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Mirapex/Sifrol
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The Australian Medical Board approved the use Mirapex/Sifrol in
June of this year.
Today my neurologist prescribed it to me.Is there anything I need to watch out for?
I would welcome and appreciate any feed back. ALIVEO.
Posted on 07/16/08, 07:07 am
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Reply #1 - 07/17/08  10:27am
" Wow ! That's a loaded question! Look back through the archives ! There are several discussions on Mirapex and Requip! "
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Reply #2 - 07/20/08  7:03pm
" My Mom started Mirapex at .125 - 3 times a day for 2 weeks and everything was fine but no change as far as the PD. She then went up to .25 - 3 times a day for 2 weeks. She was just 2 days away from going up to .5 (where she was going to stay) and I realized that she was really acting weird, not making sense, not able to complete a sentence, sleeping all of the time, it was like her mind went in a matter of a few days. It was horrible. I called the doctor and told him and he had me wean her off of it and it's been a couple of weeks now and she is back to normal. I have heard good and bad. For my Mom it was horrible. Just ask someone close to you to keep an eye on you b/c she had no idea and still has no recollection of how out of it she was. Good luck. "
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