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My neuro would say it’s just like me to find a new obsession instead of picking one off the standard list ! (gambling - ugh! sex - - what’s available I don’t fancy). Yea, I know it’s partly the Mirapex - but I love musical instruments and it’s an impulse I don’t want to control so I suppose it’s about 50% me. I do have a very bluntly-spoken aunt who says I’m nuts on the subject (she never did understand about tact). It’s tricky learning the concertina with the Parkinson’s tremor but worth doing I feel. Sent from Windows Mail From: Nic Marais Sent: Friday, 31 October 2014 06:05 To: [log in to unmask] Amanda, They can mow add another impulse side effect for Mirapex; buying musical instruments.. ;-)) Nic 62/20 On 30 October 2014 16:40, A Phillips <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > The mirapex can be resisted - if you know its' the cause and you can stand > the background brain static that results. no wonder schizoprenics go mad. > > Amanda (eight years on Mirapex) > > > Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2014 09:19:26 -0500 > > From: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: Re: Parkinson’s drugs linked to impulse control disorders > > To: [log in to unmask] > > > > Not just suspected... but lived it. I had been on Mirapex (3 mg/day) and > > was "participating" in some of the typical compulsive behaviors as > > mentioned in the article. When I finally was confronted and subsequently > > confessed to the neuro what I had been doing, she told me not to beat > > myself up too much about it because I "couldn't do a thing about it" on > my > > own. She yanked me off the Mirapex which initiated a horrible withdrawal > > and also resulted in other unpleasant changes that I am still dealing > with > > over two years later. > > > > There are some positive aspects to Mirapex (more energy, better > motivation > > and attitude, no depression,...) but they're not worth the risk for me. > > > > Roger > > > > On Wed, Oct 29, 2014 at 3:52 AM, Nic Marais <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > > > > We've always suspected this.... > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/20/us-parkinson-drugs-impulse-control-idUSKCN0I926Q20141020 > > > > > > > > > Nic 62/20 > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > 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