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andrew haynes wrote: > > My pharmesist just called me on the phone to tell me about the > possible side effect ,warning issued on Mirapex .If I remember its > called sudden sleep apnia , and 33 cases have reecently been > reported..Slleep can overcome you at any moment ,(do not confuse with > drowsiness) Will scann in origiinal warning letter from heath Canada > tommorrow, when i pick up my perscrition. Lets hope this doesnt result > in another Tasmar incident Mirapex works wonders for me. Andrew > Haynes The following two items were posted here, in CSR JUL 99. Cheers, Joe Lancet: 12 June 1999:2043 (news item): Nine PD patients, who had caused traffic accidents by falling asleep while driving, were surveyed. They had normal skills and excellent records, but 4 of the 9 reported previous incidents of irresistibly falling asleep, suddenly and without warning. One had been taking ropinirole (Requip) and the other eight were on pramipexole (Mirapex). No such episode occurred before starting, and none occurred after stopping, the agonist involved. Frucht S et al; Neur 1999;52:1908-1910: The sudden-sleep article reported in Lancet (above). -- J. R. Bruman (818) 789-3694 3527 Cody Road Sherman Oaks, CA 91403-5013