URGENT!! TAKING MIRAPEX or REQUIP? Need your help for my Mom!

December 28, 1998

Hi Gang,

My mother has an appointment at her neurologist tomorrow morning. She already

takes Sinemet but for Parkinson's Disease. She also has RLS. However, for the

meantime, her RLS symptoms have come under good control since her abysmally

low FERRITIN LEVEL (8) has come up plus B-12 shots (deficient) and ULTRAM

before bed time (also helps back pain she frequently has).

Mom's RLS symptoms had been severe before I jumped in with both feet to find

help for her through this Cyberspace Support Group, helping form a RLS Group

in Central Florida, etc. She is 81.

My Mom is going to ask her neurologist, sorry I am so late in asking for your

help, for a prescription for Mirapex or Requip for her Parkinson's symptoms

which have progressively gotten worse. I have run off a bevy of things I was

able to find on the Internet on each for her also. However, those who take it,

in my opinion, are often the best source of information!

She has already tried Premax but had too many side effects from it and

Tasmar. Because of the profound liver problems reported by some who have taken

Tasmar, she was told to stop by her neurologist without providing another

agonist, which I question.

If you have taken or presently take Mirapex (only reports I remember several

of you mentioning was insomnia but not due to RLS; the Sinemet often puts her

to sleep so that might balance that out). Or, Requip, what side effects you

had and dosages of each you take or were taking. Granted, she might have to

take gradually higher doses then RLS patients would for Parkinson.

Mom needs some help and encouragement on this. At least Mirapex has been out

since 7-2-97 and Requip, 9--22-97; not a whole lot of time but longer then

Tasmar which had been out only a few months when she started it. Since many of

you are taking Mirapex and I assume a few Requip, rather then deluge the

support group, feel free to E-mail me directly (Sursiliimp@...). I will

send out a compilation of the responses.

Thanks so much for what you can do to try to help my Mom.

Barbara

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