Posted by ChrisK on January 22, 2002, at 2:30:22
In reply to Re: Mirapex plus Prozac?, posted by Psydoc on January 21, 2002, at 18:16:05
> I have been prescribing Mirapex along with SSRIs for the past several months. Most people seem to be able to tolerate between 0.75 and 1.5 mg per day.
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> In order to avoid insomnia, I suggest that the Mirapex be taken in two doses, first thing in the AM and about 6-hours later.
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> Best regards . . .
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> Ivan Goldberg
> psydoc@psycom.net
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These low dosages seem a little odd to me. The studies I've seen about Mirapex indicate that the theraputic dosage is more like 3-6 mg/day taken in three divided doses. I take 2mg early morning, 1 mg late morning and mid afternoon. I've been doing this without problems for over a year now. I did initially have some insomnia but like most other side effects I've ever had, it went away as my body adjusted.I would suggest that anyone taking 1mg/day or less is not going to get the full benefit from Mirapex.
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Chris
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