I was listening to Dr. Stanley Fahn, supposed to be a world leading expert in movement disorders. He says, "Elderly people have poor tolerance to the agonist compared to levodopa: more hallucinations and confusion. Also, the prime reason for starting an agonist is to delay motor fluctuations; these are less common in the elderly population. I avoid dopamine agonists in patients with any cognitive decline, which is predominantly in the elderly population." Any thoughts?
Yet another reason to avoid dopamine agonists("DAs"). I was disabled for a month - unable to stand without fainting - due to DA caused impairment of my postural blood pressure regulation. healthunlocked.com/parkinso...
They are a class of drugs that mimics the effects of dopamine. They act like dopamine to stimulate one's nerve cells. They are drugs like apomorphine, pramipexole, ropinirole and rotigotine.
Thanks for the explanation and the link, Sarah. My husband took selegiline for a while with his carbo/leva until we switched neurologists and the new neuro took him off selegiline. Now only taking carbo/leva 3x a day.
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