Dx'd at 27
Started 4 mg nuepro patch 3 years ago when I was 36
Side effects were extreme
Impulse control disorder issues big time
Major behavioral changes
Experienced extreme hypomania (bipolar disorder)symptoms
Quit using nuepro patch year and half after starting it
Went through over a year of extreme withdrawals
I've met hundreds of pwp online who also had impulse control disorder symptoms and hypomania symptoms as side effects from patch
Only one other pwp that had extreme side effects like me
This pwp is exact same age as me and dx'd same length of time as me
I'd say 95% of hundreds of pwp I've met on dopamine agonists like the patch also experience behavioral side effects although to much lesser degree
Vast majority of these pwp don't know the are having behavioral issues
Discovered this past year that I still experience mild to strong behavioral side effects (that are symptoms of bipolar disorders)just from normal prescribed sinemet
I see same side effects in anyone taking any dopaminergic medication
Chances are if you are taking any dopaminergic medications prescribed from your doctor than you are experiencing these side effects and have no clue that you are having behavioral issues because they are so subtle that that you can't detect them even though your behaviors are affected
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