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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. Since we've heard so far about only 9 accidents due to blackout while driving, such blackouts may be quite rare. My non-professional guess is, they may be more likely to be triggered by Requip or Mirapex if there is a family history of siezures. Cheers, Joe -- J. R. Bruman (818) 789-3694 3527 Cody Road Sherman Oaks, CA 91403-5013