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A short blurb in The Parkinson's Disease Foundation News Review reported that the FDA is cautioning that Mirapex may cause a heart failure risk. That made me shiver. Jamie, who died of congestive heart failure, took Mirapex until the day he died. --------- Mary Ann (CG Jamie 68/28 with PD, died 11/20/07) > My experience with Mirapex was no better. Getting off the stuff is no > picnic. Five months later, I'm still fighting depression, anhedonia, a > general lack of motivation and am having far more "off" days. Overall, a > large step backward in control of the PD and leading a "normal" life. But > if I'd stayed on it, the lies and deceit probably would have cost me my > marriage. The manufacturer's literature makes you think that these > compulsive/addictive behaviors only occur in a very small percentage of > cases. I've read elsewhere that 15 to 20% of PWP experience these > problems. > > Roger > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kathleen Cochran > Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2012 1:31 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Court Blames Sex Addiction on Meds > > I second what Rick says... I had sleep attacks on Requip. Scary. > > Kathleen > > > On 28 December 2012 09:20, Rick McGirr <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> I was on the stuff for a couple of years and, while I feel like my old >> hetero self and have no compelling need to gamble away my life savings, >> it >> did contribute to heavy sleepiness, a factor in a pretty bad auto wreck >> back >> in 2007. I would recommend scrutinizing the effects of Requip very >> closely, >> if your doctor prescribes it. >> >> Thanks Nic >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network >> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Nic Marais >> Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2012 2:05 PM >> To: [log in to unmask] >> Subject: Court Blames Sex Addiction on Meds >> >> >> http://news.discovery.com/human/court-blames-sex-addiction-on-meds-dnews-nug >> get-121226.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn