Sifrol / Mirapex

[RobertoOcana]

82 yo. Parki on meds (C/Los 25/100 4/day) for 4 years. Recenty prescribed PRAMIPEXOLE (Sifrol, Mirapex) morning with breakfast. Have es un heard of it. Expensive, $7.50 a pop here in Panamá!

Any imput negative or positive? Any advice? Afraid! Will wait until I hear from you guys.

[MBAnderson]

$5.28 for 30 pills, 0.25 mg with GoodRx membership. I have found GoodRx offers substantial discounts.

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[fwes]

I was on Mirapex for three years and had a very bad reaction. Mirapex is addictive (search DAWS) and has some nasty side effects (search online: Mirapex side effects). For me the side effects didn’t show up for a couple of years and by then I was addicted. It took a very unpleasant full year for me to kick the habit. I think it is fair to ask: What is the problem we are trying to solve? Is it worth the risks?

[park_bear in reply to fwes]

Yes, in addition to the addiction and impulse control disorders these medications also commonly cause orthostatic hypotension

[silvestrov]

My father went on a dopamine agonist, can't remember which one, and sat there in a a zombie-like daze and was wasting away so his DA therapy quickly ended.