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Hi Glenn, My husband has been taking Mirapex for about two years now and the only side effect is drowsiness while driving -- he takes a large coffee with him and it helps. You are right to look for another neurologist -- various Parkinson's organizations will list recommendations on their websites. Sherie In a message dated 10/7/2005 11:11:23 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes: > hello listers, > > i am new to this list and elated to have discovered it's existence. i was > diagnosed 2&1/2 yrs. ago. my neurologist prescribed mirapex for my symptoms > which are hand tremors, slowness > and slight imbalance. i started with 0.125 mil. 3x's a day and increased to > 0.5 3x's a day. unfortunately, i experienced an episode that caused > sweating > and a very sick feeling. needless to say, i ceased taking the prescription > immediately. my dr.wou ld not respond to my phone call and had an assistant > to > telephone me instead. i was not at home and my wife took the message. she > informed me that it was suggested that i see the psychiatrist that works > with > their medical group. i felt that my concerns were worth professional > medical > intervention. i am now looking for another neurologist and i hope this is > the > right course of action. nevertheless, is there anyone else on this list > having > difficulty or success with mirapex? if so' i'd like to hear what you have > to say. > > glenn brown ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn