On Feb. 7, 1998 Charlie Meyer wrote: <<I had been up to 7 mg/day of mirapex(prescribed by Dr. Goetz - head of the Movement disorders program at Rush-Presbyterian in Chicago ) but it didn't help so we switched to Requip.>> Charlie, Please share with us your objectives with the 7 mg./day dose. Were you targeting further improvement of a symptom that had responded favorably to lower Mirapex doses? Did you experience side effects at higher doses that were mild or nonexistent at lower doses? What differences did you experience between Mirapex and Requip? Thanks for your help. Bob ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bob Bowling 51/9 Overland Park, KS <[log in to unmask]>