I’m trying New drug

[Topmong1]

Has anyone tried aripiprizole????

[Elffindoe]

Do you mean aripripazole?

If you were to google it you will see it is an "atypical" antipsychotic drug.

You will also see it's a dopamine D2 partial agonist

[Topmong1 in reply to Elffindoe]

That’s the one!!!!! It’s dopamine therapy.

[Elffindoe in reply to Topmong1]

It's not as simple as that.

It's a therapy for schizophrenia designed to balance dopamine and serotonin.

This doesn't mean it's of any value for RLS.

Do we need nore dopaminergic therapies for RLS?

The latest research on meds for RLS has moved away from dopamine.

I wouldn't suggest anybody try even if anybody would prescribe it.

Sorry

[Topmong1 in reply to Elffindoe]

I have adhd and tic disorder too so I think here’s trying to balance that out

[Elffindoe in reply to Topmong1]

I see. Yes it could be

[Elffindoe in reply to Topmong1]

In that case it can help the attention deficit and tics, but may also help RLS.

Hard to say, because the 3 things are associated with different areas of the brain.

E.g. both DAs and opioids are good at treating RLS.

However whereas DAs can affect the reward system and cause impulsive behaviour, opioids cause euphoria

Pramipexole never gave me euphoria.

[Eryl]

Like other meds It treats the symptoms but not the cause.

[Elffindoe in reply to Eryl]

That's right, symptomatic only.