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Hi everyone,

Just stumbled across this site. I live in southern California. I'm glad to have found you. I have been taking Mirapex for a couple of years for pain related to fibromyalgia. I also suffer from chronic fatigue disorder.

I have only felt slight relief from the Mirapex, and was thinking about switching to another med. The drug that might help me quite a bit is still undergoing clinical trials in the US, and its approval could take another year or two. It could potentially replace 2 or 3 other meds that I have to take each day in order to have a life.

But I digress.

I have been terribly anxious over compulsive thoughts, feelings and actions. I have engaged in compulsive shopping/spending and eating. I just kept thinking that I needed to "get over it" and participate in a support group and counseling.

This week I decided to quit taking the Mirapex because it obviously isn't doing me a lot of good. I just happened to run a Google search to see if there was any danger in quitting suddenly, and here I am.:eek: I find the link with Mirapex and (some) compulsive behaviors very interesting.

PS - restless leg syndrome has always been a problem for me. When I was first dx'd with FM/CFS, I couldn't get to sleep because my entire body would involuntarily jerk, along with a sensation that I was falling. Needless to say, I was exhausted. I was dx'd by my acupuncturist, who immediately directed me to take a magnesium supplement. The twitching/jerking vanished. I've done a little research on magnesium, and I firmly believe that many American women are deficient. Magnesium has been a miracle for me, and makes a lot more sense than any drug on the market so far. Unfortunately, there are few viable treatments for FM/CFS, but we are pursued endlessly by quacks peddling supplements, liniments and preparations claiming to be just that.

PS - please check with your doctor before starting any supplement...I once prescribed L-Tryptophan to myself thinking it would help me sleep. A dumb thing to do. I didn't know that there was a contraindication with L-Trypto and my SSRI. I began to hallucinate, and believed that an evil spirit was living underneath my bed...could hear it talking, etc.:thud: Obviously a far cry from the restful sleep my body craved.

Anyway, didn't expect to be here this evening, but I'm awfully glad I dropped by.

:wink:

I'd appreciate any comments or encouragment y'all have to share!

Hi RLS and welcome to the forums. Lots of great information and support to be found here. Here is the link to the Fibro and Chronic Fatigue forum.

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/forumdisplay.php?f=12

Welcome to NT, RLS! :Wave-Hello:

I see that Alffe has already provided you with a useful link, so feel free to join the conversations or start you own. If you need anything, just let us know, someone will be right along to assist you.:)

Hi RLS. I completely understand. I have FMS and CFS as well. I've never been given Mirapex. I take Cymbalta for both the pain and lifelong chronic depression.

I find your comments about magnesium very interesting. Another fibro pal and I were just talking about that a couple days ago. I take epsom salt baths and notice when I do, it helps. Apparently the magnesium in it is absorbed into the body. But I'm not a doctor, that was just gal pal talk. But..epsom salts have been used for a longgggg time for pain.

I'm glad you found us. Welcome to a caring support place and gentle hugs. :hug:

Hi RLS, welcome to NT! I see that you have already been given the link to the appropriate forum, so I'm sure they have already made you feel right at home. :)

I found the whole magnesium info interesting, thanks for that. I did a google search and found this list of foods high in magnesium.

http://www.vaughns-1-pagers.com/food...sium-foods.htm

The list includes nuts, beans, artichokes and barley... all of which I love. Thanks for the tip, it'll be interesting to see how it works.

Oh, check this out too... It's pretty interesting. http://www.epsomsaltcouncil.org/