Is anyone else suffering from swollen ankles and feet from taking Mirapex? Has anyone found ways to alleviate this problem?

[norobot]

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I have had that reaction to many medications including Mirapex. And when it happens I just have to stop the medication. Talk with your Neuro about it and see what alternatives you have?

Blessings,

Carol <><

[gettome in reply to Hidden]

I have swollen feet and I'm not on Mirapex, but on Cinamet. Could this be another

effect of PD. ?/

[PatV in reply to gettome]

I'd see doctor. I don't get this on sinemet. Some water retention, but it flushes out when meds kick in

[Carrigan]

My husband has been on mirapaxin for many years no probs with sw8llen ankles seekbadvice from GP may be something else .Take care

[morgaine53]

Usually swollen ankles and feet mean your kidneys are being affected somehow - look up side effects for mirapaxin....

[srarndt]

Quite often swollen ankles in PD are a side-effect of various Dopamine Agonists. Talk to your MDS, (and see if they can recommend a diuretic, or other meds to help counteract the swelling or to help you locate an alternative to a dopamine agonist. (of course, if it is a mild enough problem, OTC meds and support hose might prove valuable.

Best wishes,

Steve

Bisbee, AZ

[Pete-1]

I remember having a little peripheral oedema before starting to take Mirapex (often Pramipexole in UK) about 5 years ago. Now it is rather worse.

Another cause, among many, for this symptom is heart failure. This being where the heart no longer pumps with maximum efficiency. Not to be confused with heart attack which is much more serious and often fatal.

[Pelley]

I have been the complete round of moost medications in the last 10 years before my DBS.

The worst of all was mirapex followed by requip. Both offered no significant help and produced swelling in my feet. The best thing to do is titrate down and forget about taking them.

[Cags3]

Yes I take Mirapex and have swollen ankles and feet. Going to talk to my GP about it.

[marthasway]

I was up to 1.5mg Mirapex 3x a day and experienced awful, painful edema. I started Azilect 8 months ago and have had excellent results with it. Between the edema and dangerous bouts of daytime sleepiness, we have adjusted my Mirapex to .5mg at night with the option of .5mg doses during the day if I am overtaxed. I am blessed with a talented and compassionate Movement Disorders Specialist who thinks outside the box, we are true partners in my care. Good luck..

[PatV]

I was on Mirapex (and Requip) and gained 30 lbs. My feet were swollen and PURPLE. I had so many side effect from dopamine agonists that I was overjoyed to get OFF them. Nausea, compulsive behavior, etc. When I lost my lunch at the neuro's office, he put me on sinemet.

[littleoldasianlady]

I have swollen feet and water retention and severe nightmare when I took requip and amantadine.So I stopped taking them and no more nightmare. But I have another problem that I'm fully aware off prior to my DBS surgery is my speech . My therapist and I are working on it. Wish me luck friends.

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[salon]

i have swollen feet and ankles am on mirapex and sinametboth plus amantadeen

[par004]

I stopped MIRAPEX and lost 40 pounds (water retention) and changed to sinemet

[dash]

well.... i am prescribed carbo/levo ER 25/100 and requip 4mg 3x daily and azilect 1mg 1x (in the morning) and have pitting edema and tingling in both legs.

i couldn't wear my knee high boots this winter because my calves swelled and busted the zippers - and then i had the boots repaired and busted out of them AGAIN ...so i sadly wore my loafers and gave up my favorite footwear.

i so dislike my neuro that i was way past due to visit... finally, i sucked it up and went to a free clinic here and fortuitously met with the most compassionate and attentive MD i have ever encountered! a great neuro, volunteering her time and generously engaging in CARE for patients one saturday of each month!

she patiently read the notes i had scribbled (so i wouldn't forget to mention ALL of the effects PD visits upon me!) and promptly ordered bloodwork to test for DIABETES.

i'll wait three more weeks for results (until her next saturday in the clinic) but wiser, that, than to start a diruretic that could do more harm than good!! ...and google it... WHO KNEW that diabetes patients are at greater risk for PD?!

o, wait... i am a PD patient being checked for diabetes... dx'd in the wrong order??? noooooooooooooo - dx'd with PD waaaaay too early! ...told at 49 i'd probably had PD 10 years before diagnosis - and, at 50, that there's a wheelchair in my future...

seriously! i can't fathom sitting around all the time without boots on... or cookies!

if you're suffering swelling be sure they check your sugar, too!!