Requip anyone?

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Hi

Has anyone tried requip?

I;m on fentanal patches 100 and lyrica 150 mg down from 400mg) clonazapam 4 mg

and now this starter pack for requip its a parkinson medicine as my rheumy says the theary is some fibro's have a lack of dopimine in the brain so this is a dopimine agonist. dopimine is a neuro transmitter that works in the part of the brain of pain and sensations and movement, but thye have no way of guessing how much dopinmine is in the brain its all guess work, last time 5 mths ago i tried another dopinmine agonist and i had a phycotic episode which effected me really badly, i nearly got sectioned!!!

I have 3 kids to look after and am mainly on my own, this is so hard.

I've had fibro since jan 2007 but did not get dx till jan 2008.

any advise?

sam

[VaBreeze]

Patients should be informed about very rare cases of sudden onset of sleep without any prior warning or apparent daytime somnolence and of dizziness (including vertigo) and should be cautioned that their safety and that of others is at risk if this happens whilst driving or operating dangerous machinery. If patients develop significant daytime sleepiness or episodes of falling asleep during activities that require active participation, patients should be told not to drive and to avoid other potentially dangerous activities.

Similarly, the most common adverse experiences reported in adjunct therapy clinical trials were; dyskinesia, nausea, hallucinations and confusion.

Not trying to frighten you with this info., but just to make you aware of it.  I've never tried it myself.  It may be a good idea to have someone with you on the day you plan to start the new medication, just in case you do have any unwanted side-effects.  I sure hope it works for you.  I'm just concerned because you took something similar and had a bad experience.

Best wishes to you.

[emmiesmom]

I am on Requip for Restless Leg Syndrome, which I learned alot of Fibro sufferers have, and I love it! It also helps tremendously with my terrible foot pain I have in the day. I can't do without it! This is one of the few meds I haven't had any adverse effects from either.

Hope that helps!

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