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Mirapex Side Effects Rls

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Dr.  Baranidharan Kuselan MD

Syndrome but I want to stop using it because the side effects are preventing me from sleeping. I never ... drug may be doing ? I have tried ALL the other RLS medications and none of them work longer... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Baranidharan Kuselan ( Pain Medicine & Palliative Care Specialist)
Dr.   Dariush Saghafi MD

Hello. I have RLS I am taking requip along with Horizant and am having some real problems. I tend to get dizzy and i have been told i look like i am "sleeping" for about 5 seconds. that happens ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Dariush Saghafi ( Neurologist)
Dr. Seikhoo Bishnoi MD

side effects or does he need to slowly get off them. He has developed RLS and tosses in bed , wrapping ... which is what made me think of RLS. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Seikhoo Bishnoi ( Psychiatrist)
Dr. Noble Zachariah MD

I have rls and have been on mirapex 1mg for about 10 years. I'm recently experiencing compulsive gambling. What drug can I be switched to? What alternative drug besides mirapex, can I take for... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Noble Zachariah ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Saumya Mittal MD

Can long term use and increased dosage of Mirapex taken for RLS cause fidgeting, squirmming & involuntary movement? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Saumya Mittal ( Diabetologist)

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Dr.  Vakul Aren MD

drug info and see that Gabapentin has many negative side effects. My RLS are much less and I have been ...I have been taking 0.5 mg. Mirapex since about 2007 for restless leg symptoms... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vakul Aren ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Akhtarhusian Ghausi MD

i weigh 168 lbs and i ve taken approx 600mg at least 3 times a week every week the past 3 months. i had convulsions and immobility with the last dose i took. i m also taking meds for bipolar and rls and ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Akhtarhusian Ghausi ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Karen Steinberg MD

RLS for 25 years.) Heath Waller ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Karen Steinberg ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr.    Mohammed Taher Ali MD

I take pramipexole 0.5mg for rls and have for several years. I have read about the many side effects/addictions such as eating, sex, gambling and shopping, which I seem to have. Am I blaming it on ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Mohammed Taher Ali ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Vaibhav Gandhi MD

trouble sitting still. I also have some side effects too. My knees are painful and it hurts to walk long ...I have restless legs and have been prescribed Mirapex. They recently increased from .5 mg in ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vaibhav Gandhi ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)