[Peony]

Anyone else on Mirapex notice problems with vision (I don't mean hallucinations, just eyesight problems)? I recently started on Mirapex and soon after began having blurred vision, and now I have a big "vitreous fluid floater" still adhered to center of left eye as well as smaller floaters in both eyes, according to ophthalmologist. Never had them before. I've already searched the Internet/NLM, etc. What I would like to know is whether anyone else here on the forum who is on Mirapex developed any sort of vision problems and what happened. Many thanks.

[Muireann]

I had terribly blurred vision on Mirapexin, and trouble with eye movements - very slow. When i got off the Mirapexin, it took quite a while for things to return to normal, but they did eventually.

[Peony]

Thank you, Muireann. I take it from the lack of responses here that vision problems must be uncommon with Mirapex, but it certainly looks suspicious to me, since I'd never had anything like that before, and then suddenly they began right after I started on Mirapex. It's good to hear that they went away after you went off it. Thanks again!

[lurkingforacure]

Originally Posted by Peony

Thank you, Muireann. I take it from the lack of responses here that vision problems must be uncommon with Mirapex, but it certainly looks suspicious to me, since I'd never had anything like that before, and then suddenly they began right after I started on Mirapex. It's good to hear that they went away after you went off it. Thanks again!

We have terrible vision problems and have been on mirapex from diagnosis. They are NOT rare and get worse over time. There are eye doctors who know way more than others about PD, so don't rely on an eye doc who says he can't find anything wrong. There are many articles out there about eye problems and PD. If we could get off mirapex, we would, but the two times we've really tried have nearly killed us, and we had to cave and go back on it. It's a wicked drug, IMHO.

[Muireann]

i should add that I had the same problem with Sinemet. And I came off that too. Off everything now 1.5 years.