I took Mirapex for 4 days and was never so sick, seems neither my doctor nor Pharmaist bothered to check the interactions with my other meds...I was so sick. there are 436 known drugs that interact...below are a list of some...
these are the most Common medications checked in combination with Mirapex (pramipexole)
aspirin
Aspirin Low Strength (aspirin)
clonazepam
Cymbalta (duloxetine)
furosemide
gabapentin
levothyroxine
Lexapro (escitalopram)
Lipitor (atorvastatin)
lisinopril
Lyrica (pregabalin)
metformin
metoprolol
Nexium (esomeprazole)
omeprazole
Plavix (clopidogrel)
simvastatin
Synthroid (levothyroxine)
trazodone
Vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol
I was taking gabapentin, clonazepam, Aspirin Low Strength (aspirin) and it also does not mix with Ambien,

For fun don't go to a Indian Casino..lots of lawsiuts for compulsive behavior...
The part I remember was it said at any given time with out notice for up to one year you may fall alseep with out knowning it..great drug if you have a long drive to work...
I went out for breakfest came home took the first pill fell alseep woke up 4 hrs later, which we great after a good nights sleep but I become very sick...thinking is was a flu bug I comtinued taking...I am gald Shellseeker has great results and states too read and do research, don't rely on the Doctor they sometimes are to busy, mine script was called in so I could not ask questions over the phone with the nurse and I have since changed pharmacist...

Shellseeker is 100% correct....research....

Very interesting. Can't understand all of it. Will try to generate more dopamine with diet. I'm already taking Prozac for serotonin uptake. The drug that works best for me is Xyrem (sodium oxybate) which gives me a very deep sleep. I've been using it for over 4.5 years and all the good sleep has helped me a great deal with less pain, more energy, no more migraines, and no more morning stiffness. My father also had this illness. I get to use a cpap machine and have many advantages in treatment than my poor father ever had. Hope there will be more research! thank you for posting this!

Check out other pharmacy alternatives to Mirapex if natural does not offer help. There were earlier drugs; however, I just don't recall the names of the ones that I tried and if I remember correctly, the side effects may have been less than mirapex , but if my understanding is correct, most all of them do have side effects which have to be closely monitored. I'm usually prone to reactions, and thus far, I've been fortunate not to have had any substantial problems. There was one two part drug combo, but I have not been able to locate all of my research protocol.

Hm, when I first watched this, I watched it by frame. Now I am downloading it and it's taking a bit of time. Hoping this way I'll be able to watch/listen to it all the way through, and I'm goign to try to take notes as I do.

whew. I just listened to the whole thing. There are actually two full clips of Dr. Wood. It runs about 3 hours. I took about 5 pages of notes.

Dr. Wood believes that FM is a symptom and that there are about 5 or 6 different etiologies. In the second clip he discusses the 5 different types of meds used, and which are best for which symptom presentations of FM.

Dopamine, while important isn't the only important factor. Low Iron is also a factor (perhaps this pertains to a low B12?? I wonder.)

all very very interesting. There isa question answer part with a panel and he speaks to some of the audience and other researchers but only says about the same.

So I finally had a moment to watch this. WOW.
I've always been advised that I have low iron. Not low enough to do transfusions..but low enough to be turned down to donate blood, or need a supplement.

I also have the neck issues.

I'm going to do some more research on this. Narey Sweetie, thank you for this information. I truly see Fibro differently now.

Wonderbaby said it. "I truly see Fibro differently now."

Everything has changed. Sigh! I'm just too tired to get excited. I hit a wall and am struggling to get back up.

In my neck, I have two vertebrae, at least, which slide up to 5 mm backand forth. The neuro~spinal surgeon did not believe it was enough to be causing impingement, but I disagree. I believe my vertebrae have been sliding and nicking into my spinal cord for years. He can't be sure they don't move even more when the extension is not static.

And I've been anemic for many years. Borderline usually. After my oldest was born, though (27 years ago) I lost so much blood, my count dropped to 6 and I received transfusions AND iron shots into the buttocks. Ouch! Those cheeks hurt for years, I kid you not!!

I find it interesting that he kept saying that FM patients have lots of endorphins,but no dopamine to help it 'work'... I'm taking LDN which boosts my endorphins, and in the morning I can definitely tell... and I do believe it's helping me. I wonder about it now, though... is more even better? Or do I not have such a dopamine problem?

always more questions...

Very interesting .. this is actually the most encouraging data I've seen in my nearly 3 yrs of this madness! I hope Dr. Patrick Wood continues his research. There is so much more that needs to be learned and I'm quite frankly TIRED of trying to convenience people that I'm sick.

Thanks for sharing!