mirapex and parkinson's disease

I had been having a lot of unexplained symptoms such as tremor, muscle twitching and jerking, tingling in my extremeties and severe eye pain and facial numbness. Migraine was ruled out. Since I started on the mirapex most of my symptoms have either gone away completely or greatly diminished. Could they have been simply caused by the sleep deprivation? Thanks for your time.

PLMD, RLS and apnea. My neuro put me on mirapex immediately upon seeing the results. I actually feel like myself again. I had no idea that I was sleeping so poorly, especially after hearing about so much fatigue from my friends here. I can wake up and actually be awake!! I still shake, twitch, jerk and am quite tingly. But sleeping well sure makes it all more manageable... So for those of you with sleep disorders, or that think you might, ASK about Mirapex!

I have a support group and have mentioned it to others with the same disease and about 20 have started it and feeling some kind of relief from this pain. Many doctors keep patients on to low of a dose to do anything for the pain but helps Restless Leg. I am on what you would prescribe someone with Parkinson's Disease, no I don't have it. So my answer to you would be yes in some it will diminish or relieve certain kinds of pain. Good luck and hope you see this this many years later.

Hi. Mottling is a manifestation that something may be wrong with the blood vessels on the area involved, or from the oxygenation and level of red blood cells. It is very hard to pin this solely on parkinson's disease and even to the medications that you are taking. It is best to have the blood flow to the involved areas be evaluated, and this should be discussed with your doctor. Possible work up would include doppler ultrasound studies or angiograms. Regards.

I also take Mirapex for RLS and Parkinson's like syndrome...also called familiale tremors, which is hereditery. I take 1mg. at bedtime each night. The only side effect I have experienced is the dry, yucky tasting mouth in the morning, but brushing my teeth a couple of times usually takes care of the taste, and I keep something to drink on my nightstand every night. I have had great success with Mirapex, in fact I will not go without it...

I have a friend who has restless leg syndrome and she is on some kind of Parkinsons Disease drug and it has helped her a lot, but she was running all night, she was pretty bad. I had never heard of Restless leg syndrome until I met her. Hope someone else can be of more help to you, Udkas.

Hi Mary Kay. Welcome to the MS Forum. I have had Restless Leg Syndrome for over 15 years. I also have MS. I understand that as we age, RLS gets worse. It also tends to run in families. Doctor's are not really sure what causes RLS. I have used various medications over the years to help control it. Requip, Valium and now Klonopin. The Requip made me sick, the Valium did nothing, the Klonopin used to work great and now has not affect at all.

Thanks for your comment on Mirapex. Unfortunately for me, it is another drug that increases the dopamine and is also used for Parkinson's disease. It seems that all the drugs in that family of medications, I cannot take. Keep us informed.

Any suggestions on holistic approach to Tx. Parkinson's Disease? What are some MJFox's alleviating PD method?

Last year it was suggested that I have MS due to 4 lesions in my brain and a couple on my spinal cord. I have been on Betaseron for this. I have had leg numbness and tingling since last year. Evey now and then I will get other symptoms such as hand tingling, swallowing issues, pain, anxiety, etc. I am also on low dose Zoloft for the anxiety. This past week I have noticed slight trembling in my hands and some muscle twitches in my legs. Is this MS or do I have Parkinson's Disease.

I have tardive dyskinesia which is clinically similar to Parkinson's and I have tardive akathesia which is similar to restless legs syndrome but it would depend on the cause of it. If its clinically similar to Parkinson's, I did not find Bachlophen, Mirapex, Aricept and Requip to be of help but many people do. I was ruled out for Tetrabenzene and Namenda but those have shown to be of help.

Hi Cessy and welcome to our little MS community, Diagnosis Parkinson's in a someone in their 30's would generally be classed as early onset Parkinson's and because of the rarity of Parkinson's for that age group, misdiagnoses would definitely be a possibility. I've actually read statistics that put the misdiagnosis rate as high as 1 in 5 in general for Parkinson's.

I really hate to say this, but those are early signs of Parkinson's Disease. I have listed the "checklist" of early warning signs below. I hope this is not the case, but the earlier it is diagnosed the better, When a reader of my blog asked about the early warning signs of Parkinson’s Disease (PD), I was caught off guard. I know what full-blown PD looks like, but I’d forgotten what PD might look like before it may even be diagnosed.

The latest research on pathogenesis of disease can be a prior head injury. Exposture to toxins, and Parkinson's disease causes neuropsychiatric disturbances, which include mainly cognition, mood and behavior problems and can be as disabling as motor symptoms. I don't see any connection with PD and hypertension. Its a neurological disorder. Hypertension and high cholesterol is a cardiovascular disorder and are correlated. Thanks for your question...

I am a 51 yr. old female. I went to a neurologist because I had been having a loss of coordination on the left for approx. 6 months and a slight tremor for approx. 3 months. The tremor is not the type that occurs at rest. I happens when I reach for something or put weight on my leg. I have also noticed that I tense up my toes unintentually. My great toe starts trembling when I do this. The tremor gets worse when I am excited or nervous. The doctor suspects Parkinson's.

I have RLS and PLMD. Spent a few years on Sinemet. Several more on Mirapex, now transitioning to Requip. None of these are without potential side effects. My current sleep doctor feels that Sinemet, a dopamine replacement, should be reserved for use after dopamine agonists such as Requip and Mirapex are no longer useful.

Re my inquiry March 19th regarding a75 year old female whose head bobbed almost constantly at times, you replied it might indicate Parkinson's Disease and asked if there were any other symtons such as trembling of the hands. Trembling of the hands is not really noticeable but I did observe when she was holding a sheet of paper a slight movement.

Baclofen is a muscle relaxer used to treat spacisity in multiple sclerosis. Some fibro doctors use it because it's effective and doesn't knock you out. I used Soma, and I felt so out of it that I couldn't stand it. So I was switched to Baclofen because of the dopamine theory. I don't think that it's addictive, you can double check with a pharmacist. Mirapex-I don't know the details about this med as far as addictive properties.

Many people associate essential tremors with Parkinson's disease, but the two conditions differ in key ways: Timing of tremors: Essential tremor of the hands usually occurs when you use your hands. Tremors from Parkinson's disease are most prominent when your hands are at your sides or resting in your lap. Associated conditions: Essential tremor does not cause other health problems, but Parkinson's disease is associated with stooped posture, slow movement, and shuffling gait.

I had a macroadennoma removed in 06 just as i was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease. As a result of the acromegaly i have had 3 knee replacements this past 12 months (one failed). I am experiencing incredible stiffness and rigidity in my legs and discomfort in my thighs and feet also. As well as the above health issues it also appears i have hypothyroidism.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11970808 is someone's habit learning ability affected by parkinson's disease? I think the comment in this link is saying that it was affected initially but they were still able to learn habits despite having Parkinson's; is that right?

Hi, Parkinson's disease is a chronic, progressive neurodegenerative movement disorder. Tremors, rigidity, slow movement (bradykinesia), poor balance, and difficulty walking (called parkinsonian gait) are characteristic primary symptoms of Parkinson's disease.There is no particular age for the occurance of the disease . There have been cases diagnosed with the disease at the age of 18. Please consult a neurologist for further details .

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