Thanks Barb, I thought of getting my father started on enzymes again,
certain drugs can cause deficiencies. BTW, I called him this morning
and asked him if his pain was in the joints, and he said "YES!".
Linda Forrest's Mom
Barbara Mallut wrote:
>
> Errr... neither. The pain is right smack in my hip joints. That would make
> it cartilage, I think. And it feels like what I IMAGINE rheumatoid arthritis
> would feel like if I had an active case of it in my hips (which I indeed MAY
> have).
>
> I believe I'm looking to see if it's possible that Mirapex can CAUSE RA to
> start it one's predisposed to having it, or is in remission - like me - at
> the time they began taking the Mirapex.
>
> Barb Mallut
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>
> ----------
> From: Parkinson's Information Exchange on behalf of Linda Carlton
> Sent: Monday, October 27, 1997 9:36 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN
> Subject: Re: Possible Mirapex Problem?
>
> Kathie, Barb, and Marty, My father has reported the same problems,
> except I cannot get him to describe the pain to me. So I will
> ask you the same question.
>
> Does the pain feel like it is in the bones or muscle?
> Thanks Linda Forrest's mom
>
> PS My father began the mirapex a few months ago.
>
> Kathie Tollifson wrote:
> >
> > Barb asks:
> >
> > >Amongst our Mirapex users, has anyone found that shortly after starting the
> > >drug they developed continuous pain in their hip joints (or any other
> joints?)
> > >
> > >
> >
> > Barb,
> >
> > I didn't have hip problems, but I did experience fairly serious pain in my
> > arms (wrists, forearms, hands). Also a lot of pain in my neck (okay, I know
> > this is a set-up, but I'm serious). I stopped Mirapex about 3 weeks ago
> > after reaching a 2.25 mgs/day dose, and I'm very glad I did. It just didn't
> > work out for me.
> >
> > I believe the problem for me was that I couldn't take enough sinemet to
> > correct rigidity in my hands,forearms, and neck without launching into
> > totally off-the-planet dyskinesia. Also it affected my mood in ways I didn't
> > like, and was a SERIOUS sleep-destroyer for me.
> >
> > So I am returned to a normally-abnormal condition. I have three friends here
> > in Tucson using it, one attributes a car-wreck to same untreated rigidity
> > condition. The other two say they are doing great.
> >
> > Kathie Tollifson
> > [log in to unmask]
