[coachmomlu]

I got a recent dx of BEB, Benign Essential Blepharospasm. And I'm on .025 mg of Mirapex for RLS. It does seem to be happening, and even my brain function seems better. I still have the twitching in the left arm, left big toe, and right pinky toe. I guess I'm just a twitchy person!?!

Do you think that such a low dose of Mirapex would be so helpful with Parkinson's related cognitive function? Research does not show it being an issue for BEB.

Your thoughts appreciated!

[roderunner]

Be well aware that dopamine agonists as a group have a lot of side effects - particularly with compulsions - and most of the time the person taking it thinks they are normal - and with anxiety when coming off these drugs. I had no cognitive improvement from the dopamine agonist I took - requip - and it made me so sleeping I slept away three years before I got off it. i was also extremely passive - like on autopilot. If I had known what I know now I never would have taken it. So be careful and if someone you know tells you you have a problem - listen to them.

[coachmomlu]

Originally Posted by roderunner

Be well aware that dopamine agonists as a group have a lot of side effects - particularly with compulsions - and most of the time the person taking it thinks they are normal - and with anxiety when coming off these drugs. I had no cognitive improvement from the dopamine agonist I took - requip - and it made me so sleeping I slept away three years before I got off it. i was also extremely passive - like on autopilot. If I had known what I know now I never would have taken it. So be careful and if someone you know tells you you have a problem - listen to them.

Thank you for that warning, Roderunner. I do think I've done a bit too much shopping on ebay lately! I hope that's not too hard to get under control. But as for the anxiety, that seems better since being on the Mirapex, also the apathy seems gone too. But I did have that "autopilot" big time for a while before starting it. So hard to tell how much is the drug helping and how much is just a shift in things.

As far as if there's anymore going on other than BEB and RLS, I think time will just have to bear that out, I guess.