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Dave Parcej wrote: > I have been asked by a friend suffering from PD about Roprinirole, a > dopamine agonist. She takes it in addition to L-dopa. She has some bad > side-effects, in particular hallucinations. Has anyone else had this > experience? Are there other dopamine agonists which do not have such severe side-effects? All four of the popular agonists have adverse effects, but differently on different patients. So one of the others might work for your friend- Bromocriptine (Parlodel) Pergolide (Permax) Pramipexole (Mirapex) Ropinirole (Requip) Several other drugs are sometimes helpful, although they are not "direct" agonists like the ones above. Your friend's neurologist is best qualified to decide what to try next. Cheers, Joe J. R. Bruman (818) 789-3694 3527 Cody Road Sherman Oaks, CA 91403-5013