Guest guest Posted April 26, 1999 Report Share Posted April 26, 1999 Group I have been taking .5 mg of mirapex for the last three months and it has been doing a good job, except last night. I did as I usually do and took ..5 mg before bed an hour later my right shoulder had to move after a few minutes I rolled on my right side put my right arm under my head and my shoulder stopped bothering me. When I thought I had won it started in my left leg and that lasted until 5 AM it stayed with me and I didn't want to take anymore medication. This was the first time Mirapex has failed me. Has anyone else on Mirapex had the same symptoms or am I the only one. Please don't tell me I have to find something else. I don't want to go to bed tonight I am afraid it will happen again. I am tempted to take Sinemet and hope for the best. I will let you know tomorrow what happens Rodney 65 NEPA 2:02 AM 46.4 degrees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 26, 1999 Report Share Posted April 26, 1999 Hi Rodney, Lindy, and All, I have been taking .50 mg of mirapex for over a year, and it has it's ups and downs, but in general it still does a better job than other things I have tried. This weekend was terrible for some reason, but I know it will get better again. Like you, Lindy, I am not looking forward to a day with my rambuncious 5th graders, because last night was NOT good! I had the same experience with Sinemet as you did - good at night, but unbearable during the day. I've been taking folic acid with iron, timed release, and really do believe it has made a positive difference, but am not ready to throw away the Mirapex yet! ne, 59, Lawrenceville, NJ --- Lindy Bingham lindyb@...> wrote: > > > Rodney > It's 3:40 a.m. and I had .5 mg. Mirapex at 8:00 > p.m., .5 at 11:00 and .5 at 1:00 ( total .75 > Mirapex) along with .5 Klonopin, plus another .5 > Klonopin about 12:00. It usually works, but my > sister and I moved our 81 yr old aunt today and the > bending and heavy lifting of boxes has taken > a toll on my lege and hips. The legs just won't > stay still. Sometimes I can take vitamin > supplements like zinc, calcium, potassium, magnesium > and amino acids and it will help. But > tonight it didn't work. Sometimes I take a Tylenol > w/codeine with flareups but I am out of > them. So I will drag around tomorrow at school, run > the kids to practice at 4:00 p.m., go to > the band band banquet tomorrow night and fall into > bed from exhaustion when I get home around > 9:00 p.m. I just hope the legs will stay still > tomorrow night. > > I was taking .5 Klonopin--it started to not > work--that's when I added the Mirapex. I > originally started out with .125 Mirapex about six > months ago. Then gradually I had to increase > it. I think .75 is about max for me, as I have been > getting a stiff neck and some > insommnia--like tonight. Over the past few years, I > have had to change meds periodically. I > think it is time for me to make a change. Sinemet > gave me augmentation the next day although it > was wonderful at night. Eventually I had to take > more and more and the daytime augmentation got > worse. Neurontin gave me IMMEDIATE augmentation > around 9:00 p.m. while sitting here at the > computer before going to bed. So much for the > Neurontin. > > I hope you find something that works. Sleepless > nights are the pits. > > Lindy B. in Southeast Texas > > Rodney DeBalko wrote: > > > > > > > Group > > I have been taking .5 mg of mirapex for the last > three months and it has > > been doing a good job, except last night. I did as > I usually do and took > > .5 mg before bed an hour later my right shoulder > had to move after a few > > minutes I rolled on my right side put my right arm > under my head and my > > shoulder stopped bothering me. When I thought I > had won it started in my > > left leg and that lasted until 5 AM it stayed with > me and I didn't want > > to take anymore medication. This was the first > time Mirapex has failed > > me. Has anyone else on Mirapex had the same > symptoms or am I the only > > one. Please don't tell me I have to find something > else. I don't want to > > go to bed tonight I am afraid it will happen > again. I am tempted to take > > Sinemet and hope for the best. I will let you know > tomorrow what happens > > > > Rodney 65 NEPA > > 2:02 AM 46.4 degrees > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Show mom you love her. Check out our great > Mother's Day Gifts! > > 14K Gold and gemstone jewelry, leather and cloth > wallets and purses, > > gardening, gourmet, kitchen, more! Free Shipping > in the US! > > http://www.onelist.com/ad/shoptheglobe5 > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > This forum is for support only. The information > posted to this List is for support purposes > > and is not intended to replace the examination, > diagnosis and treatment of a licensed > > physician and no such claims are inferred. > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > You can now easily share photos and documents with > your fellow list members > http://www.ONElist.com > Check out our homepage for details on how to use our > new shared files feature! > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This forum is for support only. The information > posted to this List is for support purposes > and is not intended to replace the examination, > diagnosis and treatment of a licensed > physician and no such claims are inferred. > _________________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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