Margie - Re: My dad's new med

[Bonnie Rowley <BRowley368@xxxxxxx>]

Hi Margie,
Dad started the Mirapex Wed eve. & as of this afternoon there has been no
noticeable improvement. His doc, a MDS, said it would take 4-6 weeks to show
benefits.
Thanks
Bonnie

In a message dated 8/15/1999 11:08:21 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
DSwind2940@xxxxxxx writes:

>
>  Hi, bonnie -
>
>  As others have written, Mirapex is a dopamine agonist.  It should help make
>  more dopa-mine available to the brain without having to add more Sinemet,
>  which can cause side effects.  I'd be interested in knowing if your dad
>  noticed any difference in his symptoms after adding the Mirapex.  If a PWP
>  (person with Parkinson's) is adequately medicated on Sinemet, then the
>  addition of Mirapex could cause over-medication type side effects unless
the
>  Sinemet is reduced.
>
>  If your dad is still walking slowly and in fact hasn't seen any improvement
>  since the addition of the Mirapex, it would make me wonder if he's still
>  undermedicated.  It's not uncommon to not experience "on" and "off" times
in
>  the first few years of PD, btw.
>
>  Margie Swindler   cg for Dick 54/17
>