Posted by jrbecker on June 5, 2003, at 17:00:03
In reply to Re: MIRAPEX anyone?, posted by Ame Sans Vie on June 5, 2003, at 15:21:11
Perhaps it is partly the klonopin withdrawal, but sleepiness is sometimes reported on dopamine agonists. When I had a trial with Requip a year ago for sexual-side effect, I was profoundly sleepy/groggy for the next 12 hours -- lights out. I think it's some strange interaction with my atypical depression. I'm assuming Mirapex will produce a similar effect but am willing to give anything a try once. Can you rate or liken the sleepiness of Mirapex to something applicable?
> > that's great news that you report less anxiety with mirapex than wellbutrin. Hypothetically, do you think there might be a noticeable anxiety/hyperlocomotor/irritability effect, but that this is being dampened by use of the klonopin? Just curious, since I might consider an adjunct trial of it myself someday.
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> You know, it's funny that you bring this up, as I just went through Klonopin withdrawal for the first time ever (or so I think). I've quit Klonopin cold-turkey many times before, at doses higher than I take now. But for some reason, when I ran out early (my doctor told me to take an extra 2-4mg to help cope with my new job; then he was out of town and the pharmacy couldn't call him to confirm a refill!!), I ended up having symptoms--extreme sleepiness, tingling in my hands and face, and nausea. Surprisingly, the anxiety didn't come back. And as far as I know, all three of those symptoms (I'm not sure about the tingling feeling) are possible side effects of Mirapex. So it may have been the Klonopin that actually offset the Mirapex side effects, including sleepiness! But as I said, the anxiety was still not an issue, probably because I've been taking such a high dose for so long and was only without my medication for a few days. I finally called them up and complained until they refilled it last night. :-)
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