Posted by delna on July 25, 2006, at 12:41:20
In reply to Re: Help- Mirapex and weight gain :-(, posted by SLS on July 25, 2006, at 8:31:12
Thanks for your reply
Its been working well in that I have no mood swings or anxiety at all. No suicidal tendencies either. But I have passed the last 6 months without having any emotions or reactions whatsoever. Now that I am coming off the drug I am wondering wher eI have been for so long..I was really stuck in some sort of bubble and because I really lost my memory I was quite oblivious to things around me..
It didnt make me sleepy though, infact I couldnt or didnt want to sleep
As for the weight gain, I'm not even eating very much...less than the average person.
The only thing that makes me suspect this drug is that in parkinson's it slows/stops the rapid weight loss that is typical of the disease. It hasnt really been used much in young women so I can imagine that it may just increase weight in a normal person- perhaps that logic is flawed though. But it has messed with my hormomes for sure so maybe that has something to do with it too.
Hopefully I will return to 'reality' and lose some weight once I'm offAgain I cant thank you enough for the reply....I was just feeling so disheartened
:)> I really like Todd's explanation.
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> The only odd exception is compulsive eating. This can occur at the higher dosages used to treat Parkinsons. It is a phenomenon similar to the compulsive gambling that has recently been identified. It can be minimized with dosage reductions.
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