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Marg Meikle wrote: > Because of the recent study about Requip being a better bet for Young > Onsets (holds off the dyskenesia longer), my neurologist took me off > Sinemet. He put me on Mirapex though, as he said that chemically it is the > same aas Requip and he knows the dosing better. Any thoughts on this? > Sounds like they both are dicey for driving, but I think the Health Canada > warning bulletin was about Mirapex. My first instincts tell me that your neuro is not very knowledgeable about PD. If my memory serves me right Mirapex is Pramipexole and Requip is Ropinirole and they are made and marketed by different companies competing against each other. Sinemet has been called the gold standard for PD whereas Mirapex and Requip are agonists which are usually prescribed together with Sinemet. Some neuros delay therapy with Sinemet and use Eldepril, etc. Michel