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I have had a weight problem all my life so when I became a PWP I was sure I would lose weight as it is supposedly one of the symptons. However, seven years into the disease, I still had my weight problem! Then about a year or so ago, I started losing weight rather quickly. I was pleased and alarmed both, since I had NEVER had this problem before. I lost 40 lbs in the year and figured it was time that PD had caught me. I went on Mirapex about four months ago and bingo, my appetite is boundless especially for sweets and I am slowly gaining weight. But I am fighting it, as I know if I get to the wheel chair stage, that the thinner I am the better! Whether this is due to the Mirapex or just the nature of the "beast", I don't know. Ruth Clark 67/9