Re: Drug-induced symptoms

[John Cottingham <johnc@xxxxxxxxx>]

In article  "Zippo Bilbrok 3.0e8" <jaryan@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:


>>
>> One of the drugs that may induce parkinson-like symptons in some patients is
>> Reglan which is presribe for esophogeal problems. My wife was on this

>My husband had the exact same experience with his anti-hypertensive
>medication when he was 37 years old.  We have speculated that it was his
>medications that caused the onset of Parkinsons (we also believe that he
>was predisposed).  Which leads me to ask--have any studies been done to
>determine how often medication of any kind (psychotropic drugs come to
>mind) is related to the onset of PD.

We have an excellent study in the archive on drug-induced parkinsonism.

The title of the study is:  Drug-Induced & Tardive Movement Disorders Gwen M.

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