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On Tue 08 Apr, Gail B. Post wrote: > This is a website with the most serious adverse effects of meds and does > mention heart attacks and strokes related to the bromocriptine. It also > points out that the meds are generally safe and reactions rare. One > must weigh benefit vs rare effects. > > http://www.aaalaw.com/aaalaw/article.htm > > I copied this. I do believe drs still prescribe Parlodel with sinemet > in some cases. Parlodel has many other uses and is commonly prescribed, > so I think the adverse effects are indeed rare. It is used for > lactation suppression, pituitary tumors, premenstrual swelling,etc. > All with few problems. > PARLODEL: > Chemical name: > Bromocriptine mesylate. > Qualities: > Helps all aspects of Parkinson's disease. Used in combination with > Sinemet to reduce symptoms and ameliorate severity > of adverse reactions associated with long-term levodopa therapy, > especially dyskinesias, wearing off and "on-off." Acts > directly on the D2 receptors. > Dosages: > Tablet, 2.5 mg; capsule, 5 mg > Range of daily dosage: > 1.25-30 mg > Side effects: > Orthostatic hypotension, nausea, blurred vision, hallucinations. > Special considerations: > May take several weeks for an effect to occur. > > > -- > Gail B. Post, RN,MS,CSN > Maryknoll Schools > Honolulu, HI 96822 > Hello Gail, I am aware that Parlodel is still prescribed by a lot of doctors. This is probably a testament to the innate conservatism of many doctors. Looking back on it, and accepting that it did behave as advertised as far as taking some of the load off the Sinemet, there have been altogether too many reports of Hallucinations, Personality change, Paranioa etc. Now that there are quite a crowd of alternative Dopamine agonists, there seems little point in carrying on with such a high risk factor. The later alternatives appear to be much less likely to suffer psychological side effects. P.S. :-You may well receive a few posts from people who find Parlodel to be fine, and (say ) Permax (Pergolide) to be unacceptable . A survey did demonstrate that thos was a minority group however. -- Brian Collins <[log in to unmask]>