Bonnie-- Mirapex is an agonist, which "mimics" the action of Sinemet
without adding more actual dopamine. I can be used either alone (early
stages) or along with Sinemet, with care NOT to overdose in the
combination---Sinemet is usually reduced when adding the agonists of which
Mirapex is one.
Actually it was a number of years before Peter npoticed "on-off"
symptoms--but that varies like everything else about PD!
Camilla Flintermann, CG for Peter 81/70/55
Oxford, Ohio
http://www.newcountry.nu/pd/members/camilla/one.htm
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