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Dear Charolette: Thanks for the advice and information. Trish started out on Mirapex for her PD and it was a disaster for her; she got so depressed; then she switched to Sinemet. But she hasn't tried the Requip yet. The Sinemet has helped with the PD (although it is already less effective than it was at first) but it has made the RLS worse. We are going to consult a specialist in PD in San Francisco soon. Her current neuro is less aggressive than I would like. Thanks again for your response. Rob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charlotte A Mancuso" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, February 29, 2004 12:53 PM Subject: Re: Greetings and Request > Hi, > > Mirapex and Requip, which are dopamine agonists prescribed for PD, are also prescribed for restless legs syndrome. I've taken both of these drugs for PD, and both worked 100% to relieve restless legs. I don't use either of them for PD anymore, but I still take 1/2 of a 0.25 mg tablet of Mirapex for RLS, and it takes care of it completely. > > She needs to talk with her neurologist--perhaps she might benefit from starting with an agonist instead of going straight to Sinemet. But that's another story--there are disadvantages and advantages to the various medication strategies for newly diagnosed PWPs--people living with Parkinson's. > > Good luck, > > Charlotte Mancuso > > > > Dear Friends: > > > > I am new to message forums or whatever this is called. My wife was recently diagnosed with PD just about the time we adopted our daughter who is now 2. Trish, my wife, suffers quite a bit from Restless Legs Syndrome and the Sinemet seems actually to make that condition worse. Do any of you have any suggestions? > > > > My best wishes to all who are struggling with this horrible disease. (My mother had it as well.) > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > Rob > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > 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