but you have to be careful with Cabergoline...
even though some scientists write things like the text below:
"However, he noted, cabergoline may have the potential to avoid some of
these effects because of its extremely long half-life of 65 hours. With the
resulting more steady plasma levels, he hypothesized, intolerable side
effects might be minimized." (http://www.pslgroup.com/dg/2021da.htm)
the extremely long half-life can also cause problems if you are not careful.
In the spring of 2000 I started on Cabergoline, taking one 2 mg pill a day.
One month later I increased the dose to 4 mg a day. This was pretty good,
took away a lot of the stiffness during the night, but after a short
discussion with me my neuro increased the dose to 6 mg a day. After
approximately
two weeks I started feeling uneasy, and one week after that I had a
full-blown paraniod psychosis and went to hospital. The problem was that I
was vacationing alone in France at the time, and I'm not quite sure how I
managed to get home to Sweden. It took me two weeks of ECT treatment to come
out of
the psychosis and more than four months before I could shake the depression
that followed.
In hindsight, I know that 6 mg a day is a very very high dose. I just wish
my neuro would have told me to watch for signs of hallucinations, because
that would have helped me to realise what was wrong.
For a (possibly incorrect) hint at the effect of taking one 2mg pill every
24 hours, when the half-life is 63 hours see this diagram:
http://w1.707.telia.com/~u70703687/images/cabaser.gif
(Please note that I'm a software engineer, not a pharmacist! I used a
radioactive-decay formula to create the graph, so it is just meant to give
you the general idea... 2 mg a day gives a blood level of 8.6 mg after
two-three weeks!)
That said, go ahead! It is very good at "raising the floor of the deepest
off-valleys", ie. it gives you a good steady base to stand on. Just take
care of yourself, OK? :-)
/John
18/26/33
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> Murray,
> Are you aware of any clinical studies involving Cabergolin? I'd would
like
> to sacrifice myself and be a participant.
>
> Greg
> 49/35/35
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Date: Fri, 3 May 2002 08:26:59 -0400
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Thank you for expressing your thoughts on virus interaction. I must say =
I was upset receiving it, especially with the attachment "DONATED =
PRESCRIPTION". These two last words really threw me off. I still feel we =
have to be responsible not to spread the virus onto others.The =
responsibility includes having anti virus software program. (Besides all =
these it could still happen!) However, if we do not take timely =
precautions, it can be interpreted by some people, including myself, =
that irresponsibility can potentially give people "bad name" as you =
never know what you are going to receive from them in the future. At =
times we are all judgemental. Take care.
Emily
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Date: Fri, 3 May 2002 08:47:58 EDT
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Deborah,
The first thought that comes to my mind is "allergy." An allergic reaction
could be triggered by something new you are taking...or something you have
been taking for a very long time...or by a switch in laundry detergent.
It's a possibility you might raise with the doctors.
BTW, my normal temperature is around 97. It is nothing unusual. What gives
with that doc?!!
Thinking of you,
Kathleen
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Date: Fri, 3 May 2002 05:58:27 -0700
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