Parkinson's Disease Support Group
Parkinson's disease is a movement disorder often characterized by muscle rigidity, tremor, a slowing of physical movement, and in extreme cases, a loss of physical movement. The primary symptoms of Parkinsons are due to excessive muscle contraction, normally caused by the insufficient formation and action of dopamine, which is produced in the dopaminergic neurons of the...
CAN ANYONE OFFER ANY INPUT ABOUT
'MIRAPEX SLOW / CONTROLLED RELEASE'.
MIRAPEX WAS INTRODUCED INTO AUSTRALIA LAST YEAR.
BOTH MYSELF AND A FRIEND TAKE MIRAPEX,
WE ARE ON DIFFERENT DOSES.
'MIRAPEX SLOW/CONTROLLED RELEASE' HAS ONLY JUST BEEN INTRODUCED, TO BE USED IN PLACE OF THE THREE DAILY DOSES OF MIRAPEX.
MY FRIEND'S NEUROLOGIST HAS CHANGED HIS MEDICATION OVER TO THIS ONE A DAY
MIRAPEX SLOW / CONTROLLD RELEASE.
HE IS A HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME WITH THIS CHANGE OVER TO SAY THE LEAST AND IS REALLY DOING IT TOUGH. HE IS TYPE ONE DIABETIC.
I WOULD SURE APPRECIATE ANY INPUT ON
'MIRAPEX SLOW/CONTROLLED RELEASE' AND THE CHANGE OVER FROM THREE TIMES A DAY MIRAPEX.
PLEASE NOTE- IN AUSTRALIA THE BRAND NAME FOR MIRAPEX IS SIFROL.
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ALIVEO.
'MIRAPEX SLOW / CONTROLLED RELEASE'.
MIRAPEX WAS INTRODUCED INTO AUSTRALIA LAST YEAR.
BOTH MYSELF AND A FRIEND TAKE MIRAPEX,
WE ARE ON DIFFERENT DOSES.
'MIRAPEX SLOW/CONTROLLED RELEASE' HAS ONLY JUST BEEN INTRODUCED, TO BE USED IN PLACE OF THE THREE DAILY DOSES OF MIRAPEX.
MY FRIEND'S NEUROLOGIST HAS CHANGED HIS MEDICATION OVER TO THIS ONE A DAY
MIRAPEX SLOW / CONTROLLD RELEASE.
HE IS A HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME WITH THIS CHANGE OVER TO SAY THE LEAST AND IS REALLY DOING IT TOUGH. HE IS TYPE ONE DIABETIC.
I WOULD SURE APPRECIATE ANY INPUT ON
'MIRAPEX SLOW/CONTROLLED RELEASE' AND THE CHANGE OVER FROM THREE TIMES A DAY MIRAPEX.
PLEASE NOTE- IN AUSTRALIA THE BRAND NAME FOR MIRAPEX IS SIFROL.
.
ALIVEO.
You know, if your friend is having such a hard time trying to adjust
to this time release version, if I were him, I would tell the neuro about it an tell him he wants the regular Mirapex back. We have to suffer enough there is no need to add extra to it. Hope he can get this taken care of and do better real soon.
Joanee
from what I could research the time release versions are usually for people in later stages of Parkinsons