Posted by delna on February 18, 2007, at 5:37:28
In reply to Re: Anyone clued up on dopamine- PLEASE help!! » delna, posted by blueberry1 on February 16, 2007, at 17:11:57
> What was your long standing cocktail that mirapex was added to?
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> What side effects did you get from mirapex other than weight gain?
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> blueberryHi
And thanks for the response!I have been on lamactil 200mg , venlafaxinne 37.5, bupropion 150mg for around 3 years. I started getting depressed and very impulsive again so I was given the Mirapex.
Other side effects depended on the dose.
Initially I titrated to 2mg and stayed on that for 8 months. I have to admit that I was very flat when it came to emotions ( I didn’t react to someone’s death even though normally it would have disturbed me alot) I had no desire to interact with anyone (including very close people) as I was very involved with what I was doing at the time (which was digital art) and yes, I did compulsively buy something everyday on the net related to art.(which Mirapex is apparently capable of causing) But I was highly productive and can actually make use of all the things I learned in art , during that year!
Also I was a bit blank in that I lost track of time and events and found remember words difficult. I also hated people calling me or wanting to meet me as I just saw this as interference to my work so my phone was on silent for 8 months. Sleep was a pain too.
I know that sounds unhealthy but it beats lying in bed crying all day and abusing tranquilizers which is what I was doing without Mirapex
I stopped the drug because of weight gain and quickly got back my desire to get out and meet people etc again. But the symptoms of impulsiveness and severe agitation came back rapidly so I restarted at and stayed at the lowest possible dose in the hope that the weight would not go up.On a lower dose of 0.5mg I found that the drug still balanced me out without any 'zombie' effect. I was stable, positive and active but in control of myself but the stupid weight started rapidly coming on again
Thanks for reading...really appreciate it
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