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Could Requip be causing the terrible pain my mother Joyce (70) is having in her affect arm? I think she's on about 15 mg/day, along with Sinemet and Artane. Debbie White [log in to unmask] > - > > In a message dated 9/14/99 7:40:06 AM Mountain Daylight Time, > [log in to unmask] writes: > > << ReQuip, which caused severe joint and > muscle pain, and a general worsening of arthritis >> > > Barb and Carole: this is interesting. Because I am coming down off > Requip to check out the possibility that it is exacerbating my > 'restlessness' > or akathesia, whatever. I'm going up on sinemet CR 25/l00 at the same > time. During the past l8 months, my neck and shoulder stiffness/pain > has become more of a problem. It sounds likely after your reports, that > Requip has been responsible for my own complaints, including lower > back and hip pain. Brian is probably right...."don't have anything to do > with the agonists!" I'm halfway to being completely off Requip. Wish it > didn't take so long to titrate. > > Clare >