Posted by KaraS on August 2, 2004, at 17:40:30
In reply to Re: Mirapex? » KaraS, posted by King Vultan on August 2, 2004, at 16:57:41
> > I've been reading some old posts by Ame Sans Vie about Mirapex and it seemed to have had an amazing effect on him (as well as the person who recommended it to him). The motivation and energy he describes are so encouraging. Has anyone here tried this or planning on trying it?
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> I've considered it, but a dopamine agonist would probably be a last resort for me, even though I am convinced my fundamental problem is dopaminergic. The problem with this class of drugs is that they are more hit and miss than even the SSRIs, and somnolence and nausea are such common side effects that it tends to make them relatively intolerable. Some people are not affected as much, though, and for them, this can be a viable AD treatment. If you try Mirapex and it shows promise but is not quite right for some reason, there are at least a couple of others you might want to try, namely, bromocriptine and Dostinex (last time I looked, Dostinex was extremely expensive, however). I do think Mirapex is probably the one to try first. Perhaps I will try talking my doctor into it if Parnate does not work out for me; although, I would probably ask to try selegiline first.
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I know that somnolence can be a side effect of Mirapex but I don't understand why if it's dopaminergic. How can it give people a lot of motivation if they're feeling exhausted... or is somnolence only a factor when the drug doesn't work well?I also have selegiline high on my list of things to try. In fact I have some at home. I've only tried 5 mg. a day for a couple of days at this point. It was slightly stimulating but I didn't feel any more motivated. I'm planning on trying a higher dose and/or combining it with DLPA. I read, though, that since it's metabolites are amphetamines that it can show up as a positive on drug tests and I'm looking for work right now. So I put the selegiline aside for a while. Am I correct on this? If so, do you think that something like Mirapex could produce that same result on a blood test?
I think I've read in previous posts that you are currently on Nardil but would like to make that switch to Parnate. Have you made the switch yet? If so, how's that going so far?
Kara
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